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IAC to heighten awareness on gender based violence through stage play

- Domestic violence, now labeled as gender based violence, unfortunately, continues to plague societies with devastating effects in many instances. Often, death, which is...

Spanking New East Street Nursery School commissioned

- The Ministry of Education commissioned the ‘brand new’ East Street Nursery School which is expected to accommodate 152 pupils. In a very simple...

Murder of Biker: Randy Jagdeo turns himself in

– After being on the run for almost two months, alleged murderer, Randy Jagdeo turned himself in to Police on Monday afternoon, October...

Argentina’s Ambassador hopes to strengthen ties with CARICOM

– Ambassador of Argentia, Luis Alberto Martino presented his letters of Credence to the Caricom Secretary General Ambassador Irwin La Rocque on Monday October...

Speaker Trotman urges greater collaboration, cooperation among Commonwealth Parliaments

By Kurt Campbell  – Speaker of Guyana’s National Assembly and President of the Guyana Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Raphael Trotman is urging for...

No budget will ever be to the satisfaction of the Opposition – Rohee

– Consultations for the 2014 budget is ongoing between various stakeholders and the Ministry of Finance. This is according to General Secretary of...

Guyana completes first comprehensive Justice Sector Reform

By Kurt Campbell – Guyana has completed its first justice sector reform under the ‘Modernization of the Justice Administration System’ program and according to...

Police investigating alleged execution attempt of Bourda Market Vendor

– The police are investigating the attempted murder of 36 – year – old Troy Bacchus who was shot three times on Sunday October...

Alleged suicide victim’s body recovered from Berbice River

- The body of 13 – year – old student Tinesha La Rose of St. Lust, Berbice River, was recovered on Friday October 25. It...

Bus driver robbed, shot by gunmen

– Minibus driver, 71 – year – old Shawn Sancho is nursing a gunshot injury to his right thigh after he was shot by...

Recent Articles

First precast girder installed for new Demerara River Bridge

Construction of the Demerara River Bridge entered a new phase Friday morning with the installation of the first precast girder. This horizontal beam, designed to...

600 Lindeners to get land at New Wismar Housing Development

The first set of residents at the New Wismar Housing Development in Region Ten were allocated their house lots moments ago at the Christianburg...

U.S. DEA partners with local law enforcement for narcotics investigation training

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in coordination with the DEA Georgetown Country Office, successfully conducted two intensive training courses on Basic and Advanced...

Canadian business delegation explores opportunities in Guyana

A high-level Canadian delegation, led by His Excellency Sébastien Sigouin, High Commissioner of Canada to Guyana, concluded a successful four-day visit to Guyana on...

31-Y-O miner dies in mining pit cave-in

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: Police are investigating an incident which resulted in the death of Owen Smith, a 31-year-old Gold Miner...

Nigel Hughes defends APNU+AFC’s 200 taxes, removal of students’ cash grant

Leader of the Alliance For Change Nigel Hughes has responded to the 15 questions posed by prominent letter writer Dr Randy Persaud. In his responses,...

High Court orders $24M compensation for unlawful killing of Quindon Bacchus

      Justice Nigel Niles on Wednesday instructed the State to pay $24 million for the unlawful killing of Quindon Bacchus which occurred on June 10,...

Over 300 businesses on show at GuyExpo 2024

        GuyExpo 2024 has highlighted the government’s strong commitment to fostering growth within the Private Sector, especially for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs), as over...

Driver dies after crashing into utility pole

  Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred on Thursday night, resulting in the death of 41-year-old Mark Autar, who resided at Number 71...

‘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...