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Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Govt to repair roads damaged during works on new housing development at Fort Ordinance

Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal earlier today visited Fort Ordinance, Berbice following concerns by residents over the deterioration of internal roads, as...

Expired goods destroyed by New Amsterdam Municipality

The New Amsterdam Municipality on Wednesday afternoon destroyed hundreds of thousands worth of expired goods which were recently seized from outlets in Region Six. Most...

Man wanted for attempted murder tried to flee to USA, but was denied entry...

Ganesh Sewcharran, who was wanted by local authorities for the attempted murder of his wife, has been arrested after he tried to flee the...

2 arrested for firearm, ganja found in separate operations

Police ranks in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) have arrested two males following the discovery of an illegal weapon and narcotics during two separate operations. One of...

McCullum eager to reunite with DJ Bravo for CPL

(CMC) — Star New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum says he is excited about the prospects of reuniting with West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo when...

CWI offering players ‘US$25,000 to tour Pakistan’

Cricket West Indies (CWI) is offering its contracted and non-contracted players major pay hikes as an incentive to play the series of three T20...

Man jailed 38 years for rape

A 48-year-old miner has been jailed for 38 years and five months for raping a 36-year-old woman. The custodial sentence was imposed on Odingo...

$170M rehab for 3 hinterland airstrips

Some $170 million has been budgeted this year for rehabilitation works to be conducted at three hinterland airstrips. This was revealed by Aerodromes Inspector Alphonso...

Corentyne hire car operators demand increase in fares

Due to the rise in cost of living – particularly the increase in fuel prices – hire car operators who ply the Corentyne route...

Pregnant teen, partner attacked & robbed by cutlass-wielding bandits

  An 18-year-old pregnant teacher and her 26-year-old partner were on Wednesday evening attacked and robbed by three cutlass-wielding bandits who kicked down their door...

Recent Articles

Motorcyclist killed in Corentyne accident

  A motorcyclist was killed and a pillion rider injured following an accident along the Liverpool Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice this evening. Dead is Zameer Alli,...

Govt to file appeal in GTU case tomorrow

  One month after delivering a ruling that the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU)-led strike in February was legal, High Court Judge Justice Sandil Kissoon has...

Top Cop meets US officials on improving GPF fingerprint identification system

  Today, May 21, 2024, Commissioner of Police Mr. Clifton Hicken and members of his ELT team met with U.S. Embassy officials on enhancing its...

Memorial Site to be established for Mahdia fire victims – PM Phillips

A memorial site will be established in Region Eight to honour the 19 girls and one boy who lost their lives during the horrific...

EPA assessing water quality of Essequibo River

See full statement from the Environmental Protection Agency:  The Environmental Protection Agency, in mid-May, successfully deployed a 2nd Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring System, at Bartica,...

Guyana reaped over 20 million pounds of cassava for 2024

Guyana has reaped more than 20 million pounds of cassava in 2024 in line with its developmental trajectory to increase food productivity. This announcement was...

Pres. Ali pledges to advance agri prospects of Bonasika Creek

President Dr Irfaan Ali pledged to enhance the agricultural prospects of Bonasika Creek, during an early morning visit to the Essequibo River community today. Among...

ExxonMobil eyeing gas appraisal drilling at Haimara 3 & 4 wells

Oil giant ExxonMobil’s drill programme for Guyana for this year and beyond, includes plans to further appraise two well sites, in order to gauge...

Letter: Teachers dancing to whose tune?

Dear Editor, Dancing has dominated many a deliberation recently in Guyana and has been food for thought. The German teacher and author of “The Power...

Mahdia tragedy 1st anniversary: Separate memorial services planned for today

As Guyana reflects on the 20 innocent lives lost on May 21, 2023, during the tragic fire that ripped through the Mahdia Secondary School...