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Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Cops awaiting post mortem report of body found at Parika roadway

The body of 52-year-old Dindyal Sookram, a.k.a “Zinky” was discovered on the Parika, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) roadway late Friday night by passersby some...

Retired jurist sworn in as T&T’s first female head of state

(CMC) — Retired jurist Paula-Mae Weekes was sworn in Monday as Trinidad and Tobago's first female head of state and called on citizens not...

TechnipFMC opens oil and gas support facility at McDoom

Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, who is performing the functions of President, today said that Guyanese must benefit from the country’s success. He reminded...

Guyanese entrepreneurs to participate in 2021 YLAI Fellowship Programme

Three Guyanese entrepreneurs will be participating in the 2021 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative Fellowship Programme. According to a statement from the US Embassy,...

Three injured as car slams into horse at Mocha Road

A car slammed into a horse late last evening at the Mocha Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD). INews understands that three persons who were travelling...

PSC, coalition MPs ask High Court to declare FMAA unconstitutional

The Police Service Commission (PSC) and A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) Members of Parliament Ganesh Mahipaul and Coretta McDonald are among...

Motorcyclist killed in Mahaicony accident

A 23-year-old man was on Sunday killed in an accident after he lost control of the motorcycle he was riding and plunged into a...

$717.8M lawsuit filed against BK Int’l, Nafico over Yarrowkabra Secondary School project

The Attorney General Chambers has instituted legal proceedings against BK International Inc and the North American Fire and General Insurance Company (Nafico) for breach...

Millions in jewellery stolen from L. Seepersaud & Sons

Millions of dollars in jewellery were - between the late hours of Monday evening and early morning hours of Tuesday- stolen from L. Seepersaud...

Weight control measures to be enacted for vehicles traversing Hinterland roads – Govt

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure is moving to put systems in place to regulate the weights of the vehicles traversing the roads in the...

Recent Articles

Guyana to champion forest conservation at upcoming G20 Summit – Jagdeo

Guyana has been invited to attend the upcoming Group of Twenty (G20) Summit in Brasilia, Brazil in October, and will champion forest conservation and...

Power ship reaches maximum capacity of 36MW – GPL

Over the weekend, the power ship stationed at Everton, East Bank Berbice incrementally increased its generation output to 35 megawatts to the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected...

Govt makes 2nd NRF withdrawal for 2024 to the tune of US$300 million 

See full statement from the Ministry of Finance:  Pursuant to the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act 2021, as amended by the Fiscal Enactments (Amendment) Act...

Construction of US$35M Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge to begin in August

Traffic congestion and long delays will soon be things of the past for commuters using the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge, as construction of a new US$35...

Body of missing pensioner found in Essequibo River

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division #7 are investigating a report of suspected drowning of Philistine Franci called ‘PI’,...

Cyclist hospitalised after Sheriff Street Roundabout ‘hit and run’ accident

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division 4A are investigating a report of a hit and run serious accident which...

Pedestrian dies after being struck down by truck at Enmore

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division 4C are investigating a report of a fatal accident which occurred on Sunday...

PM Phillips Commends CIUG for a Decade of Chinese Cultural Exchange at 10th Anniversary

Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips, praised the Confucius Institute at the University of Guyana (CIUG) for its outstanding achievements in fostering...

GPHC receives modern devices to facilitate better treatment of persons with kidney diseases

Through a collaborative effort between the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), and Boston Scientific, several LithoVue scopes were...

Work on sentencing guidelines nearing completion – AG

The government is close to completing work on sentencing guidelines, a project that has been funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded ‘Support for...