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Betty White, trailblazing TV star and cultural icon, dead at 99

Betty White, the trailblazing television star whose more than eight-decade career saw her go from unforgettable roles on “The Golden Girls” and “The...

US-based Guyanese charged for smuggling birds from Guyana

A US-based Guyanese who was caught at the John F Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York with birds he smuggled from Guyana back...

Canada sends 55,000 AstraZeneca vaccines for Guyana

Another tranche of 55,000 AstraZeneca vaccines on Friday arrived in Guyana, adding more resources to continue the vaccination campaign in the wake of COVID-19. This...

VP of Ghana arrives for 3-day visit

See below for a statement on the visit of the Vice President of Ghana to Guyana"  His Excellency Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President of the...

First US case of Omicron coronavirus variant reported

Public health officials in California have confirmed the first known case of the Omicron coronavirus variant in the US. The Centers for Disease Control...

Omicron variant detected in more countries as scientists race to find answers

LONDON/AMSTERDAM, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The Omicron coronavirus variant spread around the world on Sunday, with new cases found in the Netherlands, Denmark and...

Guyana, Tanzania commit to strengthen ties

Guyana and Tanzania have expressed shared interests in strengthening relations when Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Hugh Todd and Non-Resident High Commissioner of...

China-LAC Business Summit informed of investment opportunities in Guyana

Officials from China and the Latin American and Caribbean region were informed of the many investment opportunities that are available in Guyana during the...

ExxonMobil in talks to build fourth oil production rig for Guyana

HOUSTON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - ExxonMobil (XOM.N) is in discussions with Dutch contractor SBM Offshore NV (SBMO.AS) to build a fourth multibillion-dollar production unit...

UK diaspora group reconnecting Guyanese with rarest stamp in the world

An eclectic mix of the UK (United Kingdom) Diaspora and friends of Guyana gathered at the Stanley Gibbons Centre in London. The event, hosted by...

Recent Articles

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...

Letter: ‘No’ to electronics and biometrics in 2025 Guyana elections

Dear Editor, Just recently, Anil Nandlall, AG and Minister of Legal Affairs, succinctly and definitively commented that “They (the PNC especially), will do everything within...

GDF Coast Guard opens boat ramp with support from U.S. Southern Command

As part of the United States and Guyana’s strong ongoing military-to-military partnership, the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) formally inaugurated the opening of the boat...