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Georgetown, Guyana
Friday, March 29, 2024

Nearly 3 decades later: City Hall begins payments to NIS

…aiming to settle $1B owed to GRA  In counting its mountain of debts, the Georgetown Mayor and City Council is seeking to resolve the...

Several injured in 2-vehicle crash on Essequibo Coast

At least three persons received minor injuries after two vehicles crashed on the Essequibo Coast Friday evening. The accident occurred sometime around 18:45 on the...

Region 1 man dies by suicide after beheading cousin

A Region One (Barima-Waini) man took his life on Wednesday moments after beheading his cousin in Manawarin village located in the Moruca sub-region. This publication...

Massy offers financial support for domestic violence survivors

One hundred women are set to benefit from Massy Group Guyana’s $1.5 M Women’s Grocery Voucher Programme dubbed “SAFE – Stop Abuse, Stay Empowered”...

Breaking News: Neesa Gopaul’s murder: CCJ frees stepdad; affirms mother’s conviction but reduces her...

The decade-old murder of 16-year-old Neesa Gopaul murder was finally settled on Friday with the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)—overturning the conviction and 45-year...

Bandit dies 1 day after being shot during robbery spree

Andrew Newyear who was shot during a police operation on Thursday morning has succumbed to his injuries while receiving medical attention at the Georgetown...

MoU signed for T&T company to set up agro-processing plant in Guyana 

President Dr Irfaan Ali, witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) and Trinidadian...

AG calls for greater swiftness in pace of electoral fraud cases at Magistrates’ Courts

Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall, SC, has expressed concern over the pace that the Magistrates’ Courts in Georgetown in dealing with...

Guyana records 2 more COVID deaths

The Ministry of Health on Thursday reported that two more persons who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. This takes the total number of...

Youth shot during argument over girl

The police are on the hunt for a man who reportedly discharged a loaded firearm thus injuring a 20-year-old youth at 14 Miles Landing...

Recent Articles

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...