Migrant Crisis: Dozens drown in shipwrecks off Greece – BBC reports
A total of 42 migrants are reported to have drowned overnight in two separate shipwrecks in the Aegean Sea.
According to an online BBC report...
Ali urges gov’t to reduce electricity rates by at least 30%
People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Member of Parliament, Mr Irfaan Ali, has called on the Government to immediately adjust electricity rates and fuel prices to...
McLennan dismisses gold smuggling charge against Tuschen businessman
A prominent businessman from Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo who was accused of gold smuggling had the charged dismissed, yesterday, after the Prosecution failed to...
Republic Park resident gets 4 years jail for drug trafficking
Magistrate Deron Daly, at the Providence Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, jailed Robin Wills, who was deported from the United States, after he was found...
‘You should have a President for only one term’ – Nagamootoo declares
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo is of the view that “you should have a President for only one term or five years” after which that...
Inter-Religious group calls on President in run-up to Harmony Week
Members of the Inter-Religious Organisation of Guyana (IRO) paid a courtesy call on President David Granger, today, at the Ministry of the Presidency, to...
FIRED SATTAUR RESPONDS – says not surprised at decision to ‘discard’ and ‘embarrass’...
Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Mr. Khurshid Sattaur, whose services with the agency was terminated this morning following a unanimous decision taken...
Man caught in Yarrow Dam ‘ganja’ bust remanded
Jermaine Rowe, a 39-year-old resident of Laing Avenue, Georgetown was today remanded to prison on a charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose...
Linden man accused of killing wife remanded
Clarence Carter, 53, appeared in court today and was not required to plead to the indictable charge which stated that on January 18, at...
Venezuelan soldier found dead in Guyana’s Cuyuni River
At approximately 8:10 hrs today, Private W. Zamora, an enlisted rank of the Venezuelan Armed Forces (VAF), was found dead in the Cuyuni River, in Guyana's...
Recent Articles
Over 99 lbs of cocaine, gun seized by CANU in Berbice operation; 2 arrested
Officers of the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) have seized just about 99.2 pounds of cocaine along with an illegal firearm during an operation...
Guyana, Canada commit to expanding cooperation on climate, trade & regional security
President Dr Irfaan Ali on Friday met with Canadian Prime Minister (PM) Mark Carney in Ottawa, and they both praised their longstanding relationship while...
Pres Ali links 35% FDI surge to confidence in Guyana’s development path
President Irfaan Ali on Friday said foreign direct investment in Guyana has surged to approximately 35 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product...
2 buildings destroyed in Sheet Anchor fire
A fire believed to have been started by a four-year-old who was left alone at home has destroyed two buildings in Sheet Anchor, East...
GPL signs US$27.3M contract with PowerChina for battery energy storage system
The Government of Guyana, through Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL), has signed a landmark contract with PowerChina International Group Limited for the engineering,...
Guyana asks ICJ to deliver clear ruling on border controversy with Venezuela
Guyana has asked the International Court of Justice to deliver a clear ruling on the border controversy with Venezuela as only a definitive one...
FIU raises alarm over ‘fake’ employees soliciting sensitive information
See full statement from the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU):
The FIU notes with concern, reports of an identifiable individual, representing themself to be an employee...
Guyana dismantles Venezuela’s ‘mythological narrative’ at World Court
Guyana’s legal team on Friday strongly rejected Venezuela’s claims before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, with renowned international lawyer Paul...
GEA Head urges better energy efficiency
Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), Dr Mahender Sharma, on Friday, set the tone for the National Seminar on Energy Efficiency...
Pres. Ali encourages oil producers to invest in carbon capture
President Dr Irfaan Ali has said there is a need for oil companies to invest more in carbon capture technologies systems that improve efficiency,...
