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Friday, April 19, 2024

Jagdeo says PPP in “readiness mode” for LGE this year

…slams Opposition Leader for bullying, threatening GECOM Chair Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday declared that the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government is ready for...

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...

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...