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GTT launches ‘Blaze’ high-speed Internet

Guyanese will complain no more of slow Internet service as GTT on Saturday launched its long anticipated “Blaze” high-speed Internet. At the National Stadium, East...

Guyanese man killed in shooting at Miami Gardens Chili’s restaurant

(WSVN) A workplace argument spiraled into gun violence after, police said, an employee of a Chili’s restaurant in Miami Gardens was shot and killed, Monday...

Robot racer: World’s first autonomous electric race car can go over 200 mph

Hong Kong (CNN) With its eye-catching looks and Formula One-rated velocity, this prototype ticks all the "supercar" boxes -- but this is no ordinary...

Samsung shares plummet as Note 7 debacle deepens

Samsung's fire-prone smartphones are causing a flameout for its stock Shares of the world's biggest smartphone maker plunged 7% Monday after the company told owners...

Radio Lethem officially on air

Radio Lethem went officially on air Sunday in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo), with its inaugural broadcast being its opening ceremony, the Government...

Apple announces four-inch iPhone SE and smaller iPad Pro

Apple CEO Tim Cook took the stage at Apple's Cupertino campus to introduce a smaller, four-inch version of the iPhone, called the iPhone SE. The...

U.S. Embassy donates equipment to aid GRA’s anti-smuggling fight   

  The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), on Wednesday last, received a quantity of equipment from the Department of State’s Bureau for International Narcotics and Law...

Major shake-up at NCN – CEO, Human Resources, ICT, Engineering and Programming...

The newly appointed Board of the National Communications Network (NCN), this afternoon announced that “several positions including those of CEO, Human Resources, ICT, Engineering...

At US$1.3 billion, America’s Powerball jackpot in world record territory

With Powerball's jackpot now at US$1.3 billion and likely to surge higher by Wednesday's drawing, the U.S. multi-state lottery is offering the world's richest...

Jagdeo trashes Vieira’s comments as nonsense – urges him to come out of ‘bubble’

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo said Chairman of the Sub-committee of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA), Anthony Vieira, needs to come out of his...

Recent Articles

59% increase in senior citizens opting for pension payment through the bank

There has been a 59% increase in the number of pensioners opting to have their old age pensions paid to them through the bank,...

Brutus withdraws constitutional motion against Govt, SOCU

Assistant Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus has withdrawn the constitutional motion he had filed in the High Court against a number of entities including the...

700 house lot allocations for Reg. 5

As the Government of Guyana accelerates efforts toward its goal of 50,000 land allocations, the Ministry of Housing and Water is set to allocate...

“Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t” – Moruca man tells of journey...

Growing up in Santa Rosa, an Indigenous community in Moruca, Region One, Brayon Hosey faced daunting challenges. Limited access to higher education, finances, and...

Letter: Beautifying Guyana within next 5 years

Dear Editor, Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has revealed that the Government is working on a project that would see 50,000 flowering trees being planted...

Hope-like canal at Lancaster to encroach on transported farmlands; Govt to intervene

By: Andrew Carmichael Acres of transported farmlands at Lancaster Village have already been cleared without notification to farmers for one of the three Hope-like canals...

Enhancement of National Zoo, Botanical Gardens part of Govt’s Master Plan – Jagdeo

The Guyana Botanical Gardens and National Zoo are not exempt from the development drive that the PPP/C government is undertaking in the country. This point...

Start-up domestic operator acquires 1st Britten-Norman Islander

      Xen Aviation & Services Limited (‘Xen Aviation’), a start-up domestic operator based in Georgetown Guyana, has finalised a deal to acquire its first Britten-Norman...

Guyana, Singapore discuss expansion of private sector collaboration

At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali of Guyana and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong of Singapore...

Public servants will still get their retroactive salary increases – Jagdeo

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday confirmed that the $100,000 one-off cash grant initiative will not replace the retroactive salary increases public servants...