Mother of 10 forced to break curfew to keep food on the table
…risks life and arrest to catch “creck-a-teh" every night
By Andrew Carmichael
A mother would do anything and possibly break every law to ensure that her...
GPL to construct 5km transmission line in 2020
The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) has secured $5.2Billion (US$2.5M) in funding through a loan from the Inter-American Development Bank to construct five...
22-Y-O pleads guilty to raping three girls
Even after being acquitted on a rape charge in 2016, and having a second chance in society, 22-year-old Leon Jordan will now face the...
Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul back in Windies test squad for NZ tour
Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Friday announced the two squads for the proposed tour of New Zealand which will feature three T20 Internationals and...
39-Y-O woman stabbed by ex-boyfriend
A 39-year-old woman who allowed her ex-boyfriend to sleep over at her house was during the wee hours of today stabbed by the man...
Contractors to pay liquidated damages over delays on Schoonord-to-Crane Highway
The contractors working on the $11.8 billion four-lane highway project from Schoonord to Crane in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) are expected to pay...
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...
Charity Post Office broken into, over $2M stolen as safe torched
Over $2M was reportedly stolen from the Charity Post Office, Essequibo Coast, after a safe which housed the cash for pensioners was torched sometime...
Bar Council pays tribute to late Keith Massiah
The Guyana Bar Association has paid tribute on the passing of former Chancellor of the Judiciary, Attorney General and professor at the University of...
US donates 5 freezers to improve vaccination storage in Guyana
The local Covid vaccination drive has received a boost with the donation of five ultra-low temperature freezers valued some US$72,000 from the US Embassy...
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CXC delegation in Guyana to conduct the NGSA marking process
Dr. Nicole Manning from the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) paid a courtesy visit to the office of Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand.
Present at the...
ExxonMobil, Ramps Logistics charged with submitting false declarations to GRA
Business Development Manager at Ramps Logistics, Mariska Jordan, and Steve Gentry from ExxonMobil (Guyana) were on Friday charged with allegedly inflating an invoice submitted...
Minister Bharrat represents Guyana at 19th UN Forest Forum
Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat M.P., this week represented Guyana at the United Nations’ Forests Forum, which took place at the UN’s Headquarters...
Rotary Club of Georgetown to upgrade Uncle Eddie’s Home
In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of Uncle Eddie’s Home, the Rotary Club of Georgetown Central recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
Berbice man nabbed in Suriname remanded for attempted murder
Sasenarine Sankar, called ‘Barber’ or ‘Wire’, the 47-year-old man who had been wanted for attempted murder committed on Sandy Persaud, has been remanded to...
Govt wants hinterland communities to be self-sufficient, supply food to mining districts
In his first trip to Batavia, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) since Amerindian Heritage celebrations in September 2023, President Dr Irfaan Ali laid out his vision...
Conversation Tree Road project likely to be completed by S Jagmohan Construction – Edghill
Work on the incomplete section of the Conversation Tree-to-Dennis Street Road Expansion Project could be executed by the contractor who completed the first section...
Govt housing heavily subsidised – Croal rejects Opposition’s motion to review costs
Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Annette Ferguson on Thursday night presented a motion calling for the establishment of special select committee to review charges...
‘Our Congress was funded entirely by party funds, not State money’ – Jagdeo
General Secretary of the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has refuted claims that the party’s 32nd Congress was funded by taxpayers’ money....
Opposition’s motion to remove autonomy of Local Govt Commission voted down
The government on Thursday voted down Opposition-proposed amendments to the Local Government Commission Act to remove its autonomy in the hiring of staff for...