Three pregnant women test positive for Zika in Barbados
According to reports from media houses in Barbados, the Ministry of Health has revealed that three pregnant women in Barbados have contracted the Zika...
Belladrum man hospitalised after attempting suicide
Doctors at the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital, East Coast Demerara (ECD) are currently monitoring the condition of a young man who attempted to take his...
Housing Minister sounds warning for unoccupied houselots
Rising in support of Budget 2016 in the National Assembly last evening, Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Valerie Sharpe-Patterson sounded a warning to...
Scenes from today’s Children’s Mash Competition at NCC
Nursery and Primary School children continue with more spectacular performances at the National Cultural Centre today as they participate in the Ministry of Education...
Former PNC Health Minister Dr. Noel Blackman arrested in New York – for involvement...
U.S. Federal authorities have arrested Dr Noel Blackman, who was recently appointed Chairman of the Georgetown Hospital Corporation and is a former Health Minister...
‘Inadequate ink’ prevents Chairman from presenting Rodney’s CoI report – AG ‘fed up’ of...
The final report of the investigation into the death of Dr Walter Rodney was further delayed Monday after the Chairman of the Commission, Sir...
Gunmen rob elderly vendor at NA Market
Frieda Khan, a 55-year-old vendor at the New Amsterdam Market was robbed, on Friday last, by two armed bandits who took away her bag...
‘No looming economic crisis’ – Minister Jordan
Jordan chides Irfaan Ali for ‘blowing a lot of hot air’, and lacking ‘fire in his belly’ during Budget debate
‘A lot of hot air’...
Minibus operators now required to pay $200 daily fee for use of City bus...
The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has launched a system for minibus operators in Georgetown which will see them paying a daily fee of...
Irfaan Ali slams Gov’t on fake promise of ‘good life’ – says this promise...
Kicking off this year's Budget debates in the National Assembly in a ‘fiery’ manner similar to last year’s showdown, former Minister of Housing and...
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Breaking: Iranian President Raisi feared dead as helicopter wreckage found
"President Raisi's helicopter was completely burned in the crash ... unfortunately, all passengers are feared dead," the official told Reuters.
Rescue teams fought blizzards and difficult terrain through the night to reach the wreckage in East Azerbaijan province in the early hours of Monday.
Man found dead in car on Heroes Highway
Police ranks from Regional Division #4B today discovered the body of a male in a motorcar along the Heroes Highway, East Bank Demerara.
Based on...
WCD labourer busted with ganja
A 30-year-old labourer has been arrested after police found a quantity of marijuana at his Best Village, West Coast Demerara home.
The discovery was made...
Pensioner killed on EBD roadway
A pensioner was killed Saturday night on the East Bank Demerara Public Road after a motorcar crashed into his electric bike.
Dead is 81-year-old Donovan...
Helicopter carrying Iran’s President Raisi crashes, search under way
DUBAI, May 19 (Reuters) - A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain...
New ramp, dredging, road upgrades for fisherfolks at Ogle outfall
Fisherfolks operating at the Ogle Outfall on the East Coast of Demerara will benefit from a new ramp to bring their boats onshore and...
“Every single person must be employed” – Pres. Ali as Welding Certification programme rolled...
Employment has been guaranteed for Guyanese participating in a new welding programme being facilitated by the Guyana Government through the School of the Nations...
MMA-ADA receives $110M excavator to advance agricultural works
The Mahaica-Mahaicony Abary- Agricultural Development Authority (MMA-ADA) at Onverwagt, Region Five on Saturday received a $110 million Amphibious Excavator to aid in the efficient...
Nearly 5lbs of ganja found at La Grange
Police in Regional Division #3 have unearthed close to five pounds of marijuana in an abandoned workshop at La Grange, West Bank Demerara.
The discovery...
Guyana to host regional Legal Conference on Criminal Justice Reform in July
See below for a statement on Guyana hosting the regional Legal Conference on Criminal Justice Reform in July:
The Government of Guyana, through the Attorney General’s...