32 C
Georgetown, Guyana
Friday, May 3, 2024

Cocaine, stolen gun found during Police raids

Police raids around the city and its immediate environs have led to the discovery of a gun along with a quantity of cocaine. Police of...

GTI gets $6.2M in land surveying equipment from FAO

…20 scholarships being offered In order to assist Guyana to boost its land surveying capacity, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)...

GCCI renews call for removal of UK Visa requirements

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) welcomes the decision by the carrier British Airway (BA) to restart its route between Guyana and...

Raksha Bandhan celebrations:  President receives rakhi from Brahma Kumaris sisters, Indian High Commission 

President Dr Irfaan Ali ushered in Raksha Bandhan celebrations  after receiving rakhis from sisters from the Brahma Kumaris and from representatives of...

Banks confirmed as official beer of Hero CPL finals

Banks has been confirmed as the Official Beer of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) finals which will take place in Guyana from 27...

Low-Income Houses at Great Diamond on track to be completed for Cricket Carnival

–all proceeds from renting to assist low-income homeowners Construction for a number of two-bedroom low-income homes at Great Diamond, East Bank Demerara, which will be...

Father, daughter found guilty of killing fisherman

Initially indicted for the capital offence of murder over the beating to death of 22-year-old fisherman Shereffudeen Nazamudeen, Surendra Sukhdeo and his daughter Mandy...

New era of development on the horizon – President Ali

President Dr Irfaan Ali told this year’s Youths in Natural Resources (YNR) Apprentices that by 2030 they will be living in the best city...

Police now institute murder charge against youth for death of Berbice businessman

The prosecution on Wednesday withdrew the manslaughter charge which was instituted against Dave Singh last week and is now charging the 23-year-old man with...

British Airways to commence operations in Guyana in 2023

British Airways will commence operations from the United Kingdon to Guyana in 2023 but tickets are expected to go on sale from this week....

Recent Articles

Police investigating alleged bomb threat at St Rose’s High School

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  On May 2, 2024, at 13:45hrs, an alleged bomb threat was made to St. Roses High School...

Govt to seek over US$180M in supplementary funding for GPL

Government will soon approach the National Assembly for US$180M- US$250M in supplementary funding for the Guyana Power and Light (GPL). This sum will be used...

4 persons robbed of cash & jewellery after returning home from concert

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  On May 02, at about 03:15 hours, at Lot 184 Durban Backlands, Georgetown, four (4) persons were...

Grove man dies after being struck down by speeding cop

A pedestrian was last evening struck down and killed by a vehicle driven by a policeman, along the Farm Public Road, East Bank Demerara...

Jamaican Information Minister “impressed” with Guyana’s media landscape

Jamaica’s Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Robert Nesta Morgan on Thursday said he is “very impressed” with...

Govt awards 150 mining blocks; more areas to be allotted in coming months 

See full statement from the Ministry of Natural Resources:  Emanating from a commitment H.E. President Mohamed Irfaan Ali made to the mining stakeholders, on Friday...

Over 90 persons vying for seat on PPP’s 35-member Central Executive Committee

A total of ninety-three persons are vying to be a part of the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) Central Executive Committee at this weekend’s Congress. The...

Guyana must recognise rapidly evolving work culture – GAWU on reduced hours, days

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has pointed out that the global movement to reduce working hours and days without compromising conditions...

Pupils expressed confidence, readiness for NGSA 2024

A total of 15, 488 pupils are writing this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) on May 2 and 3. The pupils are being tested...

4 homeless after unattended stove goes up in flames

A mother and her three children are now homeless after their Number 60 Village, Corentyne, Berbice home went up in flames. The woman had to...