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Opening bank accounts now made easier for low-risk customers

  The process for low-income earners to open accounts at any of the local commercial banks has now been made simpler and hassle-free. During his presentation...

Mahdia COI team to visit Reg. 8 communities; hearings slated for next month

The Presidential Commission tasked with investigating the events surrounding the tragic fire at the Mahdia Dormitory that claimed the lives of 20 children has...

3 more males die from COVID; 50 new cases

The Ministry of Health has reported that three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. This takes the total number...

Sanctions needed against those trying to delay elections declaration – Shuman

The international community should immediately impose sanctions against those who are currently trying to delay the declaration of the elections held more than four...

Cops charged for killing unarmed man

Two police officers were this afternoon remanded to prison for the murder of Cecil Sampat who died whilst receiving medical attention after he and...

Motorcyclist killed in North Rupununi accident

  A 44-year-old man of Massara Village was on Friday evening killed in an accident along the Massara Access Road in North Rupununi, Region Nine...

Govt moving ahead with Region Ten housing programme

President Dr Irfaan Ali had led a Cabinet Outreach to Linden, Region Ten, where he committed to address several housing issues in the region. In...

ICJ ruling a great victory and should be used to unite Guyana – President

President Irfaan Ali feels that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling this morning should be celebrated by all of Guyana and should be...

Jagdeo says Guyana heading towards dictatorship

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has hit out at the coalition Government for allegedly making moves to control the legislature and the Judiciary, terming the...

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...

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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...