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Security Guard robbed of pistol at gunpoint

  A security guard attached to the A-Chang Supermarket at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was last night held at gunpoint and robbed of his...

180 Covid samples to be tested for virus variants

  Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony says 180 COVID-19 samples would be sent to the Icahn School of Medicine in New York for genomic...

Education Ministry mulls reopening schools in some areas

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand says the Ministry is looking at reopening some schools across Guyana, once there is an agreement between the community,...

ExxonMobil to drill another well in Canje Block

  ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) is making preparations to drill another well in the Canje Block, a week after it...

Giftland bar managers charged with breach of COVID-19 regulations

Three managers of bars attached to the Giftland Mall were on Tuesday charged for breaching the national COVID-19 regulations. Those charged are the Manager of...

443 active Covid-19 cases in Guyana

Guyana has recorded 33 new cases of the novel coronavirus virus, taking the total confirmed cases to 8847. With seven patients seeking treatment in the...

PPP/C Councillors at Rosignol/Zeelust NDC withdraw resignations

Six councillors of the Rosignol/Zeelust Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) on the West Coast of Berbice (WCB) have rescinded their intent to resign from their...

Police recover suspected stolen motorcycles in Pouderoyen raid

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is calling on persons, who have reported stolen motorcycles, to visit the Vreed-en-Hoop Police Station to inspect some bikes...

Many Guyanese forced to use up savings, had no alternative source of income amid...

Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips said that the Government of Guyana will use the socio-economic impact assessment report as a guide in future...

Fisherman found dead at Leonora seawall

The body of a man was on Monday found among the rocks at the seawall at Leonora, West Coast Demerara (WCD). He has been identified...

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ERC urges appreciation for cultural diversity

See full statement from the Ethnic Relations Commission: The United Nations (UN) designated May 21 as World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. This...

Pres. Ali urges contractors to expedite infrastructural works in Reg. 3

President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Monday inspected housing and road infrastructure works in Region Three where he urged contractors to expedite the projects...

Conciliation cannot begin until teachers end strike – MoE

See full statement from the Ministry of Education: On 12th May 2024, the Ministry of Education (MoE) initiated the conciliation process in keeping with the...

Guyana to champion forest conservation at upcoming G20 Summit – Jagdeo

Guyana has been invited to attend the upcoming Group of Twenty (G20) Summit in Brasilia, Brazil in October, and will champion forest conservation and...

Power ship reaches maximum capacity of 36MW – GPL

Over the weekend, the power ship stationed at Everton, East Bank Berbice incrementally increased its generation output to 35 megawatts to the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected...

Govt makes 2nd NRF withdrawal for 2024 to the tune of US$300 million 

See full statement from the Ministry of Finance:  Pursuant to the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act 2021, as amended by the Fiscal Enactments (Amendment) Act...

Construction of US$35M Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge to begin in August

Traffic congestion and long delays will soon be things of the past for commuters using the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge, as construction of a new US$35...

Body of missing pensioner found in Essequibo River

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division #7 are investigating a report of suspected drowning of Philistine Franci called ‘PI’,...

Cyclist hospitalised after Sheriff Street Roundabout ‘hit and run’ accident

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division 4A are investigating a report of a hit and run serious accident which...

Pedestrian dies after being struck down by truck at Enmore

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division 4C are investigating a report of a fatal accident which occurred on Sunday...