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...
“We have not been okay since papa was murdered” – daughters of slain E/bo...
1st Father’s Day without dad...
What could one possibly say to help someone else who is missing their father not just on Father’s Day, but...
Single father “heartbroken & devastated” after losing son in accident
By: LaWanda McAllister
Verron Bollers, who has been a single parent to 12 children for more than 13 years, is now devastated and heartbroken after...
Wakenaam Chair bemoans poor infrastructure on the island
By: Jemima Holmes
Sitting at the mouth of the Essequibo River is one of the largest islands in the group of 375 and while life...
East Canje mothers struggling in COVID-19 pandemic
By Andrew Carmichael
With most businesses closed, reduced activity in the marketplace and less travel, COVID-19 has stopped more than 60 per cent of daily...
Jude Bentley’s daughter tells of pain of losing both parents on same road 13...
“It feels unreal,” said 18-year-old Jada Bentley as she reflected on the gruesome deaths of both of her parents.
Her mother, Melissa Yenkana, was struck...
Cook-up rice: A must have in every Guyanese home on ‘Old Year’s night’
By: Lakhram Bhagirat
Whether it is made with mixed beans, black-eyed peas, split peas, calaloo, pigeon peas, or a combination of all, cook-up rice must...
Christmas in the sugar belt
By: Andrew Carmichael
Christmas is one of the most extravagant holiday seasons but it has not been the same for the thousands in the sugar...
Going the extra mile for our patients during Christmas – Nurse Sealey
“We also go the extra mile for our patients and their families during the season,” this is according to Leroy Anthony Sealey, a nurse...
Guyanese dominate Digicel Youth Pan Caribbean Film Competition
The Digicel Youth Pan Caribbean Film Competition, as part of the inaugural Turks and Caicos International Film Festival, announced the winners of the competition.
Open...
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Dr Bharrat Jagdeo unanimously re-elected as PPP General Secretary
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The newly constituted Central Committee of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) convened its first meeting today, May...
18-Y-O drowns at Rockstone
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Police in Regional Divisional #10 are investigating the suspected drowning of Adiel Thomas, age 18, a student...
Grand Coastal Hotel wins TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award 2024
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Ameena Gafoor Institute goes global
The Ameena Gafoor Institute (AGI) was created from scratch in March 2020 under the directorship of Professor David Dabydeen. The Institute was formally launched...
Guyana expresses solidarity with Brazil following devastating floods
In the wake of devastating floods in Southern Brazil that have claimed the lives of over 80 and displaced over 120,000, President Dr. Irfaan...
Chevron arbitration to go into 2025, ExxonMobil CEO tells CNBC
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4 friends arrested, to be charged for disorderly behaviour at police roadblock
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𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞
----relative to a video uploaded on social media (Facebook)
On May 6, 2024, at approximately 21:15 hours...
Minister Indar leads Guyana’s delegation at OTC in Houston
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Over 15,000 pupils receive meals during NGSA this year
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