Education Minister visiting schools to ensure compliance with Covid-19 measures
Minister of Education, Priya Manikchand is currently visiting several schools to ensure they are following the COVID-19 measures.
The Minister used the opportunity to remind...
East Coast businessman wanted in connection with Belgium cocaine bust
The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) has issued a wanted bulletin for businessman Marlon Primo in connection with the massive drug bust in Belgium on...
Man killed after metal lift collapses at Liliendaal
A sanitation worker was on Sunday killed after the external lift he was using at the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, collapsed...
‘Milestone’ vaccine offers 90% Covid protection
(BBC) The first effective coronavirus vaccine can prevent more than 90% of people from getting Covid-19, a preliminary analysis shows.
The developers - Pfizer and...
Eyewitness: To go or not to go…
…from the White House?
As soon as the press started projecting a win for Biden, incumbent President Donald Trump signalled he won’t be “conceding”. The...
Fire destroys building on Regent Street
A fire of unknown origin has destroyed a building on Regent Street, Georgetown.
Reports are that the building housed a popular electronic store.
It is unclear...
Guyana records 30 new COVID-19 cases
The Ministry of Health has reported 30 new novel coronavirus cases today.
According to the updated COVID-19 Dashboard, the total number of confirmed cases are...
President Ali congratulates US President-Elect Joe Biden
President Irfaan Ali on Saturday extended congratulations to the new United States President-Elect Joe Biden, saying that he is looking forward to working with...
President Ali lauds veterans for sacrifice on Remembrance Day
His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali today paid homage to the men and women who died in service to the Commonwealth during World Wars I...
ECD man found dead in morgue after being missing for days
By LaWanda McAllister
A 22-year-old man of Annandale on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD), who was missing for days, was found dead at the...
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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
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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...
IDPADA-G never filed discrimination complaint with ERC – Commissioner
See full statement from the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC):
The International Decade of People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G) has never filed a...