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Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Albion fire leaves several including pregnant mother homeless

An early morning fire in Berbice completely gutted a dwelling house at High Reef, Albion, Corentyne. The fire which stated at about 10:00hrs has left...

Soldier, mother charged for assaulting pregnant Cop

A soldier and his 46-year-old mother found themselves before City Magistrate Judy Latchman charged for assaulting a pregnant Police Officer. Twenty-five-year-old, Dwayne Winter of Lot...

Father-in-law confesses to killing daughter’s husband- Police

A father-in-law who was taken into police custody along with other family members after his son-in-law was discovered dead following an alleged argument between...

Fineman’s gang was responsible for the Lindo Creek Massacre -Top Cop

Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud, told the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Lindo Creek Massacre that ranks from the Guyana Police Force never ventured...

“Tear Drop” cleared of $1.1M robbery charge

Twenty-three-year-old, Leon Clarke widely known as “Tear Drop” was on Tuesday cleared of a $1.1 million robbery charge brought against him on September 13...

GAWU salutes Rose Hall martyrs

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) is paying homage to the fifteen (15) Rose Hall Martyrs, sugar workers who were killed by...

Taxi driver accused of stealing iPhone granted $40,000 bail

A taxi driver who reportedly stole an iPhone from a passenger found himself before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts for the offence. Thirty six year old,...

Kitty businessman granted $500,000 bail over alleged theft of wash plant

A Kitty businessman found himself before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Tuesday after he allegedly stole a $10 million wash plant (used for crushing...

Bird smuggler caught at JFK with bag full of Guyanese Towa Towas

A Guyanese man was arrested at New York's JFK Airport for trying to smuggle 20 live finches (Towa Towas ) into the country in...

Supply fire leaves family of 5 homeless

A family of five are now making alternative living arrangements after a fire of unknown origin completely gutted their one flat, wooden home on...

Recent Articles

Top Cop meets US officials on improving GPF fingerprint identification system

  Today, May 21, 2024, Commissioner of Police Mr. Clifton Hicken and members of his ELT team met with U.S. Embassy officials on enhancing its...

Memorial Site to be established for Mahdia fire victims – PM Phillips

A memorial site will be established in Region Eight to honour the 19 girls and one boy who lost their lives during the horrific...

EPA assessing water quality of Essequibo River

See full statement from the Environmental Protection Agency:  The Environmental Protection Agency, in mid-May, successfully deployed a 2nd Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring System, at Bartica,...

Guyana reaped over 20 million pounds of cassava for 2024

Guyana has reaped more than 20 million pounds of cassava in 2024 in line with its developmental trajectory to increase food productivity. This announcement was...

Pres. Ali pledges to advance agri prospects of Bonasika Creek

President Dr Irfaan Ali pledged to enhance the agricultural prospects of Bonasika Creek, during an early morning visit to the Essequibo River community today. Among...

ExxonMobil eyeing gas appraisal drilling at Haimara 3 & 4 wells

Oil giant ExxonMobil’s drill programme for Guyana for this year and beyond, includes plans to further appraise two well sites, in order to gauge...

Letter: Teachers dancing to whose tune?

Dear Editor, Dancing has dominated many a deliberation recently in Guyana and has been food for thought. The German teacher and author of “The Power...

Mahdia tragedy 1st anniversary: Separate memorial services planned for today

As Guyana reflects on the 20 innocent lives lost on May 21, 2023, during the tragic fire that ripped through the Mahdia Secondary School...

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...