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Former NCN CEO loses battle to cancer

Former National Communications Network (NCN) Chief Executive Officer, Lennox Cornette has passed away. He passed away early this morning after losing his battle to...

WhatsApp lets messages vanish after seven days

(BBC) WhatsApp is introducing a "disappearing messages" option that will erase chats from the phone of both the sender and recipient after seven days. The...

Complaint against AG Nandlall to NYPD dismissed – GPF

Full statement from the Guyana Police Force Pursuant to a request of the Honourable Mohabir Anil Nandlall, SC MP, Attorney General and Minister of Legal...

Duo arrested with illegal firearm

Ranks from the Vigilance Police Station this morning arrested two males who were in possession of an unlicensed firearm. This was about 05:00h when officers...

OPINION: Eyewitness

Piercing …the constitutional crisis The Constitution of a country is supposed to address its political questions – those that have to do ultimately with power,...

43 new Covid-19 cases recorded

The Ministry of Health has announced that 43 new cases of the novel coronavirus have been recorded, which takes the total confirmed cases to...

School children to receive $30,000 cash grant in late July

Guyanese students will start receiving the $30,000 cash grants at the end of July, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand announced. Speaking at the Georgetown Department...

SOCU responds to PPP’s request on Govt’s ‘procurement breach’, says matter now with Police

Following the announcement made by the People's Progressive Party (PPP) that it would be sending the report of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) on...

50,000 doses of Sputnik vaccine expected in 2 weeks

Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony says the first 50,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik vaccine are expected to arrive in the country in two weeks. “We...

Man jailed for 2 years over theft of kitchen utensils from mandir

A 65-year-old man was on Wednesday sentenced to two years’ imprisonment after admitting to breaking into a mandir and stealing over $320,000 in items. Sadiq...

Recent Articles

Chinese national dies in Essequibo River boat collision

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division #7 are investigating a boat mishap that resulted in the death of Chinese...

Motorcyclist suffers fractured skull, succumbs to injuries 2 days after accident

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division #6 are reporting an accident which occurred on Saturday, May 4, 2024 on...

Driver dies, passenger suffers head injuries after truck reverses into speeding minibus

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division #3 are investigating a fatal accident that occurred earlier today (Thursday, May 9,...

Powership to reduce electricity woes but isolated instances of blackouts may still occur –...

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) company today announced that it has completed testing the engines, transformers, fuel, metering and telecommunication systems on the...

Govt wants Venezuelan migrants in Guyana to be properly trained & certified

Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton has revealed that the Guyana Government is working on an initiative aimed at ensuring Venezuelan migrants who are living...

Haags Bosch landfill site not a threat to new Govt Office Complex – Edghill 

  The government is currently constructing a massive office complex on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) to accommodate approximately 6000 staff. The complex will occupy...

Java Coffee Bar closes its branch at Giftland Mall

After nine years of serving as a hub for coffee aficionados and shoppers looking for a quiet escape, Java Coffee Bar announces the closure...

GNBS to launch updated code of practice for local restaurant industry

With the aim of improving the level of services offered by restaurants throughout the country, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has launched...

GPL finalising works to connect power ship to national grid

See statement from the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) We are making great progress! GPL and Karpowership team have completed testing the engines, transformers, fuel,...

US Navy aircraft to conduct flyover exercise in Guyana

See full statement from the US Embassy in Georgetown: Today, at 2:00 pm, with collaboration and approval from the Government of Guyana, two U.S. Navy...