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Tuesday, May 14, 2024

$10.5M awarded to father & sons for wrongful arrest, inhumane treatment by police in...

  Having found that the constitutional rights of four citizens were breached following their arrest by members of the Guyana Police Force, High Court Judge...

Bangladesh keen to advance relations with Guyana

Representative of the Embassy of the People's Republic of Bangladesh in Washington D.C., Mr. Ron Hasan, today called on Minister of Foreign Affairs and...

Corentyne businessman waited 9 hours for police response to attempted robbery

A businessman on the Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) is annoyed and concerned after he waited for some nine hours for the police to...

“Barbaric, riotous” activities will no longer be tolerated – AG on recent WCB protest

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall has sent a strong warning to residents of West Coast Berbice (WCB) that the full...

8 new Permanent Secretaries appointed

The Office of the President has announced the appointment of Permanent Secretaries within several Government Ministries. The appointments are as follows: Mr Malcolm Watkins...

37 new Covid cases recorded; 16 persons in ICU

Guyana has recorded 37 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total confirmed cases to 3,329 as of October 8, 2020. The total number of deaths...

Promise to provide free university education will be delivered – President assures

President Irfaan Ali has once again assured that his administration will keep its promise of delivering free university education to students during this present...

6 arrested after 69kg of marijuana found onboard vessel destined for Barbados

The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) last evening interdicted a Barbados Cargo Vessel at GNIC Wharf Georgetown with bulk marijuana that was destined for...

Datadin appointed Chair of CJIA Board

Prominent Attorney-at-law and Member of Parliament Sanjeev Datadin has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA). Other...

Holder to retain captaincy for New Zealand tour – Roger Harper

Convener of selectors, Roger Harper, has revealed that Jason Holder will retain the captaincy of the West Indies team for the coming tour New...

Recent Articles

MV Ma Lisha enters drydock 1 year after delivery

As part of the contractual agreement between the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) of the Public Works Ministry and the Garden Reach Ship Builders...

Berbice motorcyclist dies after colliding with donkey

Twenty-four-year-old Kumar Atmaram also called 'Shawn', a construction worker of Gangaram Village, East Canje Berbice died after he reportedly collided with a donkey on...

Update: Long Creek accident claims life of 5th victim

A fifth person has died in the fatal accident that occurred on Monday morning at Long Creek, Soesdyke Linden Highway. The fifth victim has been...

LTW 2024 records high influx of visitors compared to previous years – Sears

As the curtains were pulled on the 2024 Linden Town Week, Committee Member, Devin Sears reported that there has been a spike in attendance...

Guyana’s wood-tracking system to be overhauled, replaced with digital system – EU Ambassador

Guyana’s wood tracking system, which is important for ensuring loggers are complying with the law but relies heavily on paper will soon be digitised. This...

Siblings among 4 die in 2-vehicle smash-up at Long Creek

Siblings, Rushelle Leacock and Eddo Leacock were identified as two of the four persons who died in the early morning two-vehicle smash-up at Long...

CGX pushes start-up of Berbice Deep-Water Port to late 2024

Canadian-based CGX Energy Inc’s Berbice Deep-Water Port (BDWP) Project continues to face delays as its start-up has once again been pushed back to later...

Cargo passing through CJIA increased by 84% – CJIA Chair

says over 11 million kilos of cargo passed through CJIA compared to 6.1 million in 2015 In keeping with the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C)...

Bus park fatal stabbing: Suspects, 14 & 15, told police intent was to rob...

The two teenagers, who were arrested for the fatal stabbing of 33-year-old John Williams at the Route 44 minibus park in Georgetown on Saturday...

31-Y-O arrested with gun, ammo

A 31-year-old mill operator was arrested by police today after he was found in possession of a firearm and matching ammunition - for which...