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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Leonora teen’s body fished out of Atlantic Ocean

The body of a 19-year-old lad of Leonora, West Coast Demerara (WCD) was Monday morning fished out of the Atlantic Ocean. Dead is Manual Alexandro. INews...

200 Lindeners to be employed at refurbished $142M call centre

Some 200 residents of Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice), will be employed once the refurbished call centre is fully operationalised. This is according to Prime...

Guyana inks agreement to support human rights programmes in Caribbean, Latin America

Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Brigadier Omar Khan, and US Army General Commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Laura Richardson...

90-Y-O man found dead in home

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 90-year-old man identified as Sukhnanan Dugi of Hope Lowlands Public Road, East Coast Demerara. Dugi,...

Employers warned against hiring children under 15

As Guyana joined the rest of the world in observing World Day Against Child Labour on Wednesday, employers were warned against hiring children under...

Chief Prison Officer killed, 2 critical following 2-vehicle collision

The Chief Prison Officer attached to the Guyana Prison Service was this morning killed while two others are critical following a two-vehicle collision along...

Govt has no intention of using spyware to monitor local media & citizens –...

President Dr Irfaan Ali on Tuesday assured media operatives and citizens that the government has no intention of using modern technology such as spyware...

 GDF refutes reported incident at Eteringbang

Full statement below: The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) wishes to address a recent article published in a local daily regarding an incident on an island...

Current batch of second dose Sputnik V being administered from today

The 5,000 doses of the second dose Sputnik V vaccines which arrived in Guyana on Friday last are being administered from today. This was announced...

Farmer charged for beating man with wood, hammer

A farmer who allegedly dealt a man several blows about the body with a piece of wood and hammer during a scuffle was on...

Recent Articles

Update: Sister of survivor from Mahdia tragedy jumps from window during ‘mattress fire’ at...

Though the fire at the President’s College dormitory was quickly extinguished before it escalated into a complete disaster, a terrified student, during the pandemonium,...

PM Phillips calls for collective action to protect ‘Guiana Shield’

Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips Monday highlighted the importance of safeguarding the Guiana Shield at the opening ceremony of the third Guiana Shield...

Man stabbed to death during brawl at Bagostown bar

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division 4B are investigating an alleged murder which occurred yesterday, (April, 28th, 2024) at...

Construction of first 100 young professional homes to begin soon at Palmyra

The government will be constructing the first 100 young professional homes at Palmyra in Region Six within two months. The area is ready for the...

“Apart from being away from my children, I do not regret my time in...

Kristy Griffith, a 43-year-old businesswoman and mother of five, was sentenced to five years in prison for a $1.1 million drug bust in 2020. Before...

Major disaster averted after student allegedly sets fire to mattress at PC dorm

A major disaster has been averted after a male student allegedly set fire to a mattress at the President’s College Dormitory located at Golden...

Letter: Guyana should be a major exporter of potable water

Dear Editor, I was heartened when the president made the statement of Guyana becoming a major exporter of clean, fresh drinking water. It is a...

Local Govt Ministry played no part in removing ‘Demico House’, ‘Discount’ vendors

See full statement from the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development: The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development (MLGRD) notes an erroneous article...

Over 41,000 DUI cases made out against drivers from January to April

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) recently released statistics showing that a total of 41,358 cases of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) were made out...

Hess requests Stabroek Block shares dispute hearing for 3rd quarter of 2024

Amid the ongoing dispute between oil giant ExxonMobil and Hess, over its decision to sell its shares to fellow United States (US) oil company...