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Thursday, November 14, 2024

Beepats’ Bond, nearby house destroyed by fire – Residents decry Fire Service response

By Kurt Campbell  – A mid-morning fire has rendered five persons homeless, destroyed a storage bond belonging to Beepats – a leading distributor in Guyana...

Venezuelan Navy commandeers seismic vessel from Guyana water

- Venezuela’s navy on Thursday, October 11 took control of a research vessel, which was conducting a survey in the Roraima Block offshore...

Breaking News: Beepat’s Bond on Fire

A bond belonging to Beepat's caught fire on Friday morning, October 11. Firefighters are currently fighting the blaze at the Ogle, East Coast Demerara location. As a...

Agriculture Film competition launched, Guyana urged to participate

- A region-wide youth competition has been launched to promote value-added foods with 10,000 euros in prizes up for grabs. The Second Caribbean Young...

Benn shuns question on his alleged order to imprison heckler

By Kurt Campbell - Public Works Minister Robeson Been has refused to comment on allegations leveled against him, which stated that he had a...

Christopher Ram among others sued for not paying taxes

- Publisher of Kaieteur News, Glenn Lall, and Chartered Accountant Christopher Ram head a list of persons who were sued on Thursday October...

Gunmen attack, shoot 19 – year – old

- Six men, two of whom were  armed with firearms, attacked and shot 19-year-old Colin Fraser of 17 Tucville, Georgetown on Thursday evening...

Boat Captain dies in Cuyuni River accident

- The body of the both Captain Kerry Persaud has been recovered from the Cuyuni River after his boat sank in the vicinity...

Parent fears cover-up of interpersonal violence at Diamond/Grove Primary School

By Kurt Campbell - A 9-year-old Fifth Grader had to be rushed to the Diamond Diagnostic Center, East Bank Demerara on Wednesday (October 9)...

Update: Edghill says accident could have been fatal

– Junior Finance Minister Juan Edghill said that the accident he was involved in earlier on Thursday could have been a fatal one. In...

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

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has explained the feasibility of renting a second power ship to meet the growing...

‘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...