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Thursday, April 18, 2024

White House press secretary tests positive for coronavirus

(CNN) White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has tested positive for Covid-19, she tweeted in a statement Monday morning. McEnany emphasized that she had...

LETTER: GPSU playing politics with the nation’s health

The Public Service Union is being unfair to the new Government, encouraging its members to call in sick, engaging in daily protests, and contemplating...

Windies should consider Pooran for Test format – WI legend Richards

Legendary West Indies ball blaster Viv Richards has advocated for selectors of the regional team to consider T20 batsman Nicholas Pooran for the longest...

‘World’s best airport’ warns of prolonged crisis

(BBC) Singapore's Changi Airport has warned of a "daunting period" ahead as the impact from the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of abating. The Asian...

Govt to install retrofitted containers at prisons to facilitate virtual hearings

In an effort to fast-track the hearings of cases in the criminal justice system amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, several steps have been implemented to...

Essequibo youth succumbs 6 days after being shot

Less than one week after he was shot after conducting a transaction, 20-year-old Reeaz Khan on Monday succumbed to his injuries at the Suddie...

55-Y-O nurse succumbs to COVID-19

A 55-year-old nurse is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 fatality. Mark King,  who was attached at the Georgetown Public Hospital, succumbed early this morning after he was...

‘We need justice’ – father claims man who stabbed sons boasting he cannot be...

Ramanand Dulam is demanding justice for his two sons, who he claims were stabbed during an altercation at Clifton Settlement, Corentyne, Region Six (East...

Jagdeo says robust local content policy next priority of Govt

With the Payara licence issued after a vigorous review of Exxon’s Field Development Plan (FDP), Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has said that ensuring Guyana...

Cops arrest 2 over rape, murder of Venezuelan woman

A miner and dredge owner were arrested after a 28-year-old Venezuelan woman was found raped and murdered at a mining camp at Big Hope...

Recent Articles

“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...

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...

US Security Advisor restates “unwavering support” for Guyana’s sovereignty

Readout of Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer’s Call with President Irfaan Ali of Guyana (on April 17, 2024) Principal Deputy National Security Advisor...