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‘Gaza Kim’ ordered to pay $15,000 compensation for assaulting child…says he was “joking around”

A man, who gave his name to the Police and Court as “Gaza Kim” was on Wednesday taken before Magistrate Alex Moore at the...

DPP recommends rape charge for Police Officer

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has recommended that the Police Officer who allegedly raped a 14-year-old girl be charged with...

Taxi driver on bail for causing death of Linden pensioner

The taxi driver who struck down Linden pensioner, Henrietta Cadogon on Monday, killing her in the process, was granted bail on Wednesday when he...

World Bank’s StAR engaging Guyana’s stakeholders in corruption fight

The World Bank’s Stolen Asset Recovery Agency (StAR) is currently in Guyana, and has started engaging persons from Government, Civil Society, the Judiciary and...

Banks DIH declares over $2.5 Billion after tax profit for 2015 …AGM set for...

Beverage giant Banks DIH has declared an after tax profit of over $2.5B for 2015, as the company is all set to hold its...

Sattaur’s son charged with dangerous driving, fined $25000

Nineteen-year-old Fiyad Sattaur, who is the son of Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Commissioner General, Khurshid Sattaur, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court earlier today...

Guyana, Mexico commit to building stronger bilateral ties

Newly accredited Ambassador of Ecuador to Guyana, Mr. Rafael Quintero, pledged to pursue stronger bilateral relations between the two countries, at a simple installation ceremony held,...

Water crisis…Pomeroon residents appeal for Govt’s help

The current dry spell experienced in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) has forced scores of residents living in the Pomeroon River to paddle several miles in...

Robert Badal appointed GPL Chairman

The Government has named owner of the Pegasus Hotel, Robert Badal, as the new Chairman of the newly installed Board of Directors (BoD) for...

Street protests likely in push to reverse Wales estate closure – Opposition Leader

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, earlier today, said he will continue to push for government to reverse its decision to close the Wales sugar estate,...

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Vessels fraudulently using Guyana’s flag sanctioned by US Treasury Dept

See full statement from the Maritime Administration Department: The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) wishes to share the facts in relation to information shared in a...

Historic moment for Guyana & US – Ambassador Theriot on Gte loan approval

    Today, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), announced an approval of more than $526 million to the Ministry of Finance of the...

US EXIM Bank Grants Final Approval for US$526 M Gas to Energy Loan to...

Today at noon, His Excellency the President Dr. Mohammed Irfaan Ali received a telephone call from the President and Chair of the United States...

$100K cash grant: Rigid systems in place to avoid registration, issuance of cash grants...

                In light of specious and baseless claims by some sections of the public that dead people were registered for the 100,000 one-off cash grant...

ExxonMobil now owns all 3 FPSOs operating in Stabroek Block

      The purchase of the Liza Destiny Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel by ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL), was recently completed for US$535 million,...

Christmas 2024 in Guyana – When the tradition keeps on living – by Sébastien...

An account from Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana Sébastien Sigouin on his 1st Guyanese Christmas experience  If there was one distinctive part of my Christmases...

Pedestrian killed in Corentyne accident

    A Corentyne man is now dead after being hit by a car about 30 minutes before Christmas Day.   Dead is Jermaine Fraser, 40, of Auchlyne...

E-bike rider killed after colliding with minibus at WCB

      An electric bike rider is now dead after colliding with a minibus at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) on Christmas Eve. Dead...

25 years of hard work burnt to the ground, rebuilt for Christmas

By: Mishael Henry The smell of burnt charcoal lingers in the nostrils of Andrew McBean, and is etched into his memory like a sore scar. Exactly...

A soldier’s boots under the tree, but no son to wear them

By: La'Wanda McAllister  Festive homes all over Guyana are glimmering with Christmas lights and the melody of carols float in the warm December air. But...