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Family of 12-Y-O accident victim cries for justice for Christmas

By: Amar Persaud While Christmas season is often a time of celebrations, for the Ramroop family, it is a time of sorrow – as it...

Number Naught – a village created by a surveyor’s error

By Andrew Carmichael Region Six is the easternmost Region of Guyana and borders Suriname. The region has vast tourism potential from the country’s largest beaches...

Strays at Tagore Memorial Secondary denied food after activist prevented from entering compound

By Andrew Carmichael  The Tagore Memorial Secondary School in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) is home to a number of stray animals which students would feed...

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...

“I questioned my existence after witnessing my father murder my mother” – a child’s...

By Lakhram Bhagirat Kezia King and her brother, Oriel King’s world changed, not for the better but the worst, about ten months ago when they...

St Monica mulls Eco Tourism

St Monica, located in the Upper Pomeroon River, is considering ways of developing its economic potential. During a meeting with residents on Sunday, Minister within...

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...

Apart from trauma study finds sexually abused children suffered from STDs

A recent study conducted by ChildLink has found that a number of children have suffered from ruptured uteruses, as well as the Human Immunodeficiency...

Single father “heartbroken & devastated” after losing son in accident

By: LaWanda McAllister  Verron Bollers, who has been a single parent to 12 children for more than 13 years, is now devastated and heartbroken after...

Pilots Beverly Drakes, Cheryl Moore & Feriel Ally excelling in aviation

By: Amar Persaud For years, careers in the aviation sector have mostly been considered a man’s job but while this is no longer the case...

Recent Articles

Region Three Business Chamber makes “impactful connections” at int’l conference in Brazil

See the below statement from the Region Three Chamber of Commerce and Industry on its recent attendance at the International Roraima-CARICOM Business Meeting held...

Motorcyclist dies after colliding with tree on Tapakuma Trail, Reg. Two

A young motorcyclist was killed in the wee hours of today after he collided with a tree on the Tapakuma Trail in Region Two...

Decomposed body of male washes up at Hope Beach

The decomposed body of a male was washed up at the Hope Beach on the East Coast of Demerara. This discovery was made at about 11:30h...

Cevon’s driver shot by bandits during robbery at South Rimveldt office

A driver attached to Cevon Waste Management is now hospitalised after he was shot during a robbery at the company's Aubrey Barker Road, South...

Police suspect vessel in Port Kaituma was used for drug trafficking, transshipment – Benn

More than one week after a semi-submersible vessel was found along a river at Port Kaituma in Region One (Barima-Waini), Home Affairs Minister Robeson...

5 new chickenpox cases recorded at Lusignan Prison

In the past week, the Health Ministry recorded a total of five new chickenpox cases at the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara (ECD). This was...

No seawall vendor has been dislocated – Min Edghill assures

No vendor operating at the Georgetown Seawall has been dislocated, according to Public Works Minister Juan Edghill as he responded to a statement issued...

Guyanese American Chamber of Commerce “gravely concerned” over boycott threats against Guyanese businesses

Condemnation continues to increase against the recent antics of the Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID), which attracted backlash after threatening to boycott any...

Region 9 produces first batch of Pharmacy and Nursing Assistants

History was made on Friday as the first batch of newly trained Nursing and Pharmacy Assistants graduated in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo)...

Significant boost for Region 9 district hospitals with new Ultrasound units

Ultrasound services will now be offered to residents of Annai, Karasabai, Aishalton and Sand Creek in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), eliminating the need...