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Friday, April 19, 2024

LBI man held at gunpoint, robbed of car, $8M

  A 26-year-old man of La Bonne Intention Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara was on Thursday afternoon robbed of his motorcar, his cellular phone, and...

PAC can file No-Confidence Motion to remove Patterson as Chair – AG

Amid mounting calls for David Patterson to resign as Chairman of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Attorney General Anil Nandlall has explained that...

Berbice man found guilty of raping, killing boy, 13

A 31-year-old man of Kortberaadt, East Bank Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) was on Wednesday found guilty of abducting, raping and murdering a 13-year-old...

Bandit asks man for water, then robs him at gunpoint

Kaya Dover, 26, of East Ruimveldt, Georgetown was on Thursday morning robbed at gunpoint of more than $500,000 worth of valuables. Police said the armed...

52 new Covid-19 cases recorded

The number of cases of COVID-19 increased by 52 on Thursday, raising the overall positives to 7067. The Health Ministry’s statistics showed that along with...

Over $500M road being constructed to link Diamond & Eccles

President Dr Irfaan Ali this afternoon announced that a new road linking the East Bank communities of Diamond and Eccles will be completed by...

Rehabilitation of Mon Repos market begins

The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development has begun Phase One of rehabilitation works on the Mon Repos Market, East Coast Demerara. This is...

Motorcyclist killed in McDoom accident

A 27-year-old man of Hill Foot Soesdyke-Linden Highway was on Wednesday afternoon killed in an accident which occurred at McDoom, East Bank Demerara (EBD). Steven...

Letter: Patterson should resign now as Chair of Public Accounts Committee!

Dear Editor, Recent revelations of “jewelrygate” show what the PNC (APNU/AFC) meant by having the good life. They were having a grand time having fun...

Fake “CANU Officer” detained after attempting to arrest man over narcotics

Kevin McDonald, also known as “Brother Fraud” was on Wednesday arrested for pretending to be a Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officer while attempting to...

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Over 440 more Reg. 3 families to benefit from house allocation

More than 440 families will benefit from house allocation in several areas including Anna Catherina, Edinburg, Leonora, Groenveldt, Stewartsville, and Meten-Meer-Zorg in Region Three,...

Venezuelan stabbed to death by co-worker

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  A report of an alleged murder committed on one called ‘Frankie’, Venezuelan, by suspect, Cane Vincent, age...

“Words can’t express how much they mean to me” – mother demands answers, justice...

By: Andrew Carmichael “Words can’t express how much they mean to me, dem is me children,” expressed Rihanna Persaud, the mother who lost her nine-year-old...

No increase in electricity costs for consumers – Jagdeo assures amid power ship deal

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has assured that the electricity price will not increase following the government’s move to charter a power ship to...

Govt would hire contractors without “full experience” to keep up with rapid development –...

New contractors would be hired by the government to keep apace with the ongoing rapid development in the infrastructure sector. This is according to Vice...

Stabroek Market Wharf cleanup making significant progress

Works on clearing the rubble from the collapsed roof of the Stabroek Market Wharf continued on Thursday. A 45-member crew is working assiduously to remove...

US$1M mobilisation fee for rental of power ship – GPL

  See full statement from the Guyana Power and Light: On April 13, 2024, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc. signed a contract with Urbacon...

Truck involved in Water Street fatal accident was unregistered – police

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  A fatal accident occurred on Monday, April 15, 2024, on Water Street, Georgetown, involving an unregistered motor...

Mother of 3 crushed to death by truck

A 36-year-old mother of three was last evening crushed to death by a hauler truck at High and Princes Streets, Georgetown. She has been identified...

Remigrant calls for better police response after home burglarised; over $1.5M in items stolen

A businessman’s home in Berbice was burglarized while he was overseas, resulting in over $1 million in items being stolen. The man, a remigrant is...