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Regional governments urged to become LIAT shareholders

BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) - Trade unionist Chester Humphrey says it is unfortunate that the majority of Caribbean governments continue to ignore LIAT by...

Dominica Prime Minister hints at early election

ROSEAU, Dominica – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has put supporters of the ruling Dominica Labour Party (DLP) on notice that if he may be...

New UNICEF Representative accredited, vows to continue working on reducing child mortality

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative for Guyana and Suriname, Ms. Marianne Flach who will be focusing on mainstreaming the fund’s multi-sectoral work with...

New plane returns to LIAT

LIAT - the Caribbean Airline's service - is expected to improve significantly with the return of a new plane to its network. LIAT announced its...

Trade relations, bilateral issues to be discussed during President Maduro’s visit

Guyana is looking to move beyond the new rice agreement in terms of trade relations with neighbouring Venezuela. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett in...

CAL to review airfare structure

Following a meeting today between the Guyana government and the management of Caribbean Airlines (CAL), it was agreed that the current airfare structure...

Suriname puts on spectacular show as Carifesta XI opens

The Surinamese Presidential Palace located in Independence Square, Paramaribo on Friday, was transformed into a kaleidoscope of colours as thousands of people witnessed the...

60-member contingent departs today for Carifesta XI

Participants, who will be representing Guyana at Carifesta XI in Suriname, yesterday paid a courtesy call on Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport...

Stocktaking a priority, says New EPA Implementation Director

The new Director of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Implementation Unit at the Caricom Secretariat, Mr Carlos Wharton, has prioritised a stocktaking exercise in...

CUSO aids the battle against teenage pregnancy

CUSO International - a Canadian volunteer group - today signed an agreement with Women Across Difference (WAD) to reduce gender discrimination through economic and...

Recent Articles

NWD farmers nabbed with unlicensed shotguns, ammo

Two farmers were arrested this morning in the North-West District, Region One (Barima-Waini) after police found two unlicensed shotguns with matching ammunition at their...

Global Super League trophy unveiled

The trophy for ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League (GSL) has been unveiled by Guyana’s President, His Excellency President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali and shown...

3 cops under close arrest as OPR probes shooting incident at Lethem

See below for a statement from the Guyana Police Force: The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is looking into the circumstances surrounding the alleged shooting...

23-Y-O woman hospitalised after stabbed, chopped by GDF rank

Litisha Reynolds, a 23-year-old female resident from No. 30 Village, West Coast Berbice, is now hospitalised in critical condition after she was stabbed multiple...

Motorcyclist killed on Corentyne Highway

An unlicensed motorcyclist was on Friday afternoon killed after driving into a parked lorry along the Corentyne Highway in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). Dead is...

Corentyne fire that killed 5 was deliberately set – Divisional Fire Officer

The recent fire at No. 64 Village Corentyne, Berbice which claimed the lives of a mother and her four children was an act of...

No decision yet on use of biometrics at 2025 polls – GECOM Chair

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is yet to decide on the use of biometrics at next year’s polls even after a feasibility study was...

Customs Officer charged for exposing genitals to policeman

Jamal Forde, a 36-year-old Customs Officer from Providence, EBD, was who was arrested on 2024-09-03 by Police at the Sparendaam Station, was charged today...

Guyanese wins prestigious Lambeth Cross for outstanding service

Sheran Harper, A.A., has been awarded the Cross of St Augustine for Services to the Anglican Communion, recognising her exceptional contributions over more than...

Brutus slapped with more charges, granted $1.4M bail

Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus has been slapped with additional criminal charges. Brutus, a businessman named Corwin Nicholson and a Police Sergeant named Latoya...