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Cook-up rice: A must have in every Guyanese home on ‘Old Year’s night’

By: Lakhram Bhagirat Whether it is made with mixed beans, black-eyed peas, split peas, calaloo, pigeon peas, or a combination of all, cook-up rice must...

Abhimanyu Dev – one of the youngest ever admitted to the Bar

At the age of 21, Abhimanyu “Abhi” Dev is one of the youngest persons to get admitted to the Bar of Guyana and according...

Guyana-born Artist Frank Bowling Awarded Knighthood in Queen’s Birthday Honours

Guyana-born artist, Frank Bowling OBE RA, has been given the honour of Knight Bachelor conferred upon him in the Birthday 2020 Honours List by...

Gabriella Mohamed – Championing Guyanese creole through literature

By Jarryl Bryan Despite the beauty and uniqueness of Guyanese creole, the dialect often does not get the respect it deserves. But for Gabrielle Mohamed,...

Netflix releases unscripted series on Mumbai Indians

Netflix  on Friday last released  “Cricket Fever: Mumbai Indians,” an original unscripted series that follows the Indian Premier League’s fan-favorite team, Mumbai Indians, on...

A Division hosts annual Youth Expo

Main Street, Georgetown, was set abuzz on Saturday as the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) A Division (Georgetown-East Bank Demerara) hosted its annual Youth Expo...

“I’ll be home for Christmas” – the hope of a travelling cricketer

By: Jemima Holmes A cricketer’s travel life is one that most would envy. Jetting off Dubai this week and London the next, it is a...

Jude Bentley’s daughter tells of pain of losing both parents on same road 13...

“It feels unreal,” said 18-year-old Jada Bentley as she reflected on the gruesome deaths of both of her parents. Her mother, Melissa Yenkana, was struck...

Local animal sanctuary gives giant armadillo a second chance

In commemoration of World Wildlife Day, which is observed on March 3 every year, the Hyde Park Zoo Sanctuary (HPZ) decided to share a...

$160M Indian Arrival Monument in Region 6 completed

The long-awaited Indian Arrival Monument which is located at Palmyra, East Coast Berbice (ECB) has now been completed and is expected to be commissioned...

Recent Articles

Long Creek smash-up claims 6th victim

A sixth person has succumbed to his injuries following the horrific smash-up at Long Creek Linden-Soesdyke Highway on Monday which has already claimed the...

High Court throws out BK’s challenge of quarry licences granted to Hadi’s World Inc.

An application made by BK Quarries Incorporated, challenging the quarry licences granted to Hadi’s World – a company owned by businessman Nazar “Shell” Mohamed...

MoE, GTU talk reach deadlock as Union presents new demands

Conciliatory talks between the Education Ministry and the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) will reconvene on Monday after both parties reached a deadlock during discussions...

2 GTT employees injured as tower collapses in Kwakwani

Two employees of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) found themselves injured on Tuesday afternoon when the company’s communication tower in Kwakwani, Region...

T&T blocks import of $20M in packaged milk from Guyana

Despite efforts by the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to increase trade and the movement of goods within the region, a Guyanese company has once again...

Over 3000 migrants enrolled in local schools, revised curriculum to include Spanish – Edu....

Over 3000 migrant children from countries like Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago are currently enrolled in Guyana’s School system, and steps will be taken...

Prisoner escapes during labour duties at Lusignan training school

Law enforcement officials have launched a manhunt for convicted prisoner, Jose Awad, who escaped from the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara on Tuesday after...

Legal, forensic training among areas for potential collaboration to fight transnational organised crimes –...

See below for a statement from the Attorney General's Chamber on a recent engagement with officials from the Europe-Latin America Programme of Assistance against...

“Quality and timely delivery” top priority as $963M in contracts signed to upgrade Police...

In a move to modernise law enforcement infrastructure, the Home Affairs Ministry has signed some G$963,829,709 in contracts to upgrade police stations across the...

Nigel Dharamlall being questioned by investigators at Cove and John over sexual assault allegations...

The Guyana Police Force has revealed that former Local Government and Regional Development Minister Nigel Dharamlall is currently being questioned at the Cove and...