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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...

City Hall CoI: Employees make damning allegations against Town Clerk

Staff and former employees of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) appeared at the Critchlow Labour College to testify on the first day of...

$3.2B contract awarded for India-funded ferry in Region 1- Harmon

Following much anticipation by residents in Region One for more accessible water travel, Government now says that a company has been identified to construct...

Barber accused of assaulting differently abled man charged

A 24-year-old barber was on Monday hauled before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts for assaulting and making mockery of a man who is differently abled. Kevin...

Stuart Law resigns as WINDIES Head Coach

Stuart Law has resigned as Head Coach of the WINDIES Men’s team to take on a new role in January 2019. Law, who took over...

Pedestrian 71, killed in Cornelia Ida accident

Police say they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred about 08:45h on Monday at the Cornelia Ida Public Road, West Coast Demerara, involving...

Subryanville hotelier now facing murder charge in fatal shooting incident

...remanded to prison Proprietor of Tourist Villa Hotel, Erwin Bacchus, of Fifth Avenue, Subryanville, who was initially charged with manslaughter for the shooting death of...

New GuySuCo Board approved, John Dow is Chair – Harmon

John Dow, who has a background in Agriculture, has been appointed the Chairman of the new Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Board. Minister of State, Joseph...

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Another person charged for murder of miners at Arimu Backdam

A pensioner is the latest person charged by the police in connection with the murder of two miners at Arimu Backdam, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) last...

President Ali dispels claims of discrimination

President Irfaan Ali has sought to dispel claims of his party discriminating against some communities and administrative regions in its development programmes. The President...

“We have to win the 2025 elections and win them massively” – Jagdeo

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is hosting its Congress at an important juncture since the country’s next General and Regional Elections are slated for...

“We will fly our flags in and out of elections” – Teixeira to Opposition

People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Executive Member Gail Teixeira on today said her party will continue to display its party colours and flags across the...

GHDS to host “Sanskriti” in G/Town, Berbice to mark Indian Arrival Day

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (GHDB) will host Sanskriti – a celebration of Our Heritage, Our Culture, Our Traditions - for two days to...

$543.6M for vital bridge rehabilitation in Region Four

The Ministry of Public Works has allocated a significant sum of $543.6 million for the rehabilitation of vital bridges across Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), enhancing...

Removal of Marxism-Leninism from Party’s Constitution among proposals as PPP 32nd Congress gets underway...

The People’s Progressive Party’s 32ndCongress gets underway today and during the two-day forum, the ruling party is expected to consider several proposals made by...

GRA reviewing invoices in 2nd oil audit to detect overstatements – VP Jagdeo

Following the recent detection of a false declaration on oil well equipment that was imported on behalf of ExxonMobil, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA)...

Father of 4 killed after rescuing fellow villager from attackers

Joseph Forde, a 44-year-old contractor of Middle Street, Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara (ECD), lost his life on Thursday evening after he was chopped and...

Prisoner further remanded for murder of cellmate

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: A 23-year-old prisoner, Shamar Davis called Stamma of Lot 56 B Field, Sophia who has been on...