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Thursday, April 18, 2024

Dylan Efron – Zac Efron’s brother – touring Guyana

Dylan Efron, a US film producer and brother of celebrity Zac Efron, is currently touring Guyana. Dylan is known for a number of things including...

Paula McAdam & Sandra Persaud – Guyana’s first two female air traffic control officers

By: Amar Persaud Paula McAdam, 68, and her colleague Sandra Persaud who is also in her sixties, are the country’s first female air traffic control...

16 Days of Activism against GBV Sexual harassment: A woman’s dress mode is no...

By Jemima Holmes ‘Sweetsing off’ is a practice that has become so common in Guyanese culture that it would be safe to go as far...

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...

“So many women are hurting” – Rev. Alves explains how the church plays an...

By Jemima Holmes Gender Based Violence (GBV) has become too common an occurrence, especially in a society that one would describe as ‘modern’. Almost weekly,...

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...

Mohamed’s Enterprises supports academic pursuits of Essequibo’s Parmesh Ramgobin

The struggles of one of the top Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) students of Essequibo Coast have not gone unnoticed, as Mohamed’s Enterprises has...

Lake Capoey: Land of the Rising Moon

By Jemima Holmes Guyana’s long history of slavery is often punctuated with revolt and resistance involving African slaves. However, a story that is not quite...

New lawyer aspires to be admitted to the Bar in several Caribbean jurisdictions

“My legal education is not complete; I aspire to become a Judge and to be admitted to the Bar in several Caribbean jurisdictions. As...

“I vow to help others to the best of my ability” – newly-admitted lawyer

Fully aware that education empowers one and provides a pathway out of poverty, the academic journey of newly admitted Attorney-at-law Aliyyah Abdul Kadir is...

Recent Articles

Stabroek Market Wharf cleanup making significant progress

Works on clearing the rubble from the collapsed roof of the Stabroek Market Wharf continued on Thursday. A 45-member crew is working assiduously to remove...

US$1M mobilisation fee for rental of power ship – GPL

  See full statement from the Guyana Power and Light: On April 13, 2024, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc. signed a contract with Urbacon...

Truck involved in Water Street fatal accident was unregistered – police

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  A fatal accident occurred on Monday, April 15, 2024, on Water Street, Georgetown, involving an unregistered motor...

Mother of 3 crushed to death by truck

A 36-year-old mother of three was last evening crushed to death by a hauler truck at High and Princes Streets, Georgetown. She has been identified...

Remigrant calls for better police response after home burglarised; over $1.5M in items stolen

A businessman’s home in Berbice was burglarized while he was overseas, resulting in over $1 million in items being stolen. The man, a remigrant is...

IDPADA-G never filed discrimination complaint with ERC – Commissioner

See full statement from the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC): The International Decade of People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G) has never filed a...

US Security Advisor restates “unwavering support” for Guyana’s sovereignty

Readout of Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer’s Call with President Irfaan Ali of Guyana (on April 17, 2024) Principal Deputy National Security Advisor...

Health Ministry investigating deaths of siblings at NA Hospital

See full statement from the Ministry of Health:  MOH investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two children in New Amsterdam (Georgetown- April 18, 2024)- The...

Men linked to murders in Guyana gunned down in Suriname

    Surinamese authorities are investigating the execution-style killings of two Guyanese suspected of involvement in separate murder cases in Guyana. Dead are Jerimiah Smith and Oswick...

Local company eyes possibility of building oil tankers in Guyana

    Guyana Port Incorporated (GPI), a local company that offers dry-docking and ship repair services, has aspirations of moving into shipbuilding, in particular the future...