Over 661,000 eligible voters on Official List of Electors
Commissioners from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) have confirmed that this year's Official List of Electors (OLE) is completed, with some 661,028 eligible voters.
Government-nominated...
Update: Fire allegedly started by patient at GPHC’s Psychiatric Ward
The fire which erupted at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) this morning was reportedly started by a patient of the psychiatric ward.
The blaze began...
BREAKING NEWS: Fire at GPHC
A fire has erupted at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.
Firefighters are currently at the scene.
INews understands that the fire has already been extinguished.
Mahaica teen collapses, dies while preparing for school
A 15-year-old student of the Bygeval Secondary School, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD) collapsed and died on Tuesday morning as he was preparing for...
Fire guts popular District Ultra Lounge
Popular party spot, the District Ultra Lounge located at Giftland Mall, Pattensen, Greater Georgetown was earlier today completely destroyed by a fire of unknown...
Major earthquake strikes in Caribbean between Jamaica and Cuba
A powerful magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck in the sea south of Cuba on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami warning for Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman...
Guyana, Albania sign visa waiver MOU
The Governments of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and the Republic of Albania signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Exemption of Visa...
GCCI, Jamaica Chamber of Commerce express disappointment in Caricom
…over having to pursue regional partnerships independently
The Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretariat is not doing enough for its member states in relation to promoting and...
Carpenter who knocks out police officer’s teeth gets bail
A 22-year-old carpenter was on Tuesday arraigned for allegedly cuffing a police officer thus causing him to lose three teeth.
Shem Wilkie of Lot 111...
Court of Appeal defers H2H ruling until after Feb 6
…after AG resurrects “mysterious” 1991 legislation
The Court of Appeal has deferred its ruling on the House-to-House Registration partial appeal until after a February 6...
Recent Articles
Region Three Business Chamber makes “impactful connections” at int’l conference in Brazil
See the below statement from the Region Three Chamber of Commerce and Industry on its recent attendance at the International Roraima-CARICOM Business Meeting held...
Motorcyclist dies after colliding with tree on Tapakuma Trail, Reg. Two
A young motorcyclist was killed in the wee hours of today after he collided with a tree on the Tapakuma Trail in Region Two...
Decomposed body of male washes up at Hope Beach
The decomposed body of a male was washed up at the Hope Beach on the East Coast of Demerara.
This discovery was made at about 11:30h...
Cevon’s driver shot by bandits during robbery at South Rimveldt office
A driver attached to Cevon Waste Management is now hospitalised after he was shot during a robbery at the company's Aubrey Barker Road, South...
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...