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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

What’s wrong!!! Another suicide …this time it’s a father of 2

Over the past few days Guyana’s suicide rate has skyrocketed as a number of persons, particularly young people, have been ending their lives, leaving...

We must get ‘priorities right’ in 2016 – Ban tells Member States

Sharing his thoughts on the direction of the United Nations’ work in 2016, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that the global community begins the...

UPDATE: Georgetown student slashes wrist with razor blade – in suicide bid

The 14-year-old female student who attempted to take her life this morning has been identified as a student of the Central High School in...

Guyana-born pill-pushing NYC doctor jailed

A Guyana-born, New York-based pill-pushing physician who used bogus Bronx clinics to run a massive oxycodone ring will spend 12 years in prison, a...

Obama: ‘Political malice, gridlock threaten destiny’ – sells optimism to nervous nation in State...

Washington (CNN): Putting aside a sudden crisis with Iran, President Barack Obama on Tuesday night urged Americans in his final State of the Union...

Pig born with ‘monkey-face’ – could be result of ‘environmental pollution’

(UK Mirror):  A piglet born with the head of a monkey could be a result of 'environmental pollution'. Images and video of the animal quickly went...

Woman slept for 2 weeks after childbirth and forgot she had a baby

A woman with a rare neurological disorder woke up after sleeping for two weeks — and was astonished to discover that she had given...

DEADLY CHASE: Former beauty queen recalls harrowing ordeal being mistakenly pursued by army officer

Former beauty queen Alana Seebarran, in a statement to the Guyana Police Force, has outlined her shocking and harrowing experience of being mistakenly pursued...

Legend of the penis-eating fish

The story is that the fish swims up a stream of urine into a man's penis, then eats it from the inside. But is...

Blame game? …Police PR clears air on promotion of ranks

After facing much fire from various sections of the society, including the Police Service Commission, political parties and some NGOs over its handling of...

Recent Articles

Illegal for GRA to ask for ‘source of funds’ from remigrant applying for duty-free...

Chief Justice Roxane George today struck down and quashed the requirements imposed by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to question the source of funds...

Letter: We must do better and distance ourselves from Jonestown

Dear Editor, I saw the recent article on the Jonestown Tour. With all of the wealth coming into the country is this really necessary. Guyana...

‘There were no leaks’ – Massy responds to incident involving its gas cylinder

See full statement from Massy Gas Products Guyana: Massy Gas Products Guyana Ltd. (MGPGL) has noted news reports in the weekend media, about a purported...

“Let’s spend these holidays utilising local produce, food and talent” – Pres. Ali

As the Christmas Holiday season approaches, President Dr Irfaan Ali has called for Guyanese citizens to embrace local products and traditions throughout the month...

Govt not affiliated with PDC’s “National Public Opinion Survey”

See full statement from the Guyana Government: The Government of Guyana has taken note of a letter being circulated by a firm called “Project Development...

Guyana better-equipped to tackle firefighting issues

The government’s investments in the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) are yielding significant results, with Guyana’s firefighting capabilities undergoing remarkable improvement, including the integration of...

GMSA urges swift action to resolve port disruptions in Trinidad

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) expresses grave concern regarding the ongoing industrial action at the Port of Port-of-Spain in Trinidad and...

Todd meets with Suriname’s Ambassador to discuss Guyana’s national policy framework

Hugh Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation today met with Ms. Liselle Blankendal, Ambassador of Suriname to Guyana during which Minister Todd...

GPF, NFSU to collaborate on training of local cops, regional security officers

See statement from President Dr Irfaan Ali: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚, 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲...

Letter: Benefits from Modi’s Visit

Dear Editor, A monetary value can’t be placed on the trip. Guyana expended on security and entertainment and local transport and probably received more (in...