Mechanic remanded for possession of unlicenced firearm
A 25-year-old mechanic of Lot 197 Cummings Street, Georgetown was remanded to prison on Wednesday by Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore after he denied the...
Plaisance woman charged with murder of reputed husband
The Plaisance woman who allegedly stabbed her husband to death on Sunday last was on Wednesday arraigned at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court charged with...
Study finds drug-related offences 2nd leading cause for incarcerations
...stakeholders urged to take urgent steps towards alternative sentencing
As Government moves towards implementing alternative sentencing for drug-related offences, a recent study conducted on a...
‘Do it for the passion, not the pay’, says UG VC to teachers
Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Guyana (UG), Professor Ivelaw Griffith on Wednesday encouraged teachers to do their jobs for the passion and...
Region 4 to re-invite bids for construction of health centre at Supply …following contractor’s...
Following the termination of a contractual agreement between the Region 4 Executives and contractor; Navin and Sons, for the construction of a new health...
Security Minister defends shutdown of beach parties in front of Marriott
Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan has defended a recent move by Government to bar the hosting of social events at the Marriott beach front.
Minister...
Regional leaders concerned about information flow in the C’bean
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders have expressed disappointment at the flow of information within the 15-member grouping and have...
T&T boy, 13, was raped, strangled to death
(Trinidad Guardian) Shocked relatives of Joash Pantin, 13, emerged from the Forensic Science Centre in St James yesterday afternoon with their eyes filled with tears,...
Sugar workers protest Parliament for salary increase, severance
As the third day of Budget 2019 debates were on-going in the National Assembly, scores of sugar workers braved the heat in front of...
International Day of Disabled Persons observed by NASNS
The annual observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilise support for...
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...