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France to fund further studies into Caribbean Sea – Minister Greenidge

Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Second Vice President, Carl Greenidge has reported that the 21st Ordinary Meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Association...

Fuel prices too high in Guyana…Private Sector calls on Govt to undertake urgent review

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) said it remains concerned that fuel prices in Guyana are not reflective of the global trends where prices are...

Essequibo teen who attempted suicide battling for life

A young woman, hailing from Supenaam, Region Two  is presently battling for her life at the Suddie Public Hospital where she was admitted last...

Sattaur sacked as GRA head

Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Mr. Khurshid Sattaur’s services with the agency have now been terminated following a unanimous decision taken today...

Gov’t grants petroleum prospecting license to Tullow, Eco Guyana

The Government of Guyana, through Minister of Natural Resources, Mr. Raphael Trotman, last Thursday signed a Petroleum Prospecting License and Production Sharing Agreement with...

Gov’t to close Wales Estate – Hundreds of sugar workers to be placed...

By Kristen Macklingam, INews reporter The APNU/AFC coalition is proceeding to stick to plans it had made while in Opposition to have sugar factories/estates shut...

We will not condone human trafficking – Minister Lawrence

The Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Protection today, January 16, held a march in Georgetown to raise awareness...

UPDATE: Five charged with British teen’s murder

Apart from Aaron Hing, 23, also known as ‘Neutral’ and Staymon George, 24, also called ‘Stayey’ being charged for the murder of British teenager,...

Region One plagued with teenage pregnancies, school drop outs

There are many contributing factors which are responsible for the high rates of high school dropouts and teenage pregnancy occurring in Mabaruma with the...

Suicide saga continues: Essequibo teenager succumbs 13 days after drinking poison

Thirteen days after drinking a poisonous substance in her bid to commit suicide, 16-year-old Farhana Mohamed of Anna Regina squatting area in Region Two,...

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...