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Body of missing BOSAI worker found

After days of searching, authorities have located the body of Neptrid Hercules, who was buried beneath overburden at the BOSAI Minerals site in Linden,...

“Cross Eye” begs court for mercy, jailed for 15 years

A 15-year prison term was on Monday imposed on Corwyn Arthur, who has pleaded guilty to killing his lover’s 42-year-old reputed husband, Claude De...

Venezuelan man nabbed with illegal ammo tells court he makes jewellery with them

A Venezuelan national, who was caught with illegal ammunition, appeared before court on Thursday, where he was fined $50,000. Ivon Marques, 31, appeared before Magistrate...

Armed robbery suspect shot dead by police; another injured

An armed robbery suspect was today shot dead by police during an operation at Wisroc, Linden, Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice). He has been identified as...

Man remanded for killing friend over cellphone

Rondell Richardson, 29, who was wanted for questioning in relation to the murder, has surrendered to the police - some 72 hours after a...

Man remanded for threatening to kill girlfriend with illegal gun

Thirty-one-year-old Royston Rowe of Newtown Kitty, Georgetown was earlier today slapped with a possession of firearm charge when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s...

Guyana learning from good & bad examples of other oil producers – Pres Ali

The fact that Guyana, despite its inexperience, has been able to implement policies to govern the oil and gas sector that some of the...

1 week later: Essequibo man dies after being lashed to head

One week after he was lashed to his head with a piece of wood, 24-year-old Kurt Stephany of Henrietta, Essequibo Coast has succumbed to...

4 prisoners pardoned

President David Granger has pardoned four prisoners, in observance of Emancipation Day 2019. The pardon takes effect August 1, 2019. The prisoners are Robert Bhagnauth, 39;...

Winston Jordan’s misconduct trial re-fixed to April 24

The trial into the misconduct in public office charges against the former Finance Minister under the previous APNU/AFC government, Winston Jordan, has been deferred...

Recent Articles

Guyana to champion forest conservation at upcoming G20 Summit – Jagdeo

Guyana has been invited to attend the upcoming Group of Twenty (G20) Summit in Brasilia, Brazil in October, and will champion forest conservation and...

Power ship reaches maximum capacity of 36MW – GPL

Over the weekend, the power ship stationed at Everton, East Bank Berbice incrementally increased its generation output to 35 megawatts to the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected...

Govt makes 2nd NRF withdrawal for 2024 to the tune of US$300 million 

See full statement from the Ministry of Finance:  Pursuant to the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act 2021, as amended by the Fiscal Enactments (Amendment) Act...

Construction of US$35M Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge to begin in August

Traffic congestion and long delays will soon be things of the past for commuters using the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge, as construction of a new US$35...

Body of missing pensioner found in Essequibo River

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division #7 are investigating a report of suspected drowning of Philistine Franci called ‘PI’,...

Cyclist hospitalised after Sheriff Street Roundabout ‘hit and run’ accident

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division 4A are investigating a report of a hit and run serious accident which...

Pedestrian dies after being struck down by truck at Enmore

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division 4C are investigating a report of a fatal accident which occurred on Sunday...

PM Phillips Commends CIUG for a Decade of Chinese Cultural Exchange at 10th Anniversary

Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips, praised the Confucius Institute at the University of Guyana (CIUG) for its outstanding achievements in fostering...

GPHC receives modern devices to facilitate better treatment of persons with kidney diseases

Through a collaborative effort between the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), and Boston Scientific, several LithoVue scopes were...

Work on sentencing guidelines nearing completion – AG

The government is close to completing work on sentencing guidelines, a project that has been funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded ‘Support for...