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4 Guyanese prisoners deported from Suriname

Four Guyanese men who were imprisoned in Suriname were deported this afternoon. According to the Guyana Police Force, the men were escorted by Senior Superintendent...

IWD: Evening News’ Editor Devina Samaroo shares her journalistic journey

By Lakhram Bhagirat Devina Samaroo is without a doubt a household name when it comes to news reporting. Whether it is in front of the...

IWD: Jemima Holmes expertly navigates a “man’s field” of sport reporting as Guyana Times’...

By Lakhram Bhagirat The world of sport journalism is, without a doubt, a heavily male-dominated field. It remains that way for many reasons but over...

IWD: As a mother and woman in the media, my main challenge is achieving...

By Lakhram Bhagirat Working in the media is chaotic to put it lightly. The thing about the media is that it thrives on the uncertainty...

IWD: My journey in becoming a journalist was an accident, but the decision grew...

By Rupa Seenaraine Being a science student at St Joseph High School; the idea was to continue in that field, for it was something I...

Significant Young Professional homes to be taken up by women – Ali

Recognising that more needs to be done to not only promote women’s interests but provide opportunities for them, President Dr Irfaan Ali has disclosed...

80,000 COVID-19 vaccines from Indian arrive in Guyana

Guyana has received a batch of 80,000 doses of the Astra-Zeneca/Oxford vaccine, which was gifted by the Government of India. The vaccines arrived in the...

Prominent fuel distributor owes state $3.2B in taxes

…GRA seeks AG’s help amid widespread abuse of fuel exemptions In the wake of rampant abuse of the fuel import tax exemption system and a...

Govt committed to creating environment to attract investment – Ali

– sod turned for $3B Guyanese-owned hotel   President Dr. Irfaan Ali has reaffirmed the PPP/C Government’s commitment to creating the environment needed to attract investment...

4 survive after sand barge slams into boat on Corentyne River

Four persons including a 74-year-old man were forced to swim ashore just after midnight on Friday after a barge carrying sand slammed into the...

Recent Articles

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...

PM Phillips Commends CIUG for a Decade of Chinese Cultural Exchange at 10th Anniversary

Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips, praised the Confucius Institute at the University of Guyana (CIUG) for its outstanding achievements in fostering...

GPHC receives modern devices to facilitate better treatment of persons with kidney diseases

Through a collaborative effort between the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), and Boston Scientific, several LithoVue scopes were...

Work on sentencing guidelines nearing completion – AG

The government is close to completing work on sentencing guidelines, a project that has been funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded ‘Support for...