TW23 participants engage in weapons training
(US EMBASSY) As EXERCISE TRADEWINDS 2023 moves smoothly apace, teams of Special Forces Ranks from several participating militaries were exposed to Basic and Advance...
Labourer dies after being struck by lightning
Twenty-nine-year-old Shawn Easton, also known as "Shawnee," of Swan Village, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, lost his life on Sunday after allegedly being struck by lightning.
The incident...
Dominica loses visa-free access to UK over security concerns
Dominican passport holders now need a visa to travel to and transit the United Kingdom.
UK Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, made the announcement on Wednesday...
Housing Ministry working to regularise Mocha Arcadia informal settlement
The Housing and Water Ministry, through the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA), is working to regularise an informal settlement located in Mocha/Arcadia, East...
Water taxi operators agree to work 24-hrs during 3-day closure of DHB
Water taxi operators plying the Georgetown to Vreed-en-Hoop route have agreed to work for 24 hours per day to transport persons across the Demerara...
2 injured after boats transporting wedding guests collide
A river mishap in the early hours of Monday morning left two individuals injured and sparked an investigation by Police.
The incident occurred around 02:00h...
Guyana Bar Association mourns passing of Ashton Chase, OE, SC
Full statement:
The Bar Council of the Bar Association of Guyana notes the passing of Ashton Chase OE, SC, on July 10, 2023 with deep...
Over 4000 Police officers rewarded for exemplary performance
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Thursday distributed $133.1 million to ranks as a means of rewarding them for their stellar performance over the...
Guyana heightens monkeypox surveillance system after 1st case detected in T&T
Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday recorded its first confirmed case of monkeypox, and the Health Ministry in Guyana is bolstering its surveillance system to...
GPA presses for timely release of information during meeting with GPF
The Guyana Press Association (GPA) welcomes the renewed commitment by Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken and the Guyana Police Force to foster a better...
Recent Articles
Christmas 2024 in Guyana – When the tradition keeps on living – by Sébastien...
An account from Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana Sébastien Sigouin on his 1st Guyanese Christmas experience
If there was one distinctive part of my Christmases...
Pedestrian killed in Corentyne accident
A Corentyne man is now dead after being hit by a car about 30 minutes before Christmas Day.
Dead is Jermaine Fraser, 40, of Auchlyne...
E-bike rider killed after colliding with minibus at WCB
An electric bike rider is now dead after colliding with a minibus at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) on Christmas Eve.
Dead...
25 years of hard work burnt to the ground, rebuilt for Christmas
By: Mishael Henry
The smell of burnt charcoal lingers in the nostrils of Andrew McBean, and is etched into his memory like a sore scar.
Exactly...
A soldier’s boots under the tree, but no son to wear them
By: La'Wanda McAllister
Festive homes all over Guyana are glimmering with Christmas lights and the melody of carols float in the warm December air. But...
Dear Santa, we’ve got wishes: children and their letters to Santa
By: Jarryl Bryan
Christmas is here, and children everywhere are busy writing letters to Santa Claus, pleading their case for gifts and justifying why...
Christmas Messages!
People’s Progressive Party (PPP)
As the season of Yuletide embraces us, families come together in love and joy, and communities celebrate in unique ways, sharing...
69,000 public sector employees receive 10% increase, injecting $18B into Guyana’s economy
Following the conclusion of the historic Government of Guyana (GoG) and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) multi-year agreement with respect to employment benefits...
Prosecution applies for Calvin Brutus’ bail to be revoked amid alleged flight attempt
The prosecution has applied to the court to revoke Assistant Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus’s bail and have him remanded to prison, alleging he attempted...
GRA urges persons involved in luxury vehicle tax evasion racket to visit HQ
See full statement from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA):
In its diligence aimed at collecting the rightful revenue due to the State, the Revenue Authority...