Wife of dead prisoner seeks $28M compensation from GPF
The wife of 39-year-old Lallbachan Bachan of Maria’s Lodge, Essequibo Coast through Attorney-at-law, Anil Nandlall has filed legal proceedings for compensation since her husband...
Construction of $57M Diamond tarmac, parking lot to commence this week
The Public Infrastructure Ministry on Monday announced that a contract was awarded for the construction of a tarmac for the market and parking lot...
Cyclist dies after crashing into car at Vlissengen Road
A 28-year-old man of Guyhoc Park, Georgetown is now dead following an accident at Vlissengen Road, in the vicinity of the Ministry of Agriculture.
He...
Opposition, Govt to meet today to “hammer out” nominees for GECOM Chairman
Representatives of both President David Granger and Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, will meet this afternoon at 17:00h at Castellani House to discuss...
Man allegedly killed in hit and run at Annandale
Thirty-one-year-old Leon Fung-a-Fat was on Sunday evening killed in an apparent hit and run accident at Annandale, East Coast Demerara.
The man who resided at...
Jordan worried about being jailed
Finance Minister Winston Jordan this morning expressed worry about being possibly jailed over the Government's failure to pay Trinidadian-based construction firm, Dipcon.
Asked by media...
Over 120 rice farmers’ crops ruined due to breach at Mahaicony
– Govt commences corrective work, will take time to fix
Over 120 rice farmers in several villages in Mahaicony are beginning to count their losses...
Man found dead in interior, family wants answers
The decomposed body believed to be that of 34-year-old Yogindra “Steve” Ramkarran of Number 72 Village, Berbice, was discovered lying near an old truck...
Opposition submits list of 11 nominees for GECOM Chairman
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo over the weekend submitted a list of 11 nominees to President David Granger for the post of Chairman of the...
Prospect of losing elections has fully unhinged Govt – Opposition Leader
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Saturday said that the prospect of losing the upcoming General and Regional Elections has fully unhinged members of the...
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Collapsed 2-storey building: Assessment of building materials to be done as part of investigation
Investigations into the recent collapse of a building under construction at Atlantic Gardens, East Coast Demerara (ECD), which claimed the life of a worker,...
$181M Lethem Business Incubator Centre and Agro-Processing Facility commissioned
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Hon. Susan Rodrigues, today officially commissioned the Lethem Business Incubator Centre and Agro-Processing Facility in Lethem, Region Nine,...
Education Minister outlines long-term strategy to improve Maths performance
To ensure stronger outcomes in Mathematics over the next five years, Minister of Education Hon. Sonia Parag has outlined a strategic plan which prioritises...
VP Jagdeo calls for Commonwealth countries to adopt new thinking in addressing Climate Finance...
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today urged Commonwealth countries to make the most of new opportunities to access climate finance and advance development.
The Vice President...
Man fatally shot at Blackwater Backdam, 1 in custody
Police in Regional Division #7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) are investigating the murder of Moses Chapelle called “Bizo” (only information given), who was recently shot dead.
The incident...
Duo busted with over 45 lbs of marijuana
Police in Regional Division #5 (Mahaica-Berbice) have arrested two males following the discovery of a quantity of suspected cannabis in a vehicle they were...
Campbellville man shot, robbed while in yard
A 37-year-old bodywork technician of Delph Street, Campbellville, Georgetown, is now hospitalised after he was shot and robbed in the wee hours of today...
Firearm found, 1 arrested after armed robbery at Vryheid’s Lust
Police in Regional Division 4 ‘C’ (East Coast Demerara) have arrested a male and recovered an illegal firearm following a robbery at Vryheid’s Lust,...
Guyana Jewellers’ Association advances sector development through strategic partnership with govt
The Guyana Jewellers’ Association (GJA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and the World Trade Center Georgetown recently hosted a successful Jewellers...
15 new water refill stations to be set up countrywide; as Pouderoyen facility reopens
The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has announced plans to establish more than a dozen water bottle refill stations across the country as part of...
