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Thursday, November 14, 2024

Suspected bandit shot dead

– A suspected bandit was shot dead on Friday afternoon (October 18) by the police in the community of Mahaicony, Region 4. Information reaching...

Man shot after ‘playing around’ with police gun

– Fifty – year – old Morris Porter of Laluni Street, Queenstown is now a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he...

R. Kelly arrives in Guyana for ‘Night of Legends’ concert

- Popular American R&B singer, songwriter and record producer R. Kelly has arrived in Guyana ahead of his concert set for tomorrow, October...

Minibus slams into Ambulance

– A route 44 minibus smashed into an ambulance at corners of David and Irving streets on Friday, October 18. Fortunately, no one was...

Essequibo teen commits suicide by ingesting poison

- A 17 - year - old girl of New Road Village, Essequibo Coast ended her life in very tragic circumstances just after...

TV, Radio stations receive licenses from Broadcasting Authority

- The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority handed out nine licenses on Friday under the new broadcasting act. MTV Channel 65, Television Guyana Inc, GWTV...

Update: Police confirm three dead in Coverden Smash up

– The Police Public Relations Department has confirmed that another person died in this morning’s accident in Coverden, East Bank Demerara, bringing the...

Venezuela/Guyana dispute: Granger says ‘heart of the matter’ was not addressed

By Kurt Campbell - Opposition Leader David Granger has expressed the view that the meeting held on Thursday (October 17) between the Foreign Ministers...

Update: Toddler, several others critical; Two dead in East Bank accident

– Several persons are in a critical condition including a two – year – old baby girl, while her father and another man...

Breaking News: Two dead in East Bank smash up

– iNews has confirmed that two persons are dead and several others are seriously injured as a result of an accident at Coverden,...

Recent Articles

‘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...

Jagdeo defends rental of second powership

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday defended the Government’s move to rent a second powership to supply electricity to the country, as demand...

‘We believe in our ministers, it’s just tough love’ – Jagdeo defends Ali’s fiery...

President Dr. Irfaan Ali’s meeting with Permanent Secretaries, Engineers, Contractors and Ministers of the Government at 05:30h on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, has been...

LIAT (2020) Ltd launches new inaugural flight to Guyana

LIAT (2020) Ltd is thrilled to announce the launch of its inaugural flight to Georgetown, Guyana (GEO), on November 19, 2024. This new route...

MoE rolling out book distribution initiative nationwide

The Ministry of Education is distributing scores of high-quality textbooks and exercise books to students across Guyana, with the intention of enhancing education services. The...

After 2 years on the run, Corentyne labourer remanded for murder of ex-convict

A Corentyne labourer was on Wednesday remanded when he appeared at the Number 51 Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Tuanna Hardy to answer the capital...

Construction of $74M bridge at Alliance Road to commence next week

Construction of an access bridge at Alliance Road, Timehri on the East Bank of Demerara is scheduled to commence in a few days. This was...

‘Only Coconut’ factory closes after losing TT market; Govt to intervene

Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha recently visited the Precision Global Inc. factory on the Linden Soesdyke Highway. Precision Global Inc. is the parent company for the...

Guyana honoured as climate transparency leader; joins ranks with Japan, Netherlands Singapore

Guyana has been honoured as the only country in the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to be recognized as a champion of climate transparency. It has...

Guyana seeking partners to develop hemp industry – Pres. Ali tells UK trade mission

With the legislation having been in place since 2022, the Guyana Government is now actively moving to develop a local hemp industry and is...