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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

“You must not be influenced to do the wrong things” – Top Cop pleads...

Commissioner of Police (ag.) Clifton Hicken today pleaded with young persons in the West Berbice community of Ithaca, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) to not be...

Lindeners benefit from $250k business grant; VP Jagdeo also allocates 1000 part-time jobs

In keeping with promises he made during visits earlier this year, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Saturday returned to the mining town of Linden...

Contractor gets two-week extension to finish $117 M Cane Grove road

The contractor executing works on the $117 million Cane Grove road in Region Four has been given a two-week extension by Minister of Public...

EYEWITNESS: Moving on… with Brazil

Well, big bad Bolsonaro came and went, and the skies didn’t fall. As your Eyewitness had commented earlier last week, if that bunch of...

No. 63 Beach to get management committee before Easter activities

(Department of Public Information) A management committee will soon be established to care for and manage the No. 63 beach, Region Six, in time...

EYEWITNESS: Changing times… in sex toy industry

The time-tested adage, “If you can’t beat ‘em, you might as well join ‘em” must’ve played out when the GRA decided to allow sex...

Australia wins T20 World Cup

(BBC Sport) Australia powered to an eight-wicket victory over New Zealand to win the Men's T20 World Cup for the first time. Mitchell Marsh plundered...

Linden motorcyclist hospitalised after collision on Mackenzie road

A Linden, Region 10, man is hospitalised with a fractured leg after his motorcycle collided with another on Sir David Rose Avenue, Mackenzie. Injured is...

Cattle farmer shot at while attempting to retrieve cows

Police in Berbice are investigating an incident whereby a cattle farmer came under gunfire while attempting to retrieve his cows. The incident occurred sometime around...

New UN Rep presents accreditation to Minister Todd

The new United Nations Resident Coordinator to Guyana, Ms. Yeşim Oruç, presented her letter of credence to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International...

Recent Articles

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...

Letter: No excuse; skills training is available

Dear Editor, I hope that the opportunity will be grasped, that is, “skills training programmes, as the “Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF), in collaboration with...

Guyana’s bilingual push could boost diplomatic ties, workforce development – Mexican Ambassador

As Guyana aligns itself to become a bilingual nation, Mexican ambassador to Guyana, Mauricio Vizcaíno Crespo explained that this move will not only enhance...