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Family hands over Lusignan Prison escapee to police

Relatives of Andrew Chaung, one of two prisoners who escaped from the Lusignan Prison on June 8, is back in police custody. A statement from...

LGE 2023: APNU’s support in strongholds dwindling as party proposes ‘no plans’ for G/T...

…says PPP/C has already secured ‘significant majority’ A bleak turnout in strongholds of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) this time around for Local...

1 homeless as fire guts East Canje house

A 46-year-old labourer is now homeless after a fire completely destroyed his house at Reliance, East Canje, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). Khrisna Bissondial, who works...

Strict separation of powers between Judicial, Executive arms should be adhered to – Trotman

- Attack on Chancellor Singh The Alliance For Change (AFC) on Thursday sought to again establish that there was a strict separation of powers between...

Some 700 farmers, agro-processors to benefit from Fort Wellington processing facility

...as gov’t continues to push value-added production The Government of Guyana, in an effort to further commercialise value-added production through agro-processing, has been working to...

Gary Best freed of causing death of national cyclist Jude Bentley

Former Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and Member of the Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR) Gary Best was today freed of the...

Palms Elderly Facility is now COVID-19 free

The Palms Elderly Care Facility is now COVID-19 free as its final three patients have made full recoveries from the virus. This is according to...

Update: Cyclist succumbs to injuries received in Canje Bridge accident

The pedal cyclist who was injured after a drunken driver crashed his car on the Canje Bridge on Monday evening has succumbed whilst receiving...

Manickchand calls on Govt to immediately disclose changes to National Grade Six Assessment

PPP/C Member of Parliament and former Minister of Education, Mrs Priya Manickchand, today slammed the APNU/AFC Government over its non-disclosure of the planned changes...

Guyana to attend global climate conference in November

Guyana will be among hundreds of countries attending the landmark 26th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26) set to open in November. Vice President,...

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Opposition MP Maureen Philadelphia apologises for false claims on teachers’ training

APNU+AFC Member of Parliament, Ms. Maureen Philadelphia, retracted her statement and issued an apology for her statement issued in January, where she asserted that...

Chinese national dies in Essequibo River boat collision

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division #7 are investigating a boat mishap that resulted in the death of Chinese...

Motorcyclist suffers fractured skull, succumbs to injuries 2 days after accident

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division #6 are reporting an accident which occurred on Saturday, May 4, 2024 on...

Driver dies, passenger suffers head injuries after speeding minibus crashes into truck

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division #3 are investigating a fatal accident that occurred earlier today (Thursday, May 9,...

Powership to reduce electricity woes but isolated instances of blackouts may still occur –...

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) company today announced that it has completed testing the engines, transformers, fuel, metering and telecommunication systems on the...

Govt wants Venezuelan migrants in Guyana to be properly trained & certified

Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton has revealed that the Guyana Government is working on an initiative aimed at ensuring Venezuelan migrants who are living...

Berbice man wanted for brutally chopping, stabbing lover, nabbed in Suriname

Sasenarine Sankar, called 'Barber' or 'Wire', the 47-year-old man who has been wanted for attempted murder committed on Sandy Persaud, has been arrested at...

Haags Bosch landfill site not a threat to new Govt Office Complex – Edghill 

  The government is currently constructing a massive office complex on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) to accommodate approximately 6000 staff. The complex will occupy...

Java Coffee Bar closes its branch at Giftland Mall

After nine years of serving as a hub for coffee aficionados and shoppers looking for a quiet escape, Java Coffee Bar announces the closure...

GNBS to launch updated code of practice for local restaurant industry

With the aim of improving the level of services offered by restaurants throughout the country, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has launched...