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Man stabs wife to death; attacks mother-in-law after she tried to intervene

...suspect attempts suicide  A West Berbice woman is now dead after she was stabbed several times by her reputed husband during an argument on Thursday...

Guyana records 2 new COVID-19 cases

From statistics released by the Public Health Ministry today, the novel coronavirus cases stand at 57 while the death toll remains at 6. The number...

‘Sanctions will come down like a ton of bricks’ – Jagdeo warns against recount...

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), Bharrat Jagdeo, has warned the APNU/AFC Coalition and the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) of the...

Mazaruni Prison escapee recaptured

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force, who were on patrol on Tuesday, have recaptured of Mazaruni Prison escapee Christopher Punch. Punch was recaptured at 04:00hrs...

“End the charade” …Jagdeo maintains elections recount can be completed in 10 days

Peoples Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo, has urged the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice Claudette Singh, to do...

CW Observer Group urges “credible, transparent & timely” recount

See full statement:  The Commonwealth Observer Group accredited for the 2 March 2020 General and Regional Elections notes the 15 April 2020 statement of the...

Could IPL 2020 take place overseas?

IPL 2020 has been suspended but already offers have started to come in for hosting it outside India. Simon Katich, the head coach of...

Schools unlikely to reopen anytime soon

Schools across Guyana remain closed as the Ministry of Education reassesses its decision to reopen on April 20, in light of the recent increase...

14 days left before Guyana delves further constitutional abyss – Bar Association

See full statement from the Bar Association: Article 69 of the Constitution of Guyana mandates that, on dissolution, the next session of Parliament must commence...

London: Pregnant nurse dies of Covid-19 but baby survives after emergency C-section

(Reprinted from CNN) The baby of a pregnant nurse who died of Covid-19 is doing "very well" after being delivered via emergency cesarean section,...

Recent Articles

GTU not serious about conciliation following series of demands – AG

…says Union using teachers to push other agenda In light of the recent ultimatum issued by the Guyana Teachers’ Union concerning the 20 per cent...

$117M owed in traffic tickets’ payments

…237 drivers fined $18M for drunk driving Drivers in Guyana face a staggering bill of $117 million owed to the Guyana Police Force following a...

“There will be reciprocity” – VP warns countries restricting Guyana’s commodities

Imports from any country that prevents Guyana’s commodities from entering its market will face similar restrictions when its exports are entering Guyana. This is according...

Venezuela Border Controversy: Guyana notifies allies of Venezuela’s threatening posture at border

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo informed media practitioners on Thursday afternoon that the Government of Guyana has informed all relevant international bodies, allies, and other...

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...