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Guyanese gunned down in NYC, brother critical

A West Bank Demerara (WBD), Region Three resident, who travelled to New York for his grandmother’s funeral was in the wee hours of Monday...

3 Guyanese miners killed, more injured in bordering Venezuela camp

Three miners identified as Vernon Eudoxie, 55; Cologne Solomon, 23, and Samuel Moses, 19, of Port Kaituma were all killed when their camp at...

Policewoman reportedly hacked to death in Berbice

Police are now investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a female officer attached to the Central Police Station at New Amsterdam, Berbice. The officer,...

Increase in security fee for departing passengers at CJIA from Jan 1

With effect from January 1, 2017, the Security Fee for departing passengers via the Cheddi Jagan International Airport will increase from $1,500 to $2,500. In...

See list of top CSEC students with 11 or more Grade Ones

The following is a list of this year's top CSEC students as provided by the Ministry of Education:  Individual candidate performances Full analysis of individual candidates’...

“Worst budget I’ve ever seen” – Jagdeo

Opposition Leader says 2017 Budget will not benefit the working class, will 'kill the Private Sector' In light of an eventful presentation of the...

Gunmen terrorise another Corentyne family – millions in cash, jewellery stolen

Bandits, yesterday morning, brutalised yet another Corentyne family, carting off millions of dollars in cash and jewellery. According to reports, the incident occurred at around...

Oldest person in the world says ‘being single’ is the reason she’s still alive

Reprinted from The Independent The oldest woman alive, who lives on raw eggs and cookies, is celebrating her 117th birthday. Emma Morano, who was born on...

Gunmen on bicycles intercept, rob bakery truck

by Ramona Luthi Even as the Police are making stringent efforts to tackle crime and continue to report that serious crimes are down by 17...

SciMed, Western Scientific, local companies blacklisted by IDB

Trinidadian companies, Scientific and Medical Products Limited (SciMed) and Western Scientific Company Limited operating in Guyana were debarred by Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for...

Recent Articles

Lusignan prison escapee spotted in Parika, GPS offers reward for his arrest

Days after Jose Awad escaped from the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara, he was reportedly spotted in the vicinity of Parika, East Bank Essequibo. ...

QC teacher sent on leave after allegedly beating students

An investigation has been launched into the beating of some 10 students of Queens College. According to reports, the incident occurred around 10:15h on Thursday...

Essequibo shopkeeper busted with cocaine, ganja

A 47-year-old shopkeeper of Dartmouth Village Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) was on Wednesday taken into custody following the discovery of a quantity of...

Guyanese among 2 killed in Upstate NY head-on collision

A Guyanese woman was among two killed in a head-on crash in White Creek, upstate New York. Dead are 39-year-old Shumeka Burgan-Mentor formerly of Timehri,...

Taxi driver busted with 22kg ganja gets 4 years, fined $19.8M

Fifty-three-year-old Eusi Wilson, a taxi driver who was interception with 22 kilograms of cannabis in his motorcar on April 21, 2024, along High Street,...

2-year-old-old among 3 injured after lorry crashes into concrete bridge

A two-year-old was among three persons injured after the motor lorry in which they were travelling crashed into a concrete bridge along the Glasgow...

8 illegal structures halt major infrastructural works in Linden – CH&PA

The Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority, Sherwyn Greaves, on Wednesday morning, went with a team on a fact-finding mission...

T&T Govt denies blocking importation of milk from Guyana

claims importer returned goods to DDL   The Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ministry had very strong words for Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T) decision to...

Conciliation talks: Govt rejects GTU’s 20% across-the-board increase ultimatum

…says demand shocked Ministry, unreasonable The sudden ultimatum by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) to demand that the Government pay all teachers a 20 per...

Fmr. PNC General Secretary, Oscar Clarke passes

Former General Secretary (GS) of the People's National Congress (PNC) reportedly died on Wednesday after complaining of feeling unwell. He died at a private...