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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Sweden Parliament votes out PM

Sweden's Prime Minister, Stefan Lofven, will have to stand down after losing the support of parliament. The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats (SD) backed the vote to...

Judge grants WCB farmers injunction against Region 5 REO from bulldozing lands

One week after Statement of Claim proceedings were filed at the High Court, Justice Navindra Singh has granted three of 30 farmers in Region...

Duo in City Hall attempted murder, robbery under caution – investigator

As the trial of Marisco George and her alleged accomplice, John Caesar, continued at the High Court, Police investigator at the time Cedric Gravesande...

Labourer in hot water for threatening mother

A 49-year-old labourer was on Monday granted bail after he denied threatening his mother when he appeared before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman. Paul Smith made...

MMP Foundation to pay full CSEC fees for 74 students in Region Six

The MMP Foundation For Excellence has committed itself to pay for seventy-four (74) students in Region Six (East Berbice Corentyne) to write their Caribbean...

CCPA investigating rape of minor in Linden after video goes viral on social media

The Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA) is now investigating the rape of a minor, by two adult males, after the videos went viral...

No increase in property taxes in LGE areas won by PPP- Jagdeo

...says 'People who vote APNU will be voting to increase their taxes' With countrywide property valuations on the horizon, People’s Progressive Party General Secretary Dr...

Children vending, begging is illegal, don’t contribute to its growth CPA warns

“When you purchase from a child that is vending, you are part of the problem, and you are part of the exploitation of that...

Holding Bay areas of the Lusignan Prison raided

A joint search by law officials of the Holding Bay areas of the Lusignan Prison around 12:02h and 14:50h on Monday unearthed various contraband items,...

Over 3000 ethnically inclusive PPP candidates to contest LGE- General Secretary

Nomination day is out of the way and People’s Progressive Party General Secretary Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has revealed that over 3000 candidates have been...

Recent Articles

Police equally responsible for escalation of illegal vending in city – Nandlall

    Illegal vending in the city of Georgetown has been an ongoing problem for decades, with the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) facing backlash over...

Corentyne hot dog vendor attacked, robbed at gunpoint

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: An alleged Robbery Under Arms was committed on Dhanmattie Rampersaud called "Mono, age 47, a Businesswoman, of...

Govt ensures world-class facilities ahead of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle has confirmed that the pitches at the National Stadium and practice venues...

Essequibo businessman charged for unlicenced gold trade

The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) today charged an Essequibo businessman, who was allegedly involved in buying gold in the Port Kaituma district, without...

GNBS seizes over 1400 packs of cigarettes in Regions 5 & 6

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) on Saturday, April 27, 2024, seized a large quantity of assorted cigarettes which do not meet the...

Interventions underway to expedite Lamaha, Middleton Streets expansion project – Edghill

The Lamaha Street expansion project aimed at enhancing connectivity between Vlissengen Road and Middleton Street in Georgetown, is facing setbacks due to delayed infrastructural...

‘Just 2 minutes more & they might have been trapped’ – security officer recalls...

An early morning fire of unknown origin wreaked havoc at Golden Grove, Public Road on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD), destroying the WuHu...

Opposition MP urges ‘independent investigation’ into alleged police brutality at Mackenzie Station 

See full statement from Opposition Member of Parliament Jermaine Figueira: As Linden celebrates its anniversary “Town week” the recent emergence of a viral video depicting...

Contract for audit of post-2020 ExxonMobil expenses to be awarded soon

With two audits already completed for oil giant ExxonMobil’s oil and gas exploration activities in the Stabroek Block, the Natural Resources Ministry has indicated...

Senior NDC official accused of issuing receipts from private receipt book

  A senior official attached to the Johns-Port Mourant Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) has been accused of issuing receipts from a private receipt book and...