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Several renewable energy projects to come on stream – GEA Head

A number of renewable energy projects, necessary to wean Guyana off its dependence on unreliable fossil fuel, will be coming on stream locally by...

Man killed, friend injured in drive-by shooting while visiting Linden

Police are investigating the death of 23-year-old Delron McKenzie of Roxanne Burnham Gardens, Georgetown, who was killed in a drive-by shooting while visiting a female...

22-Y-O shot dead, another injured in Essequibo

A 22-year-old man killed and another injured in a shooting incident at Queenstown Village, Essequibo Coast, Region Two, Saturday evening. The incident occurred sometime around...

Mahaicony Creek residents call for cash, loan deferrals to recover from floods

Almost every house along the Mahaicony Creek in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) remain underwater from floods which began in May and today, residents are at...

COVID-19 death toll climbs to 509; 120 new cases

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported two more COVID-19 deaths, taking the total number of persons who died from the pandemic in Guyana...

Govt mulls offering “Because We Care” cash grant to private school students

As Government continues to roll out the "Because We Care" cash grant to children in the public school system, Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo...

‘We’re assuming Covid variants are circulating here’ – Health Minister

Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony has explained that while in the past the younger age groups were infected with a milder form of the disease,...

MACORP to open world-class training centre by 2023

With the aim of reaching and qualifying more Guyanese who are desirous of having a career in machinery, Machinery Corporation of Guyana (MACORP) said...

B.S. Roy to chair Law Reform Commission

See full statement from the Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC I am pleased to announce that in the discharge of...

Armed bandits invade grocery store at Rockstone

A 57-year-old businesswoman is left counting her losses after three armed men invaded her grocery store at the Rockstone Junction, Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice). The...

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...