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Lowenfield gets $450,000 bail on private criminal charges

Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield made his first court appearance today at the Georgetown Magistrates' Court in relation to the private criminal charges filed...

Youth convicted for causing death by dangerous driving wants sentence overturned

A 26-year-old man, who was convicted for causing death by dangerous driving and sentenced to four years’ imprisonment on September 9, 2019, is seeking...

World leaders to stay at home in first ‘virtual’ UN General Assembly

The general debate of the General Assembly, traditionally the most high-profile UN event of the year, will be a slimmed-down affair this September, with...

CDC issues High Winds alert

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is urging residents to take all necessary precautions in the event of high winds. The CDC has issued alerts on...

Drivers escape unhurt following accident at Wismar Bridge

Two drivers escaped severe injuries following a mishap on the McKenzie-Wismar Bridge, Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice) on Thursday evening. Based on information received, a motorcycle...

LJP rejects APNU/AFC’s calls for dialogue; says not open to talks with a “dictatorship”

The Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) has rejected calls by the APNU/AFC Coalition for "dialogue". See full statement below: The Liberty and Justice is renewing its...

Jagdeo, Ali urge Appeal Court to dismiss Misenga Jones’ challenge

PPP/C General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo and Presidential Candidate Irfaan Ali, in their written submissions to the Appeal Court, have urged for the challenge brought...

ANUG says not open to dialogue with caretaker Govt

See full statement from the A New and United Guyana (ANUG) A New and United Guyana (ANUG) notes the statements made by the APNU+AFC on...

COVID-19 situation in Moruca contained – RHO

Health officials in Moruca, Region One (Barima-Waini) have managed to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the community. This was disclosed by the Regional Health...

Private Sector urges Top Cop to probe threats against GECOM Chair

The Private Sector Commission (PSC), in a statement today, says it has observed the increasingly "ugly abuse and threats" appearing on Facebook directed at...

Recent Articles

Lusignan prison escapee spotted in Parika, GPS offers reward for his arrest

Days after Jose Awad escaped from the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara, he was reportedly spotted in the vicinity of Parika, East Bank Essequibo. ...

QC teacher sent on leave after allegedly beating students

An investigation has been launched into the beating of some 10 students of Queens College. According to reports, the incident occurred around 10:15h on Thursday...

Essequibo shopkeeper busted with cocaine, ganja

A 47-year-old shopkeeper of Dartmouth Village Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) was on Wednesday taken into custody following the discovery of a quantity of...

Guyanese among 2 killed in Upstate NY head-on collision

A Guyanese woman was among two killed in a head-on crash in White Creek, upstate New York. Dead are 39-year-old Shumeka Burgan-Mentor formerly of Timehri,...

Taxi driver busted with 22kg ganja gets 4 years, fined $19.8M

Fifty-three-year-old Eusi Wilson, a taxi driver who was interception with 22 kilograms of cannabis in his motorcar on April 21, 2024, along High Street,...

2-year-old-old among 3 injured after lorry crashes into concrete bridge

A two-year-old was among three persons injured after the motor lorry in which they were travelling crashed into a concrete bridge along the Glasgow...

8 illegal structures halt major infrastructural works in Linden – CH&PA

The Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority, Sherwyn Greaves, on Wednesday morning, went with a team on a fact-finding mission...

T&T Govt denies blocking importation of milk from Guyana

claims importer returned goods to DDL   The Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ministry had very strong words for Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T) decision to...

Conciliation talks: Govt rejects GTU’s 20% across-the-board increase ultimatum

…says demand shocked Ministry, unreasonable The sudden ultimatum by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) to demand that the Government pay all teachers a 20 per...

Fmr. PNC General Secretary, Oscar Clarke passes

Former General Secretary (GS) of the People's National Congress (PNC) reportedly died on Wednesday after complaining of feeling unwell. He died at a private...