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What’s in Budget 2016…NATION AWAITS

Come tomorrow, Friday, January 29, people from all walks of life in Guyana will be told what Budget 2016 has in store for them...

Truancy campaign nabs 17 children in Region 2

Welfare Officers in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) have nabbed 17 children to date after successfully executing a series of truancy campaign at the West Bury...

Zeeburg man accused of stealing shoes refused bail

A fisherman hailing from Zeeburg, West Coast Demerara (WCD) has landed himself in hot water after he allegedly stole two very expensive pairs of...

‘Car washer’ gets three years jail for narcotics possession

A ‘car washer’ was earlier today sentenced to three years in prison by Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for possession of...

Two cars fished out of Hadfield Street canal following accident

  Two persons are now hospitalised following a collision between two cars at the Mandela and Hadfield Streets junction early Thursday Morning. As a result...

Dismembered body: Post-mortem set for tomorrow

Investigations are in full swing to determine the killer(s) of Curt Burke whose dismembered body was found yesterday morning at Yorkshire, Mahaicony, East Coast...

Maid who stole from employer jailed for 18 months

A 36-year-old maid was on Wednesday jailed for 18 months after she pleaded guilty to stealing from her employer. Shaundel Williams, of Lot 59 Russel...

Car crashes into city store…but no serious injuries

Persons at a city store were sent scampering for safety after a car crashed into a part of the side wall of the building,...

Police issue wanted bulletins for brothers in Farm, EBE murder

Police investigators are on the hunt for two brothers who are wanted for the murder of a Farm, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) man in...

Unions agree to one Labour Day rally – Ministry

Trade union bodies will be organising a combined Labour Day rally on May 01, 2016, to usher in Guyana’s 50thIndependence Anniversary. Prior, several unions held...

Recent Articles

Employees at ExxonMobil, Ramps Logistics charged for submitting false declarations to GRA

Business Development Manager at Ramps Logistics, Mariska Jordan, and Steve Gentry from ExxonMobil (Guyana) were on Friday charged for 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...

PPC engages IDB to strengthen procurement processes

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) held a meeting with representatives from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on May 8th, 2024, at the PPC’s offices...