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Sarwan to miss Jamaica Tallawahs CPL season

Former West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan will not serve as assistant coach for the Jamaica Tallawahs in this year’s edition of the Caribbean Premier...

Rawle Lucas resigns from post as GPL Chair

Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL), Rawle Lucas has resigned. When contacted by this publication, Lucas confirmed that...

WCB fisherman shot dead

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Winston Robertson, a 30-year-old fisherman of D'Edwards Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB). The fisherman, also know...

CPL 2020: Bravo just wants to play – Former TKR skipper happy to be...

The injury to Dwayne Bravo that kept him out of the 2019 edition of the Hero Caribbean Premier League and saw Kieron Pollard replace...

Putin: Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine approved for use

(BBC) Russian President Vladimir Putin has said a locally developed vaccine for Covid-19 has been given regulatory approval after less than two months of...

Germany seizes 1.5 tons of cocaine hidden in rice from Guyana

Hamburg authorities discovered 1.5 tons of cocaine in a container freight, one of the largest quantities ever seized in the northern German port city,...

Cops issue wanted bulletin for “Satan” over fatal Corriverton shooting

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Monday issued a wanted bulletin for 34-year-old Rocky Profitt, also known as “Satan” of Embassy Street, Line Path...

Man nabbed whilst attempting to hijack Prado

A suspected car thief is now in police custody after he attempted to hijack a Prado Sports Utility Vehicle on Saturday evening. The vehicle belongs to...

Auditor General investigates $1.6B “Covid-19 facility”

The Office of the Auditor General has launched an investigation into the spending of some $1.6B taxpayers' dollars to refurbish the flood-prone Ocean View...

Agriculture Ministry lacked leadership, agencies in deep financial trouble – Mustapha

Newly appointed Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has lamented has discovered a disturbing trend whereby almost every agency under his portfolio is drowning in...

Recent Articles

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

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...