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2 in custody following suspected murder of handyman

Two persons have been taken into police custody following the discovery of a body this morning at Samatta Point, Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD). The...

Grove woman, 78, killed in ‘hit and run’ accident

Veronica Lewis, 78, of Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) was yesterday morning killed in a hit and run accident. The incident occurred at around 04:50h...

US State Dept urged to do “everything within its power” to facilitate transition of...

US Congressman Bill Posey has urged the Department of State to do "everything within its power" to bring about the transition of the new...

M&CC staff salaries to be delayed after Mayor intervenes with Bank to control city...

  The impasse at City Hall is likely to now spill over into services to the city. Despite former Town Clerk Sherry Jerrick being removed...

Field Development Plan for Whiptail to be submitted in October – Routledge

Last week, the University of London’s Chancellor Hall hosted a seminar that brought together experts and stakeholders from both Guyana and the Guyanese diaspora,...

GPF calls on marketers and agents in “Yuri Ponzi Scheme” to visit CID

As police continue to investigate the massive “Ponzi Scheme” which was being operated by Cuban national Yuri Garcia-Dominguez and his Guyanese wife, Ateeka Ishmael,...

Gov’t meets with second team of PAHO mercury inspection engineers

Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman and a team comprising Public Health Minister, Volda Lawrence, Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Keith Scott,...

102-Y-O woman among 6 more Covid deaths

Six more persons who were infected with the novel coronavirus have died, taking the country’s death toll to 951. Five the latest fatalities are females...

Vessel in DHB collision leaves Guyana without notifying authorities

Pursuant to a court order dated November 11, MT Tradewind Passion—the fuel tanker that crashed into the Demerara Harbour Bridge, resulting in GY$1 billion...

National Hardware opens new $400M superstore

National Hardware Limited (NHL) today opened its new $400 million superstore located next to its existing establishments at Industrial Site Ruimveldt, Greater Georgetown. This new...

Recent Articles

Over 41,000 DUI cases made out against drivers from January to April

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) recently released statistics showing that a total of 41,358 cases of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) were made out...

Hess requests Stabroek Block shares dispute hearing for 3rd quarter of 2024

Amid the ongoing dispute between oil giant ExxonMobil and Hess, over its decision to sell its shares to fellow United States (US) oil company...

Demerara Bank Ltd. to expand regionally with St. Lucia branch

Earlier this month, President Dr. Irfaan Ali revealed that a local bank was in the process of establishing a regional footprint. It turns out...

Conversation Tree Road: Govt to recoup “all mobilisation” fees from TT company

The Guyana Government is forging ahead to recover all mobilisation fees paid to Trinidadian contractor, Kalco Guyana Incorporated, which failed to complete its portion...

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...