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Friday, March 29, 2024

Yakusari couple was burnt to death; man suffered fractured skull – PME

A postmortem examination conducted on the bodies of 59-year-old Sarasauti Devi Budraj called ‘Seeta’, and her husband 67-year-old Subnath Budraj called ‘Bull Boy’ determined...

Former APNU MP Rajcoomarie Bancroft dies

Former Member of Parliament of the previous A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) Government, Rajcoomarie Gloria Bancroft, has died. In a post on...

Fmr Guyanese murder accused gunned down in French Guiana

Former murder accused Edward Skeete, called “Pretty Boy”, has been gunned down in neighbouring French Guiana. Reports coming out of that country have stated that...

Faulty work by contractor at Princes Street koker causes flash flooding in city

Engineers from the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) are currently working to put systems in place to relieve the intrusion of river water...

Govt to secure broiler breeder facility to reduce importing eggs

As part of its aggressive efforts to reduce dependency on the importation of hatching eggs, the government will be investing in a broiler breeder...

State House attacker remanded to prison

The Nigerian national who attempted to invade State House last month, has been discharged from the hospital and has been slapped with two charges...

Reg. 1 farmers to begin large-scale ginger production

Farmers from several villages in Region One (Barima–Waini) recently received planting materials to commence large-scale cultivation of spices with the aim of supplying export...

Cummings Lodge resident attacked, shot whilst walking home

Police are probing an alleged shooting incident committed on 24-year-old Steven Surujbally, which occurred at about 20:30hrs last evening at 3rd Street Cummings Lodge,...

Security guard accidentally shoots himself & 15-Y-O at Bourda

A security guard last evening accidentally shot himself and a 15-year-old lad whilst cleaning his gun at Robb Street, in the vicinity of Bourda...

Dawn Hastings-Williams is new PNC/R General Secretary

More than a month after Geeta Chandan-Edmond resigned from her post as General Secretary of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R), the party has...

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18 areas earmarked for new housing developments

The government has revealed a comprehensive strategy aimed at further reducing the backlog of house lots within the Ministry of Housing and Water’s database. Minister...

Legal icon Justice (rtd.) Désirée Bernard dies

Former Chancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana Justice Désirée Bernard has died. Justice Bernard’s biography is chronicled on the CCJ’s website. It states that she...

Traffic Advisory for Easter Monday

Traffic Advisory from the Guyana Police Force: Be informed that in on Monday 1st April, 2024 Easter activities will be celebrated country wide with an...

UK donates drone to GMCS for mangrove monitoring

A group of young indigenous girls and boys are being trained to champion conservation efforts in the Barima Mora Passage. They are being trained...

Counselling, other support for families of girls that died in Massara

The government has pledged to provide counselling and other support that may be necessary to the families of the three young girls who lost...

Current dry spell to persist until end of April, desist from lighting fires –...

Public Advisory from the Ministry of Home Affairs:  In recent developments, there has been a significant decrease in visibility attributed to a combination of ground...

Death of GDF rank: Truck driver says highway was dark, soldiers were not wearing...

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 21:00 hrs last night (Wednesday) at Madewini,...

Texas-based Lindsayca to work on petrochemical plant, refinery & oil block in Guyana

Texas-based oil and gas firm Lindsayca has revealed that it will be doing critical work on three major local initiatives: a petrochemical plant, as...

GDF rank struck, killed by truck during annual walk

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Sergeant was struck down and killed by a vehicle while participating in the Force’s annual walk. Dead is Sergeant Deslyn...

Guyana will aggressively pursue oil for national development – Pres Ali to BBC

  An interview between President Dr Irfaan Ali and Stephen Sackur, the host of BBC’s “HardTalk” show, saw the Head of State forced to defend...