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Big-hitting Windies stars Gayle, Pollard named in ICC T20I Team of the Decade

Big-hitting West Indies stars Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard were both named as part of the ICC T20I Team of the Decade. While the majority...

Guyana needs help in developing oil & gas local content- Canadian Envoy

Guyana does not have enough capacity to develop a policy for local content in the oil and gas sector and would need foreign help...

High tide rushes over Georgetown Seawall

Unusually high waves caused by high tide rushed over the Georgetown Seawall, causing flooding within the vicinity. Authorities had predicted that today would see the...

Covid: 107 new cases; 5 in ICU

Since the Covid-19 pandemic hit Guyana in March 2020, the country has seen 67,221 cases of the novel coronavirus, 107 of which were recorded...

Bridal shower gone wrong: Woman gets $500,000 bail for causing death by dangerous driving

Twenty-Seven-year-old Petona Welcome was placed on $500,000 bail on Thursday when she appeared at the Sparendam Magistrates’ Court to answer the charge of causing...

West Indies slip further after India series loss

LONDON, England (CMC) — Reigning World champions West Indies have taken a hit in the latest ICC Twenty20 rankings, following their 3-0 whitewash at...

Central Bank urged to improve access to banking services for persons with disabilities

The Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities (GCOPD) is currently exploring opportunities for persons who are living with disabilities to have better...

Dredge owner, Brazilian national charged with trafficking nine women

A dredge owner and an alleged accomplice were on Monday slapped with Trafficking in Persons (TIP) charges when they appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly...

DNA test confirms charred remains found in burnt car belong to key murder witness

The charred remains that were discovered in a burnt car in a swampy area in Mahaicony, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) on November 1, 2019, belongs...

Essequibo man granted $300,000 bail for attempted murder of NWD fisherman

Joel Marks, of Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Mabaruma Magistrate’s Court to answer the charge of attempted...

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...