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Carpenter who knocked out cop’s teeth gets bail

A 22-year-old carpenter was on Tuesday arraigned for allegedly cuffing a police officer, causing him to lose three teeth. Shem Wilkie of Mahdia, Region Eight...

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...

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Govt wants hinterland communities to be self-sufficient, supply food to mining districts

In his first trip to Batavia, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) since Amerindian Heritage celebrations in September 2023, President Dr Irfaan Ali laid out his vision...

Conversation Tree Road project likely to be completed by S Jagmohan Construction – Edghill

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Govt housing heavily subsidised – Croal rejects Opposition’s motion to review costs

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Opposition’s motion to remove autonomy of Local Govt Commission voted down

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PPC engages IDB to strengthen procurement processes

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Opposition MP Maureen Philadelphia apologises for false claims on teachers’ training

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Chinese national dies in Essequibo River boat collision

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Motorcyclist suffers fractured skull, succumbs to injuries 2 days after accident

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division #6 are reporting an accident which occurred on Saturday, May 4, 2024 on...