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Essequibo teen commits suicide by ingesting poison

- A 17 - year - old girl of New Road Village, Essequibo Coast ended her life in very tragic circumstances just after...

Disabled widow gets brand new $2.5M home for Christmas

- In its continued efforts to improve the living conditions of low income families, especially those in marginalised groups, Habitat for Humanity Guyana...

There is a deliberate attempt to frustrate the work of Parliament – AFC

Following the revelation that the Clerk of the National Assembly wished that he could resign, the Alliance For Change (AFC) believes that there is...

Internet poll finds division on use of medicinal marijuana in Guyana

The weekly internet poll conducted by iNews has found that the public is divided on the use of marijuana for medicine in a controlled...

Region One is callously neglected by Gov’t – APNU

Parliamentarians for A Partnership for National Unity are of the opinion that Barima- Waini Region has been callously neglected by the PPP/C Government. In...

Teenager accused of assault, granted bail

A teenager was   granted bail in the sum of $80,000 when he appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman charged with the offence of assault causing actual...

No ‘fresh elections’ discussed at PPP’s congress

By Radha Motielall Despite the many speculations about fresh elections, not a word of such was mentioned as the PPP congress opened this afternoon. Many...

GCAA to embark on accelerated strategy in 2014 to improve civil aviation

By Kurt Campbell – The challenges affecting the aviation industry, particularly the local sector and recommendations to help Guyana persevere in the face of...

Management and Nurses at GPHC clash

– Several Nurses at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) despite being forced by management to work have refused to do so. “We are...

IAC urges politicians to build ‘bridges not walls’ during Ramadhan observance

On the beginning of the month of Ramadhan, the Indian Arrival Committee of Guyana extends Ramadhan Mubarak to all Guyanese especially the Muslim...

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...