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West Berbice man remanded for killing wife

A 32-year-old cane harvester was today remanded for allegedly stabbing his wife to death at their Rosignol, West Bank Berbice home on Saturday last. Taijram...

Businessman named in land scandal denies attempting to defraud State

Eddie Doolal, who is the principal behind A-Z Pharmaceuticals, the company that received 15 acres of land from the National Industrial and Commercial Investments...

UG urges patience as students complain of delayed certificates

By: LaWanda McAllister  Scores of students who would have graduated from the University of Guyana (UG) last year are complaining of not yet receiving their...

Guyana records 140th Covid-19 death

  The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that as of November 17 2020, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...

Omai Gold Mines announces resumption of trading

Omai Gold Mines Corp. has announced that following the closing of its reverse takeover transaction with Avalon Investment Holdings Inc. the company issued its...

Standards Bureau now capable of testing concrete hollow blocks

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) said it is now fully capable of testing the compressive strength of locally manufactured concrete hollow blocks....

Residents concerned about unfinished road works in Corentyne

Unfinished road works at Number 47 Village, Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice/Corentyne) is posing a danger to all categories of road users. Two weeks ago,...

Govt preparing for Covid-19 vaccine

The Guyana Government is looking to augment storage facilities for its quota of COVID-19 vaccines, as a second experimental vaccine has yielded promising results. Minister...

Covid-19 relief distributed to St Cuthbert’s Mission

The Civil Defence Commission on Monday handed over 320 food hampers and vitamin C tonic as well as cleaning hampers to the Toshao of...

Alliance Road in Timehri to be upgraded

Some 1.5 miles of the Alliance Road in Timehri will soon be rehabilitated after nearly 10 years on the waiting list. The road lies just...

Recent Articles

Decomposed body of male washes up at Hope Beach

The decomposed body of a male was washed up at the Hope Beach on the East Coast of Demerara. This discovery was made at about 11:30h...

Cevon’s driver shot by bandits during robbery at South Rimveldt office

A driver attached to Cevon Waste Management is now hospitalised after he was shot during a robbery at the company's Aubrey Barker Road, South...

Police suspect vessel in Port Kaituma was used for drug trafficking, transshipment – Benn

More than one week after a semi-submersible vessel was found along a river at Port Kaituma in Region One (Barima-Waini), Home Affairs Minister Robeson...

5 new chickenpox cases recorded at Lusignan Prison

In the past week, the Health Ministry recorded a total of five new chickenpox cases at the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara (ECD). This was...

No seawall vendor has been dislocated – Min Edghill assures

No vendor operating at the Georgetown Seawall has been dislocated, according to Public Works Minister Juan Edghill as he responded to a statement issued...

Guyanese American Chamber of Commerce “gravely concerned” over boycott threats against Guyanese businesses

Condemnation continues to increase against the recent antics of the Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID), which attracted backlash after threatening to boycott any...

Region 9 produces first batch of Pharmacy and Nursing Assistants

History was made on Friday as the first batch of newly trained Nursing and Pharmacy Assistants graduated in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo)...

Significant boost for Region 9 district hospitals with new Ultrasound units

Ultrasound services will now be offered to residents of Annai, Karasabai, Aishalton and Sand Creek in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), eliminating the need...

Man confronting ex at Eccles Gas Station shot in leg by security guard

A man now nursing a gunshot wound to his leg after he was injured by a security guard attached to the Two Brothers Gas...

Two dead in motorcycle crash on Diamond Public Road

A motorcyclist and his pillion rider are now dead following an early morning accident on the Diamond Public Road, East Bank Demerara today. Dead are...