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Berbice hire car operators object to being removed from “park”

Hire car operators plying the Stanleytown/New Amsterdam route are up in arms after they were informed that they can no longer use in front...

Another 100 houses for Cummings Lodge Phase Two Project

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) is currently working on the second phase of the Cummings Lodge housing project, which will see an...

Linden man who killed ex-girlfriend dies by suicide

The body of 28-year-old Leston Banes, who allegedly murdered his ex-girlfriend, 22-year-old Kelly Cornette was this morning found in an abandoned house...

Guyana to get tissue culture facility by mid-2024

With the establishment of the tissue culture facility in Guyana by mid-2024, the country will be able to increase its plantlet production from 13,000...

Berbice teacher killed in early morning accident

A 39-year-old man was killed in an early morning accident on the Corentyne, Berbice after he reportedly lost control of his vehicle and crashed...

‘Power sharing’ was never proposed to the PPP after 2015 elections- Jagdeo

...slams media report as fake news  Opposition Leader, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday slammed reports in the media that "power sharing" was proposed to the...

Woman dies a month after being beaten by son

One month after being severely beaten by her son, a 77-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries. Dead is Jaganarin Lalta, also called “Bob”, of Lot...

Govt to audit ExxonMobil for 2017 to 2020 – Jagdeo

The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government is gearing up to facilitate an audit into Exxon’s cost oil claims covering the period of 2017 and...

4 more die from COVID-19, 70 new cases recorded

The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Friday reported that four more persons who tested positive for COVID-19 have died thus taking the death toll...

Police find 12-gauge shotgun at Black Bush, Corentyne; 3 arrested

An intelligence-led Police operation at around 14:05 hrs on Friday has resulted in the arrest of three men and the recovery of an unlicensed...

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Police suspect vessel in Port Kaituma was used for drug trafficking, transshipment – Benn

More than one week after a semi-submersible vessel was found along a river at Port Kaituma in Region One (Barima-Waini), Home Affairs Minister Robeson...

5 new chickenpox cases recorded at Lusignan Prison

In the past week, the Health Ministry recorded a total of five new chickenpox cases at the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara (ECD). This was...

No seawall vendor has been dislocated – Min Edghill assures

No vendor operating at the Georgetown Seawall has been dislocated, according to Public Works Minister Juan Edghill as he responded to a statement issued...

Guyanese American Chamber of Commerce “gravely concerned” over boycott threats against Guyanese businesses

Condemnation continues to increase against the recent antics of the Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID), which attracted backlash after threatening to boycott any...

Region 9 produces first batch of Pharmacy and Nursing Assistants

History was made on Friday as the first batch of newly trained Nursing and Pharmacy Assistants graduated in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo)...

Significant boost for Region 9 district hospitals with new Ultrasound units

Ultrasound services will now be offered to residents of Annai, Karasabai, Aishalton and Sand Creek in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), eliminating the need...

Man confronting ex at Eccles Gas Station shot in leg by security guard

A man now nursing a gunshot wound to his leg after he was injured by a security guard attached to the Two Brothers Gas...

Two dead in motorcycle crash on Diamond Public Road

A motorcyclist and his pillion rider are now dead following an early morning accident on the Diamond Public Road, East Bank Demerara today. Dead are...

“My heart breaks… How do I start over?” – Colours of India owner after...

The mid-afternoon fire that gutted the popular Colours of India Boutique on the West Coast of Berbice occurred just a few days shy of...

IPED disburses $4.3B in loans; creates over 8,600 jobs in 2023

The Institute of Private Enterprise Development Limited (IPED) announced today, through the release of its 2023 Annual Report, the disbursement of a total of...