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Monday, May 20, 2024

Sand trucks operators to relocate to Providence

Public Works Ministers Juan Edghill and Deodat Indar this morning met with sand truck owners and operators, who ply their trade in the vicinity...

Guyana Restaurant Week returns this month

Guyana Restaurant Week has returned, and will begin on November 22 to December 1. The event is organised by the Tourism and Hospitality Association of...

Govt pursuing consensual agreement with landowners in path of gas-to-shore project

The Guyana Government continues to engage landowners in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), who will be required to give up their lands in order...

$14M worth of ganja found on vessel at GNIC Wharf

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) today found $14M worth of marijuana on a vessel docked at the Guyana National Industrial Company Incorporated (GNIC) Wharf,...

Guyana records 10 more COVID deaths

The Ministry of Health (MOH) regrettably informs that as of September 09, 2021, ten more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...

Dredge owner, worker die after mining pit collapses

Two persons are now dead after the mining pit in which they were working reportedly collapsed on Wednesday evening. The incident reportedly occurred at...

More investments needed in shipping to better transport food throughout the region – Montserrat

Premier of Montserrat Joseph Taylor-Farrell has called for more investments in regional shipping to better facilitate movement of food and other products throughout the...

“Police killing should never occur” – Benn tells Dartmouth family

Days after businessman Orin Boston was fatally shot by members of the SWAT Unit during an anti-crime operation at his home, Home Affairs Minister...

Children in institutional care drop to below 25 percent

The Child Care and Protection Agency of the Ministry of Social Protection in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, is in the process of developing a...

Suspect in Kimbia murder arrested

The suspect in Monday morning’s double chopping incident at Kimbia, Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice) which left one man dead and his cousin with a...

Recent Articles

GPHC receives modern devices to facilitate better treatment of persons with kidney diseases

Through a collaborative effort between the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), and Boston Scientific, several LithoVue scopes were...

Work on sentencing guidelines nearing completion – AG

The government is close to completing work on sentencing guidelines, a project that has been funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded ‘Support for...

Elite Kayaking launches paddle-boarding experience

Visitors to Linden can now enjoy paddle-boarding in the Blue Lake with the launch of Elite Kayaking and Nature Tours’ latest offering. Owner Deon Anderson,...

Police probing extortion of Brazilian businessman, wife by 2 CANU ranks

Two officers, who are attached to the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) and stationed in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), were detained on Sunday...

Breaking: Iranian President Raisi feared dead as helicopter wreckage found

"President Raisi's helicopter was completely burned in the crash ... unfortunately, all passengers are feared dead," the official told Reuters. Rescue teams fought blizzards and difficult terrain through the night to reach the wreckage in East Azerbaijan province in the early hours of Monday.

Man found dead in car on Heroes Highway

Police ranks from Regional Division #4B today discovered the body of a male in a motorcar along the Heroes Highway, East Bank Demerara. Based on...

WCD labourer busted with ganja

A 30-year-old labourer has been arrested after police found a quantity of marijuana at his Best Village, West Coast Demerara home. The discovery was made...

Pensioner killed on EBD roadway

A pensioner was killed Saturday night on the East Bank Demerara Public Road after a motorcar crashed into his electric bike. Dead is 81-year-old Donovan...

Helicopter carrying Iran’s President Raisi crashes, search under way

DUBAI, May 19 (Reuters) - A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain...

New ramp, dredging, road upgrades for fisherfolks at Ogle outfall

Fisherfolks operating at the Ogle Outfall on the East Coast of Demerara will benefit from a new ramp to bring their boats onshore and...