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Teacher remanded to prison for use of threatening language

A teacher was today remanded to prison by Magistrate Judy Latchman, after he pleaded not guilty to the offense of threatening language. Thirty – three...

COTED endorse Fisheries Policy

- CARICOM’s ministerial Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) has endorsed the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and the ministers are hoping it...

National Geographic names Guyana Tours ‘Best in World’ for 2014

- Highlighting Wilderness Explorers’ award-winning Amerindian Guyana tour, National Geographic Traveler presents 2014′s must-see places on planet earth. Guyana earns a coveted spot...

APNU decides to follow the Bible, no protest planned for assent to Local Gov’t...

- A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has decided to do the “Christian” thing and not hold any mass protest to convince Guyana’s...

Mahdia to get more power; $85M new generator to be operational soon

- The tight power supply schedule to Mahdia and other surrounding communities in Region Eight is expected to improve as the new generator...

“mo fyah, slow fyah” – Rohee lashes out at Opposition

 - Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee has accused the main opposition political party - A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) - of waging a...

New Canadian High Commissioner reiterates interest in working with Gov’t to expand extractive sector

- Reflecting on the relationship shared between Guyana and Canada which began officially in 1964 took centre stage at a welcome reception held...

La Penitence man remanded for threatening to burn brother’s house

Fifty – three - year old Anthony Clark of Middle Road La Penitence Georgetown was today charged with threatening behaviour and threatening language. Clark pleaded...

Police officer granted bail for driving unlicensed vehicle under the influence

Police Sergeant Shivram Murugayya was today (Monday September 9) charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and unlicensed motor vehicle. He appeared before Magistrate...

486 workplace accidents recorded countrywide for 2013

By Kurt Campbell – Figures released by the Ministry Labour indicates that there were 486 workplace accidents for 2013 with 10 of those accidents...

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...