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Venezuelan stabbed to death at Soesdyke bar

Yocter Eduardo, a 29-year-old Venezuelan national, was on Saturday evening stabbed to death outside of a bar at the Soesdyke Junction, East Bank Demerara...

Deadline for submission of party symbols for general elections is today

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has advised that political parties intending to contest the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections have up to...

Leading Guyana to prosperity required Herculean task of correcting APNU/AFC’s wreckage – Ali

The current wave of development and prosperity in every sector has been a result of a robust five-year plan being implemented by the People’s...

Ali slams $50B revamped CH&PA housing programme as “backward, nonsensical”

Following the announcement by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) that there will be the construction of close to 10,000 housing units under...

El Dorado Offshore, ExxonMobil recruit Guyanese trainees

El Dorado Offshore and Ramps Logistics has partnered with US oil-giant, ExxonMobil to recruit 12 rig clerk trainees for the oil and gas industry. Recruitment...

Consortium building gas-to-energy power, NGL plant to hire 1500-2000 Guyanese

On the sidelines of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), over 30 members of Guyana’s delegation to the Houston, Texas event were given the opportunity...

Prison officer arrested after attempting to smuggle ganja into prison

A female prison officer has been arrested after she was busted trying to smuggle ganja into the New Amsterdam Prison. The incident occurred at around...

Guyana records 64 new COVID-19 cases; active cases now at 930

Another 64 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Guyana, taking the country's number of confirmed cases now to 9649. This was revealed in the...

Online scholarships aimed at improving skills to better position Guyanese in oil sector –...

The 20,000 online scholarships, as promised by the Dr Irfaan Ali led Government, is intended to give Guyanese the opportunity to improve their skills...

Notable improvements at CSEC 2020 despite Covid-19

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) today held a virtual ceremony for the announcement of the July-August 2020 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean...

Recent Articles

Teens charged with murder of excavator operator

Nineteen-year-old Daniel Badley of Second Street, Mocha Arcadia EBD and Quamina Street, Beterverwagting ECD along with two juveniles were on Friday charged with the...

Teen busted with ammunition during roadblock exercise  

A teenager was taken into custody following the discovery of a magazine belonging to a Taurus pistol and a single live round of 9mm...

Man escapes from Police leaving behind ganja & cocaine

The police have launched a manhunt for a man who reportedly escaped from Police leaving behind 2239.2 grams of cannabis and 41.9 grams of...

CH&PA remains committed to providing affordable housing to citizens but reiterates squatting is illegal...

The Housing and Water Ministry, through the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) on Friday stated that it remains committed to peaceful resolution as...

Onverwagt prawns project to yield an estimated $48M per crop

The prawns project being developed at Onverwagt, Region Five is poised to produce 12 tonnes of Vannamei prawns per crop, with each tonne expected...

AFC to hold 8th biannual conference on June 29

FULL STATEMENT: The Alliance For Change (AFC) is pleased to announce its 8th Biannual Conference, which will be held on June 29, 2024, in Georgetown....

GTU not serious about conciliation following series of demands – AG

…says Union using teachers to push other agenda In light of the recent ultimatum issued by the Guyana Teachers’ Union concerning the 20 per cent...

$117M owed in traffic tickets’ payments

…237 drivers fined $18M for drunk driving Drivers in Guyana face a staggering bill of $117 million owed to the Guyana Police Force following a...

“There will be reciprocity” – VP warns countries restricting Guyana’s commodities

Imports from any country that prevents Guyana’s commodities from entering its market will face similar restrictions when its exports are entering Guyana. This is according...

Venezuela Border Controversy: Guyana notifies allies of Venezuela’s threatening posture at border

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo informed media practitioners on Thursday afternoon that the Government of Guyana has informed all relevant international bodies, allies, and other...