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Monday, April 29, 2024

Prison vehicle with convicts, policemen crashes into WCD pharmacy

Members of the Guyana Police Force as well as several convicted felons were this morning injured following at an accident on the Uitvlugt Public...

Region 2 flooding- Agri Minister oblivious to the struggles of farmers- AFC Councillor

Agriculture Minister Noel Holder seems to be oblivious to the struggles of farmers in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) who are severely affected by the widespread...

$30M approved for water harvesting facilities in Region 9

The Government of Guyana is working to ensure that residents of villages in the North Rupununi, Region Nine have a year round water supply....

M&CC demolishes sections of Sherriff Street business

-What goes for one must go for all says business owner The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) on Thursday afternoon demolished a section of a...

Rifle, ammunition, drugs found in East La Penitence home

Police ranks acting on information received, went to a house at Turn Drive, East La Penitence about 14:00hrs today and conducted a search, during...

Cummings Lodge fire leaves 2 families homeless

Two families are now homeless following a fire earlier this afternoon which destroyed two homes in Cummings Lodge, Georgetown. Reports indicate that at around...

Legal battle looms over appointment of GECOM chair

...Opposition Leader still awaiting meeting with President  As the back and forth continues regarding the appointment of a chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM),...

Natural Resources Ministry brokers one-off deal between Bosai, Rusal

... to ship 24 tonnes of bauxite to China The Natural Resources Ministry says it has assisted in successfully brokering a one-off agreement between...

Prisoner facing murder charge, stabbed in holding cell of Magistrate’s Court

A prisoner was this morning rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was stabbed while in the holding cell of the Georgetown Magistrate’s...

CH&PA utilizes $1.1B of budgeted $5.8B for 2016

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) has provided a breakdown of the entity’s performance over the past year and revealed a dismal track...

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...