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Friday, May 3, 2024

“Nothing to Laugh About 10” held-over for July 1

...organisers hoping to use performances to spread awareness on mental health issues, substance abuse   Fans of the popular comedy revue “Nothing to Laugh About...

US six-country travel ban takes effect with few exceptions for relatives

(AFP) US President Donald Trump's ban on refugees and travellers from six mainly Muslim countries went into effect late Thursday, after Supreme Court decision...

Ex-nurse, hitman hired to murder Jamaican husband jailed for life

(CMC) – A New York Supreme Court judge has sentenced a Caribbean American former nurse and a hitman she hired to kill her Jamaican-born...

Windies send India in to bat in third ODI

(AFP) West Indies captain Jason Holder won the toss and put India in to bat in the third fixture of a five-match One-Day International...

Gov’t commences preparations for new budget cycle

Assessments, adjustments and achievements in relation to the public sector’s work programme was the main focus at this month’s Ministerial Conference as the Government...

‘I have been selling Guyana’s art abroad’ says President at Visual Art Exhibition

President David Granger, tonight, reaffirmed his commitment the development of the arts in Guyana and assured the visual arts community of the Government’s full...

Armed bandits rob, terrorise elderly Corentyne couple

A 58-year-old shop-owner, Kamaldeo of Number 46 Village, Corentyne, East Berbice explained to this publication that he and his wife, 57, were robbed by...

EU brings curtain down on sugar grant programme with Guyana

After finally releasing the last installment of its sugar grant last year, the European Union (EU) has now closed the programme, which saw Guyana...

Aruba Airlines set to fly from July, several others have applied- GCAA

Several airlines have applied to the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate locally. In an interview with the Department of Public Information (DPI)/Government Information...

Witness implicates “Spleen” as trigger man in Laing Avenue murder

Constable Anthony Blackman was on Thursday placed in the witness box before City Magistrate Judy Latchman as he testified under oath in the ongoing...

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Police investigating alleged bomb threat at St Rose’s High School

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  On May 2, 2024, at 13:45hrs, an alleged bomb threat was made to St. Roses High School...

Govt to seek over US$180M in supplementary funding for GPL

Government will soon approach the National Assembly for US$180M- US$250M in supplementary funding for the Guyana Power and Light (GPL). This sum will be used...

4 persons robbed of cash & jewellery after returning home from concert

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  On May 02, at about 03:15 hours, at Lot 184 Durban Backlands, Georgetown, four (4) persons were...

Grove man dies after being struck down by speeding cop

A pedestrian was last evening struck down and killed by a vehicle driven by a policeman, along the Farm Public Road, East Bank Demerara...

Jamaican Information Minister “impressed” with Guyana’s media landscape

Jamaica’s Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Robert Nesta Morgan on Thursday said he is “very impressed” with...

Govt awards 150 mining blocks; more areas to be allotted in coming months 

See full statement from the Ministry of Natural Resources:  Emanating from a commitment H.E. President Mohamed Irfaan Ali made to the mining stakeholders, on Friday...

Over 90 persons vying for seat on PPP’s 35-member Central Executive Committee

A total of ninety-three persons are vying to be a part of the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) Central Executive Committee at this weekend’s Congress. The...

Guyana must recognise rapidly evolving work culture – GAWU on reduced hours, days

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has pointed out that the global movement to reduce working hours and days without compromising conditions...

Pupils expressed confidence, readiness for NGSA 2024

A total of 15, 488 pupils are writing this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) on May 2 and 3. The pupils are being tested...

4 homeless after unattended stove goes up in flames

A mother and her three children are now homeless after their Number 60 Village, Corentyne, Berbice home went up in flames. The woman had to...