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Guyanese must be adequately prepared for local polls – Hunt

Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy in Guyana, Bryan Hunt, on Friday said it was imperative that the local community members and each...

Elderly Agricola accident victim succumbs…relatives say perpetrator roaming free

An Agricola, Georgetown, accident victim who was struck by an alleged unlicensed driver on February 13 succumbed to his injuries yesterday. INews understands that Rudival...

Guyana’s Edghill wins Women’s Regional Inter-Collegiate title

Guyana’s recently crowned National Women’s Table Tennis champion and Lindenwood University scholarship holder, Chelsea Edghill completed an impressive showing on the intercollegiate circuit, winning...

Guyana confirmed to compete in CFU Men’s Cup

Guyana will participate in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Caribbean Men’s Cup scheduled for March 2016 to May 2017. Guyana has been placed in...

Duo charged for assaulting Police Constable

Two men on Friday appeared before Magistrate Annette Singh at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts charged with assaulting a police constable and several other offences. Syndall...

Mother of two placed on $35,000 bail for narcotics possession

A Leguan woman was placed on $35,000 bail after she appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court charged for narcotics...

Sheila Veerasammy sworn in as PPP/C MP

The newest Member of Parliament (MP) on the Opposition side of the House was sworn in during yesterday afternoon’s sitting in the National Assembly. Sheila...

Cops: T&T students killed in dispute over torched car

Reprinted from the Trinidad Guardian Trinidadian Police are working on the theory that teenaged friends—Daniel Halls and Stephan Singh—were killed in a dispute over the...

US applying to be made interested party in Warner extradition case

According to the Trinidad Guardian, former government minister Jack Warner’s extradition proceedings took another turn yesterday when the United States government attempted to intervene...

Man narrowly escapes death after early morning accident on Mandela Ave.

A man narrowly escaped death this morning after the car he was driving (PLL 4642) slammed into a container parked along the Mandela Avenue...

Recent Articles

‘Rich, foreign companies should pay their taxes’ – VP condemns M&CC’s tax waiver to...

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has joined in condemning the cash-strapped Georgetown Mayor and City Council for its granting of a 25 per cent...

Jagdeo defends rental of second powership

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has explained the feasibility of renting a second power ship to meet the growing...

‘We believe in our ministers, it’s just tough love’ – Jagdeo defends Ali’s fiery...

President Dr. Irfaan Ali’s meeting with Permanent Secretaries, Engineers, Contractors and Ministers of the Government at 05:30h on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, has been...

LIAT (2020) Ltd launches new inaugural flight to Guyana

LIAT (2020) Ltd is thrilled to announce the launch of its inaugural flight to Georgetown, Guyana (GEO), on November 19, 2024. This new route...

MoE rolling out book distribution initiative nationwide

The Ministry of Education is distributing scores of high-quality textbooks and exercise books to students across Guyana, with the intention of enhancing education services. The...

After 2 years on the run, Corentyne labourer remanded for murder of ex-convict

A Corentyne labourer was on Wednesday remanded when he appeared at the Number 51 Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Tuanna Hardy to answer the capital...

Construction of $74M bridge at Alliance Road to commence next week

Construction of an access bridge at Alliance Road, Timehri on the East Bank of Demerara is scheduled to commence in a few days. This was...

‘Only Coconut’ factory closes after losing TT market; Govt to intervene

Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha recently visited the Precision Global Inc. factory on the Linden Soesdyke Highway. Precision Global Inc. is the parent company for the...

Guyana honoured as climate transparency leader; joins ranks with Japan, Netherlands Singapore

Guyana has been honoured as the only country in the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to be recognized as a champion of climate transparency. It has...

Guyana seeking partners to develop hemp industry – Pres. Ali tells UK trade mission

With the legislation having been in place since 2022, the Guyana Government is now actively moving to develop a local hemp industry and is...