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Friday, March 29, 2024

Teenagers among several injured in Essequibo Coast accident

Several persons are now injured after a motorcyclist collided with a mini-bus before swerving into a group of teenaged pedestrians on the Essequibo Coast...

2 fully-vaccinated men die from Covid

The country's Covid-19 death toll has climbed to 1058 after two more men died as a result of the novel coronavirus. The latest fatalities are...

Boat transporting local athletes sinks in Essequibo River

A speedboat that was transporting some 20 passengers including local athletes became submerged in the Essequibo River. The incident occurred at around 12:30hrs today between...

Deadly fire update: Mother was cooking dinner when lit kerosene stove fell

See full statement from Guyana Fire Service:  A fire completely destroyed the home of Anika Hamy, a 22-year-old unemployed female of Wismar Linden, which occurred...

India offers Guyana help training petroleum engineers

Guyana, which is being represented at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) 2022 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), by...

Fire erupts at DeSinco Trading

A fire has erupted at DeSinco Trading on Sheriff Street, Georgetown. Firefighters are currently at the scene. This is a developing story.  

Guyana welcomes UN office on drugs and crime

In light of the Global Firearms Programme (GFP) Project which was launched in March 2021 under the theme, “Support to the implementation of the...

OPINION: GECOM Chair must declare obvious winner without further delay

The following letter was written by Rakesh Rampertab Dear Editor: Now that CARICOM, or the most “appropriate interlocutor” of the elections, has issued its report, which...

President Ali meets with youths from Kwakwani

President Dr Irfaan Ali today held productive discussions with youths from Kwakwani, Upper Demerara-Berbice, at his Office on Shiv Chanderpaul Drive. President Ali listened to...

US$206M from oil revenues in Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund

By Jarryl Bryan Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has disclosed that over US$200 million earned in oil revenues is currently in Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF),...

Recent Articles

18 areas earmarked for new housing developments

The government has revealed a comprehensive strategy aimed at further reducing the backlog of house lots within the Ministry of Housing and Water’s database. Minister...

Legal icon Justice (rtd.) Désirée Bernard dies

Former Chancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana Justice Désirée Bernard has died. Justice Bernard’s biography is chronicled on the CCJ’s website. It states that she...

Traffic Advisory for Easter Monday

Traffic Advisory from the Guyana Police Force: Be informed that in on Monday 1st April, 2024 Easter activities will be celebrated country wide with an...

UK donates drone to GMCS for mangrove monitoring

A group of young indigenous girls and boys are being trained to champion conservation efforts in the Barima Mora Passage. They are being trained...

Counselling, other support for families of girls that died in Massara

The government has pledged to provide counselling and other support that may be necessary to the families of the three young girls who lost...

Current dry spell to persist until end of April, desist from lighting fires –...

Public Advisory from the Ministry of Home Affairs:  In recent developments, there has been a significant decrease in visibility attributed to a combination of ground...

Death of GDF rank: Truck driver says highway was dark, soldiers were not wearing...

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 21:00 hrs last night (Wednesday) at Madewini,...

Texas-based Lindsayca to work on petrochemical plant, refinery & oil block in Guyana

Texas-based oil and gas firm Lindsayca has revealed that it will be doing critical work on three major local initiatives: a petrochemical plant, as...

GDF rank struck, killed by truck during annual walk

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Sergeant was struck down and killed by a vehicle while participating in the Force’s annual walk. Dead is Sergeant Deslyn...

Guyana will aggressively pursue oil for national development – Pres Ali to BBC

  An interview between President Dr Irfaan Ali and Stephen Sackur, the host of BBC’s “HardTalk” show, saw the Head of State forced to defend...