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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

First Lady to represent Guyana at UN High Level meeting on HIV/AIDS – in...

Guyana’s First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, met with a UNAIDS team to discuss ways of engaging Heads of Governments on reducing inequalities which...

Pay up…Govt sounds warning to delinquent taxpayers

The Government has made it clear that it intends to utilise all avenues to go after delinquent taxpayers to ensure they comply with the...

Region 9 experiencing severe drought conditions…food supply threatened

Residents of Region Nine, (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) are worried that a food shortage is imminent if the dry weather being experienced within the Region...

Jagdeo urges Gov’t to rethink used vehicles ban – in interest of poorer...

  says ban on importing vehicles older than 8 yrs should be extended to 12 yrs By Kristen Macklimgam In light of thousands of Guyanese from the...

Govt developing “operational plan” for tourism sector

Finance Minister Winston Jordan’s 2016 Budget presentation to the National Assembly last Friday briefly outlined Government’s intention to develop an "operational plan”  for the...

Chanderpaul: I was forced to retire

By George Dobell Shivnarine Chanderpaul has insisted he has not retired from domestic cricket and intends to resume playing for Guyana within a couple of...

‘Ole Smokie’ puffs millions of $$$ worth of marijuana

The Incinerator on Princes Street, called ‘Ole Smokie’ came alive on Tuesday when the Guyana Police Force used it to destroy a large quantity...

Pensioner found gagged, bound in Parika home

Police investigators are probing the murder of a 63-year-old man who was bound and gagged at his Parika, East Bank Essequibo home on Tuesday...

Boxer Vivian Harris escapes death as bus explodes – in heavy early-morning traffic...

Former world-rated Guyanese boxer, Vivian Harris, narrowly escaped death when the minibus he was driving exploded into a ball of flames in heavy traffic...

Ruimveldt man on $50,000 bail for inflicting injuries on VC

A mason was on Monday placed on $50,000 bail by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan when he appeared before her charged with inflicting grievous bodily...

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Blanhum urges ranks to “raise the bar” in the new year

              Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum on Monday urged detectives of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to aspire to do better in 2025, even as they...

$205M magistrate’s court commissioned in Mahaicony

A spanking new $205 million magistrate’s court was commissioned on Monday in Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, enhancing access to justice for residents in Region...

Hicken announces plans to rotate cops with GPF to achieve more efficiency

Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken on Monday announced plans to rotate officers within the Guyana Police Force (GPF) in an effort to achieve more...

Powership begins producing power to national grid

See full statement from Minister within the Ministry of Public Works Deodat Indar: Following strategic investments in the energy sector by the PPP/C Government, it...

Letter: The Integrity Commission Act needs to be effectively implemented

Dear Editor, The new land acquisition amendment being proposed in the current sitting of the Honourable House should bring to mind and encourage the effective...

2020 elections’ rigging attempt: Video footage contradicts David Granger’s claims of no election victory...

        Former President David Granger’s claim, in a letter to the editor over the weekend, that he “did not declare victory” following the 2020 General...

GECOM to conduct Claims and Objections exercise in January 2025

      The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced schedules for Claims and Objections, with the electoral agency revealing that Preliminary List of Electors (PLE) will...

With dead husband & living in a shack, single mother of 3 struggling to...

For over 13 years, Yamanie Bepot has called a dilapidated zinc shack in Ordnance Fortlands, East Canje, Region Six, home. The 35-year-old mother of...

Vreed-en-Hoop Shorebase completed, set for January handover to ExxonMobil

All three phases of the US$300 million Vreed-en-Hoop Shorebase Inc (VEHSI) have been completed, with VEHSI Director Nicholas Deygoo-Boyer revealing that they are looking...

Suddie hospital conducted 644 surgeries in 2024

The Suddie Public Hospital in Region Two performed 644 surgeries in 2024, a significant increase when compared to the 502 surgeries conducted in 2023. This...