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Thursday, April 18, 2024

Full Court sets aside default libel judgement against Leslie Ramsammy

  The Demerara Full Court has unanimously ruled to set aside a default libel judgement that was granted against Advisor to the Health Minister, Dr...

Over 50% of 11,000 house lots given to Afro-Guyanese – PM tells IAAD

    Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, has dispelled claims of victimisation and discrimination meted out to Afro-Guyanese by the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government,...

Vessel in DHB collision leaves Guyana without notifying authorities

Pursuant to a court order dated November 11, MT Tradewind Passion—the fuel tanker that crashed into the Demerara Harbour Bridge, resulting in GY$1 billion...

Bushlot woman found murdered on her 85th birthday

  Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Sumintra Shaw who was found murdered in her Bushlot, West Coast Berbice home today. Also known...

Leopold Street youths to benefit from construction jobs – President Ali

... 2-week training programme to commence soon for interested persons Over 50 ‘young men’ residing at Leopold Street, Georgetown and surrounding communities will soon be...

Teacher recounts horror of being victim of a vehicular accident

…as unlicensed driver caused victim’s leg to be amputated …needs assistance for prosthetic leg By Andrew Carmichael Within seconds one’s life could change dramatically because of a...

Essequibo Coast pensioner killed in home; 22-Y-O granddaughter arrested

A 75-year-old woman was brutally killed early this morning at her Charity, Essequibo Coast, home and police have since arrested the woman's 22-year-old granddaughter. Dead...

Mahaica man dies after being pinned by tractor in rice field

A 46-year-old man is now dead after his tractor toppled over and pinned him down in a rice field at Mahaica Creek, East Coast...

Joint Services destroy over half $B in ganja along Berbice River

A group of ranks from the Joint Services, on Saturday, destroyed a massive ganja farm operation along the Upper Berbice River, Region Six (East...

Irate minibus driver attacks cop

Another traffic policeman was on Saturday afternoon assaulted by an irate minibus driver, who was being given a traffic violation ticket. The incident occurred at...

Recent Articles

Venezuelan stabbed to death by co-worker

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  A report of an alleged murder committed on one called ‘Frankie’, Venezuelan, by suspect, Cane Vincent, age...

“Words can’t express how much they mean to me” – mother demands answers, justice...

By: Andrew Carmichael “Words can’t express how much they mean to me, dem is me children,” expressed Rihanna Persaud, the mother who lost her nine-year-old...

No increase in electricity costs for consumers – Jagdeo assures amid power ship deal

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has assured that the electricity price will not increase following the government’s move to charter a power ship to...

Govt would hire contractors without “full experience” to keep up with rapid development –...

New contractors would be hired by the government to keep apace with the ongoing rapid development in the infrastructure sector. This is according to Vice...

Stabroek Market Wharf cleanup making significant progress

Works on clearing the rubble from the collapsed roof of the Stabroek Market Wharf continued on Thursday. A 45-member crew is working assiduously to remove...

US$1M mobilisation fee for rental of power ship – GPL

  See full statement from the Guyana Power and Light: On April 13, 2024, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc. signed a contract with Urbacon...

Truck involved in Water Street fatal accident was unregistered – police

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  A fatal accident occurred on Monday, April 15, 2024, on Water Street, Georgetown, involving an unregistered motor...

Mother of 3 crushed to death by truck

A 36-year-old mother of three was last evening crushed to death by a hauler truck at High and Princes Streets, Georgetown. She has been identified...

Remigrant calls for better police response after home burglarised; over $1.5M in items stolen

A businessman’s home in Berbice was burglarized while he was overseas, resulting in over $1 million in items being stolen. The man, a remigrant is...

IDPADA-G never filed discrimination complaint with ERC – Commissioner

See full statement from the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC): The International Decade of People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G) has never filed a...