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Thursday, September 19, 2024

Walrond condemns APNU+AFC Opposition’s ‘divisive rhetoric’ during budget debates

Government Minister Oneidge Walrond has condemned the "divisive rhetoric" being peddled by members of the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change...

Indian High Commission condemns attack at State House

See full statement from the Indian High Commission in Guyana: The High Commission of India condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the attack which occurred...

Teen migrant students benefit from Gender–Responsive School Welfare Mentoring programme

  The Ministry of Education School Support Services, Migrant Education Support Unit in collaboration with the Schools Welfare Unit, recently engaged teenagers in a three-week...

BV “Breadman” murdered during robbery  

Claymont Telford of Lot 101 Republic Drive, Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara was in the wee hours of Sunday attacked and killed by three armed...

Ponzi Scheme operators slapped with 10 more charges

Cuban national Yuri Garcia-Dominguez and his Guyanese wife, Ateeka Ishmael, were today slapped with 10 additional charges alleging that they swindled millions of dollars...

$311M worth of narcotics seized in September – CANU

  For the month of September alone, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) has seized a whopping $311 million worth of narcotics. This is according to information...

More contraband items found at Lusignan Prison

A search conducted at the Lusignan Prison on Monday afternoon by members of the Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Prison Service has unearthed...

115 road deaths recorded so far for 2019 — Traffic Chief

With just over three weeks remaining for 2019, the Traffic Department of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has already recorded 115 road deaths throughout...

Local firms to be engaged on opportunities as regional leaders look to integrate agriculture

With the aim of ensuring food security, leaders of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) are looking to integrate and commercialise the region’s agriculture sector with...

Recent Articles

Letter: What is wrong with having classes under the cashew tree?

Dear Editor, The listening and grounding walkabout seems focused on the hinterland. With the stiflingly hot weather, what is wrong with classes being held outdoors,...

UG, Massy ink agreement to enhance student development & innovation

The University of Guyana (UG) and Massy (Guyana) Ltd., on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at providing UG...

Guyana reaffirms commitment to improving relations with Chile

  Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret'd), Mark Phillips reaffirmed Guyana’s commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Chile during a reception to mark the Spanish-speaking nation’s 214th...

Energy stakeholders in key meeting on ensuring reliable power supply

  Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret'd), Mark Phillips on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting with key stakeholders in the nation's power sector, at his Office on...

Govt to appeal timeline for payments to Peter’s Hall residents

  Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs on Tuesday evening said the Government will appeal the timeline it was given to issue payments to...

‘Pagalee’, ‘Prags’ among Guyanese terms added to Oxford English Dictionary

  From belna, feg and foreday morning to ketcha, prags and queh-queh, several Guyanese origin colloquial terms were included in the new words added to...

$17M worth of ganja destroyed in Bartica

Police in Regional Division Six have successfully conducted an 'eradication exercise' at Bartica, Region Seven during which a cannabis farm was destroyed. According to a...

TKR bests GAW in see-saw thriller

A bit of revenge for last year’s Republic Bank CPL was on the cards on Wednesday night as the Trinbago Knight Riders overcame the...

1 injured, 15 homeless after fire destroys Guyhoc Park houses; arson suspected

Persons residing at Lots 6 and 7, Lamaha Park, Reserve, Georgetown – also known as Guyhoc Park – are grappling with uncertainty after a...

Contract to be awarded this year for seismic survey offshore Guyana

The government is aiming to soon complete the evaluation of companies that have expressed an interest in conducting a seismic survey of the oil...