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Update: Man was shot 12 times; car’s registration number is fake – Police

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: Police in Regional Division 4'A' are probing the alleged murder committed on Anthony Charles, called 'Skiddle', a...

PSC urges GECOM to move with haste in recount-based elections declaration

Following is a statement from the Private Sector Commission (PSC) The Private Sector Commission (PSC) welcomes the comprehensive and detailed decision and rulings of the...

“Region Six health system in a crisis” – AFC Councillor

Alliance For Change (AFC) Councillor, Devin Sookraj says the entire Region Six health system is in a crisis. He made the comments while addressing the...

Youth arrested over ganja, cocaine in butter bucket

A 23-year-old man has been arrested over the discovery of marijuana and cocaine in a butter bucket. Police, acting on information received, intercepted a public...

42% of adult population fully immunised against Covid; 90% now needed to achieve herd...

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, said while Guyana’s Covid-19 vaccination programme has been making significant progress; however, the country still has a far...

Govt lobbying CDB to fund aquaculture project in Guyana

President Dr Irfaan Ali has asked the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to mobilise funding for a massive aquaculture project in Guyana to serve regional...

Alastair Cook finishes as he started with emotional Oval hundred

Alastair Cook had passed 20 the afternoon before, so finishing with 12,345 runs was out of the question. A shame for members of the...

AFC seats slashed by 25% in new agreement

A final high-level meeting between coalition partners A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and Alliance for Change (AFC) on Thursday has resulted in the...

President Ali lauds Fernandes for long-standing role as Saints Chairman

President Dr Irfaan Ali joined his fellow Saints Alumni last evening in the boardroom of John Fernandes to honour long-serving Chairman of the Board...

Guyana receives Covid vaccines for children age 5-11

Guyana received 52,800 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses from the Government of Spain for children ages 5-11. The vaccines arrived this morning via the Amerijit...

Recent Articles

Over 3000 migrants enrolled in local schools, revised curriculum to include Spanish – Edu....

Over 3000 migrant children from countries like Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago are currently enrolled in Guyana’s School system, and steps will be taken...

Prisoner escapes during labour duties at Lusignan training school

Law enforcement officials have launched a manhunt for convicted prisoner, Jose Awad, who escaped from the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara on Tuesday after...

Legal, forensic training among areas for potential collaboration to fight transnational organised crimes –...

See below for a statement from the Attorney General's Chamber on a recent engagement with officials from the Europe-Latin America Programme of Assistance against...

“Quality and timely delivery” top priority as $963M in contracts signed to upgrade Police...

In a move to modernise law enforcement infrastructure, the Home Affairs Ministry has signed some G$963,829,709 in contracts to upgrade police stations across the...

Nigel Dharamlall being questioned by investigators at Cove and John over sexual assault allegations...

The Guyana Police Force has revealed that former Local Government and Regional Development Minister Nigel Dharamlall is currently being questioned at the Cove and...

13,000 to benefit from $11B in student loan write-off – Finance Minister

Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh has announced the commencement of phase one of the student loan write-off as was outlined during the 2024 budget...

Latin America, int’l community will respond strongly if Venezuela uses force against Guyana –...

Amid Venezuela’s continued provocative actions in relation to its border with Guyana, former Colombian President Iván Duque is of the view that the international...

MV Ma Lisha enters drydock 1 year after delivery

As part of the contractual agreement between the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) of the Public Works Ministry and the Garden Reach Ship Builders...

Berbice motorcyclist dies after colliding with donkey

Twenty-four-year-old Kumar Atmaram also called 'Shawn', a construction worker of Gangaram Village, East Canje Berbice died after he reportedly collided with a donkey on...

Update: Long Creek accident claims life of 5th victim

A fifth person has died in the fatal accident that occurred on Monday morning at Long Creek, Soesdyke Linden Highway. The fifth victim has been...