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30 new Covid-19 cases recorded

From 108 samples that were tested for the novel coronavirus, 30 returned positive on Tuesday. As a result, the total confirmed cases have moved...

Security a major concern at Meadow Bank wharf

Fishermen, fish vendors and business owners who operate from the Meadow Bank wharf, in Georgetown, are calling for better security measures to be put in...

30 companies interested in designing bridge between Guyana and Suriname

A total of 30 companies have expressed interest for the Consultancy Services in conducting a Feasibility Study and Detailed Designs for the construction of...

Family demands answers after high profile prisoners escape from Mazaruni prison

Family members of the late Osmond Fiedtkou are concerned and livid over the fact that the man convicted for their loved oneโ€™s murder has...

Boat with dead bodies remain offshore; efforts still being made to bring it to...

Efforts are still being made to bring to shore a vessel with dead bodies which was on Monday sited offshore Guyana. This is according to...

Hydromet Office issues high wind alert

The Ministry of Agricultureโ€™s Hydrometeorological Service has issued a high wind alert, which remains in effect until February 18, 2021. The Civil Defence Commission has...

GDF rank killed, another injured in motorcycle accident at Sophia

Twenty-eight-year-old Leroy Hercules, a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) rank, is now dead while another person is injured following an accident that occurred on Plum...

Wife, hitman jailed for Herstelling block maker’s murder

Some five years after Nathan Persaud, a blocks maker of Herstelling, East Bank Demerara (EBD) was murdered, his wife Beverly Persaud, 52, and 27-year-old...

Policeman accused of raping woman in Moruca

An alleged rape report has been filed with the police against a serving member of the Guyana Police Force. The incident is alleged to have...

Recent Articles

Breaking: Iranian President Raisi feared dead as helicopter wreckage found

"President Raisi's helicopter was completely burned in the crash ... unfortunately, all passengers are feared dead," the official told Reuters. Rescue teams fought blizzards and difficult terrain through the night to reach the wreckage in East Azerbaijan province in the early hours of Monday.

Man found dead in car on Heroes Highway

Police ranks from Regional Division #4B today discovered the body of a male in a motorcar along the Heroes Highway, East Bank Demerara. Based on...

WCD labourer busted with ganja

A 30-year-old labourer has been arrested after police found a quantity of marijuana at his Best Village, West Coast Demerara home. The discovery was made...

Pensioner killed on EBD roadway

A pensioner was killed Saturday night on the East Bank Demerara Public Road after a motorcar crashed into his electric bike. Dead is 81-year-old Donovan...

Helicopter carrying Iran’s President Raisi crashes, search under way

DUBAI, May 19 (Reuters) - A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain...

New ramp, dredging, road upgrades for fisherfolks at Ogle outfall

Fisherfolks operating at the Ogle Outfall on the East Coast of Demerara will benefit from a new ramp to bring their boats onshore and...

“Every single person must be employed” – Pres. Ali as Welding Certification programme rolled...

Employment has been guaranteed for Guyanese participating in a new welding programme being facilitated by the Guyana Government through the School of the Nations...

MMA-ADA receives $110M excavator to advance agricultural works

The Mahaica-Mahaicony Abary- Agricultural Development Authority (MMA-ADA) at Onverwagt, Region Five on Saturday received a $110 million Amphibious Excavator to aid in the efficient...

Nearly 5lbs of ganja found at La Grange

Police in Regional Division #3 have unearthed close to five pounds of marijuana in an abandoned workshop at La Grange, West Bank Demerara. The discovery...

Guyana to host regional Legal Conference on Criminal Justice Reform in July

See below for a statement on Guyana hosting theย regional Legal Conference on Criminal Justice Reform in July: The Government of Guyana, through the Attorney Generalโ€™s...