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New Route for Mash 2018, Junior Soca Competition unveiled

Revellers participating in next year’s Mashramani Float Parade will have a new route to follow, Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr. George Norton announced at...

Man arrested for allegedly shooting at sex worker

  Police have launched an investigation after a sex worker of Herstelling, East Bank Demerara (EBD) filed a complaint that a man from his community...

UG restricts access to campuses citing ‘security concerns’

The University of Guyana (UG) has moved to block all access to its two campuses – at Turkeyen and Tain – allowing only ‘top...

Teen attacked, chopped while walking along roadway

A teenage construction worker is battling for his life at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after he was attacked and brutally chopped about...

Relatives of pensioner killed in November hit-and-run still seeking justice

Relatives of a 78-year-old pensioner who was killed in a hit-and-run accident on Lamaha Street in the vicinity of Waterloo Street, North Cummingsburg, Georgetown...

Covid: 52 new infections, over 240 active cases

With 52 new infections detected in one day, the country currently has over 240 active Covid cases – a significant increase in the numbers...

Father of 1 gets 3 years for trafficking cannabis

A 42-year-old man was on Wednesday handed down a sentence of 3 years imprisonment when he appeared before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman at the...

78-yr-old Crabwood Creek farmer killed – found dead in hammock with wounds to...

By Kristen Macklingam The close-knit village of Crabwood Creek, Berbice, has plunged into a state of mourning following the shocking and gruesome discovery last night...

‘Every child can learn, every child must learn’ – Chief Education Officer

Chief Education Officer (CEO) Mr Marcel Hutson at the commencement of a three-day curriculum writing workshop today, told those in attendance that the aim...

Teen committed to stand trial for killing ex-convict

Anthony Carter, a 19-year-old of 188 Main Street, East Canje, was committed to stand trial at the next practicable session at Berbice Assizes for...

Recent Articles

Father of 4 killed after rescuing fellow villager from attackers

Joseph Forde, a 44-year-old contractor of Middle Street, Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara (ECD), lost his life on Thursday evening after he was chopped and...

Prisoner further remanded for murder of cellmate

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: A 23-year-old prisoner, Shamar Davis called Stamma of Lot 56 B Field, Sophia who has been on...

Update: Policeman in custody for killing pedestrian in hit-and-run

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: Police ranks in Regional Division 4'B' are probing a 'hit-and-run' fatal accident that occurred on Wednesday, May...

Human Service Ministry launches ‘MPOWER’ initiative to upskill 1000 men

Approximately 1,000 men are set to benefit from a series of training opportunities through the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s ‘MPOWER’ training...

Danuta Radzik fails in 2nd attempt to stall GtE project, ordered to pay costs...

See full statement from the Environmental Assessment Board: Danuta Radzik failed in Second Attempt to Stall the Gas to Shore Project – Ordered to Pay...

Ramsay Ali re-elected as GMSA President

Georgetown, Guyana, May 2, 2024: The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is delighted to announce the successful election of its new Board of...

Govt designates ambassadors to Brazil, Switzerland, Belgium

The Guyana Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, today announced several diplomatic appointments. Professor Compton Bourne has been appointed as the...

3rd victim in fatal Williamsburg smash-up dies

The third person who was involved in the fatal smash-up at Williamsburg, Corentyne, has succumbed to his injuries. Dead is 17-year-old Veeram Seecharran of Lot...

‘Public Works Ministry has been delinquent’ – Jagdeo on illegal structures on Govt reserves

The Ministry of Public Works needs to be more proactive in addressing the construction of illegal structures on the government’s reserves, according to Vice...

Diplomats urge journalists to maintain integrity

ABCEU Joint Statement – World Press Freedom Day: The Heads of Missions of the Embassy of the United States of America, H.E. Ambassador Nicole Theriot;...