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Thursday, March 28, 2024

BREAKING: Two Bartica massacre accused sentenced to death by hanging

- Third accused acquitted but remained on remand BY RAMONA LUTHI Almost 9 years after the horrific Bartica massacre, gang members Mark Royden Williams, called ‘Durant’...

Travis Chase, HGPTV News sued by Omar Shariff for $20M

for defamation and slander In a writ served to journalist Travis Chase, HGPTV- Omar Farouk Inc. and Omar Farouk as defendants, embattled Permanent Secretary...

Berbice taxi driver kills self over ‘unfaithful’ girlfriend

begs to see girlfriend’s photo on dying bed By Andrew Carmichael A taxi driver on Sunday morning took his last breath after consuming a lethal...

Airport expansion project to complete by end of 2017

Following several delays, the contractors steering major expansion works at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) are confident that they will be able to...

Unsuspecting women robbed of their handbags by trailing bandits

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) are investigating an alleged Robbery Under Arms committed on two females at Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara...

Wanted bulletin issued for ‘mastermind’ in murder of Berbice carpenter

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is now seeking the help of U.S. law enforcement in its bid to question the alleged mastermind in the...

New Thriving Restaurant’s Providence branch opens

... as President lauds vibrant Chinese investment President David Granger described Chinese investment in Guyana as vibrant at the launch of the New Thriving Restaurant...

CSEC 2016 Results: Marginal increase in overall pass rate …See list of schools...

The Ministry of Education has reported that, in 2016, there was a marginal increase in the overall pass rate for the Caribbean Secondary Education...

Linden man accused of raping 8-yr-old daughter collapses at Court

A 33-year-old father of Wismar, Linden, who is being accused of raping his 8-year-old daughter, was scheduled to appear before Chief Magistrate Ann Mc...

Public Health Ministry launches training programme for Patient Care Assistants

Fifty-one persons from Regions 3, 4 and 5 are currently being trained as Patient Care Assistants and upon completion of the programme will be...

Recent Articles

18 areas earmarked for new housing developments

The government has revealed a comprehensive strategy aimed at further reducing the backlog of house lots within the Ministry of Housing and Water’s database. Minister...

Legal icon Justice (rtd.) Désirée Bernard dies

Former Chancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana Justice Désirée Bernard has died. Justice Bernard’s biography is chronicled on the CCJ’s website. It states that she...

Traffic Advisory for Easter Monday

Traffic Advisory from the Guyana Police Force: Be informed that in on Monday 1st April, 2024 Easter activities will be celebrated country wide with an...

UK donates drone to GMCS for mangrove monitoring

A group of young indigenous girls and boys are being trained to champion conservation efforts in the Barima Mora Passage. They are being trained...

Counselling, other support for families of girls that died in Massara

The government has pledged to provide counselling and other support that may be necessary to the families of the three young girls who lost...

Current dry spell to persist until end of April, desist from lighting fires –...

Public Advisory from the Ministry of Home Affairs:  In recent developments, there has been a significant decrease in visibility attributed to a combination of ground...

Death of GDF rank: Truck driver says highway was dark, soldiers were not wearing...

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 21:00 hrs last night (Wednesday) at Madewini,...

Texas-based Lindsayca to work on petrochemical plant, refinery & oil block in Guyana

Texas-based oil and gas firm Lindsayca has revealed that it will be doing critical work on three major local initiatives: a petrochemical plant, as...

GDF rank struck, killed by truck during annual walk

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Sergeant was struck down and killed by a vehicle while participating in the Force’s annual walk. Dead is Sergeant Deslyn...

Guyana will aggressively pursue oil for national development – Pres Ali to BBC

  An interview between President Dr Irfaan Ali and Stephen Sackur, the host of BBC’s “HardTalk” show, saw the Head of State forced to defend...