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7 homeless after fire destroys Mainstay house

A family of seven is now homeless after a fire destroyed their house at Mainstay, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam). The house belonged to Shervin...

Labourer chopped after accused of stealing ganja 

A 47-year-old labourer was yesterday badly beaten and chopped by three men who accused him of stealing their marijuana. The incident occurred at around 20:45hrs...

DPP recommends charges for 3 Police Officers, civilian over ‘massive irregularities’ in drivers’ licence...

Three months after an investigation was launched into allegations of there being “massive irregularities in the Guyana Police Force’s learner drivers' theoretical examination,” four...

Boy, 9, critical after allegedly set on fire by mother, stepfather

A nine-year-old boy of Enmore on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD), is currently hospitalised in critical condition after he was allegedly doused with gasoline...

High Court grants interim order suspending Magistrate’s decision to grant bail to Brazilians busted...

See full statement from the Attorney General Chambers  This morning we released certain Court documents to the Press. It is assumed that those documents were...

Miner shot, robbed allegedly by weed handler on Cemetery road

Police are investigating an alleged robbery under arms committed on a 23-year-old miner by his weed handler on Friday evening as he was in...

‘Overheated’ electrical transformer causes fire at Cane Grove house

A sparking and overheated electrical transformer resulted in the fiery destruction of a house located at Lot 74 Saywah Street, Cane Grove, Mahaica, East...

With over 800 domestic violence cases reported, cops to be trained to better deal...

The Ministry Human Services and Social Security in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs today launched a new training programme called COPSQUAD2000 which...

Lover confesses to killing Pomeroon farmer who wanted more intimacy

The 47-year-old lover of 73-year-old Deonarine also called “Russian”, who was found dead with a single gunshot wound to his abdomen, has reportedly confessed...

Soesdyke taxi driver gets bail for allegedly assaulting man

A taxi driver of Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara (EBD) was arrested and charged on Wednesday for the offence of Inflicting Grievous Bodily Harm on...

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ERC urges appreciation for cultural diversity

See full statement from the Ethnic Relations Commission: The United Nations (UN) designated May 21 as World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. This...

Pres. Ali urges contractors to expedite infrastructural works in Reg. 3

President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Monday inspected housing and road infrastructure works in Region Three where he urged contractors to expedite the projects...

Conciliation cannot begin until teachers end strike – MoE

See full statement from the Ministry of Education: On 12th May 2024, the Ministry of Education (MoE) initiated the conciliation process in keeping with the...

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...