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African, Guyanese culture displayed at Freedom Day celebration

President Donald Ramotar witnessed a cultural presentation with a touch of humour as a young girl, Beyonce and her pet goat Sasha, both dressed...

Man hacks children to death, chops wife

A father hacked his two children to death this evening at Zeelugt Squatting area, East Bank Essequibo, while his wife is nursing injuries. According to...

GGMC celebrates 34 years

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission today celebrated its 34 anniversary. In his message on the observance of the event, Minister of Natural Resources...

Livestock Department to provide pet services – Agri Minister

Minister of Agriculture Dr. Leslie Ramsammy revealed that new skills; techniques and technologies are being introduced at the Guyana Livestock Development Authority . He added...

De Kindren residents complain of deplorable roads, poor drainage

Residents of De Kindren on the West Coast of Demerara are complaining of poor drainage which is causing frequent flooding in the area. iNews spoke...

Gov’t burden of electricity costs will be less if Amaila Project goes through –...

Today the media learned that the projected cost for electricity per kilowatt hour to consumers for power generated from Sophia is US18 cents with the...

Home Affairs Ministry rejects APNU’s criticism of GFS

The Ministry of Home Affairs in a statement today rejected the criticism of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) in relation to Guyana’s Fire...

Final report of Women and Gender Commission presented to Speaker of Nat’l Assembly

The third and final report of the Women and Gender Equality (WGEC) was this morning presented to Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman. The...

Businesses compliant with new national minimum wage – Labour Minister

Labour Minister, Dr. Nanda Gopaul reported that to date all business are compliant with the new national minimum wage order. During an interview today, Dr...

GGMC staff ends protest, gets approval from Ministry to celebrate anniversary tomorrow

The call by the staff of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission has been heard and as such, the Commission will get the...

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Torginol Paints, Cyril’s Transportation treat kids from Sophia Care Centre to CPL match

Torginol Paints has once again teamed up with Cyril’s Transportation to provide an unforgettable experience for the children of the Sophia Care Centre. On Saturday,...

President Ali advances LCDS vision in Scotland with Royal support

See below for the full statement on President Dr Irfaan Ali's visit to Scotland: 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐡, 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 – In a series of high-level engagements facilitated by...

Kings book a place in Playoffs

Top of the table Barbados Royals played a match to forget in Providence as they scored 96/9 in a match that saw them well...

1 arrested, another on the run for double murder at Leonora

Two men are now dead after being stabbed during a brawl at Leonora on the West Coast of Demerara and according to police, one...

Norton vows to scrap Govt’s plan to make bridges toll-free for commuters

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton has said that if his party were to be returned to office at the next elections, the new Government it...

Govt working on short-term energy solutions until GtE becomes operational – PM Phillips

...peak electricity demand now stands at 205MW As the power demand rapidly grows, the Guyana Government is working on several short-term solutions to meet the...

GAW victorious at Providence

Guyana Amazon Warriors inflicted a seventh defeat on the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in this year’s Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) running...

Repairs on MV Barima to be completed soon

After more than 80 years of transporting commuters to and from Port Kaituma, Region One, the MV Barima is undergoing critical repairs, which are...

Mammologist found dead at Oku Backdam

See statements from the Guyana Police Force on the death of Meshach Pierre: Police are investigating the death of Meshach Pierre, a 30-year-old male Mammologist,...

Blockchain technology for Govt agencies to prevent records tampering – Jagdeo

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has announced that the administration is working towards introducing blockchain technology into several government agencies. Blockchain technology is an advanced...