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Berbice welder succumbs hours after being removed from ICU

Less than one day after being removed from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital, accident victim, 26-year-old, Irfaan Ahmad succumbed...

Region 9 Commander to be replaced after liquor smuggling incident

Two months after Police Commander of Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) Keithon King was busted with smuggled liquor in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice), he...

Gold miner stab to death during row at Baramita

A gold miner was on Friday stabbed to death during an argument with another man during a drinking spree in the North-West District (NWD),...

3 NOC escapees recaptured with stolen articles

Two of the 13 inmates of the New Opportunity Corp who escaped from the facility more than a week ago were on Sunday morning...

“Fifty” freed of 2018 murder after Magistrate upheld no case submission

Magistrate Wanda Fortune on Wednesday ruled that there was insufficient evidence in the case against Lindener Travis Hazel, called “Fifty” who was accused of...

Lowenfield finally served, to face criminal charges tomorrow

Embattled Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield has finally been served and is expected to appear before the Georgetown Magistrates' Court tomorrow to answer to...

NRG Holdings Inc. provides $5M for ‘Birding Study’ in Guyana

NRG Holdings Incorporated, the Guyanese consortium that is developing the massive Port of Vreed-en-Hoop Project, has provided $5,000,000 to the Guyana Marine Conservation Society...

Puran Brothers probing Essequibo Coast accident that claimed life of porter

Puran Brothers Inc. has launched an investigation into this morning's accident involving one of its garbage trucks that led to the death of a...

UG’s Architecture Dept. cops 1st place in int’l competition

The University of Guyana’s Architecture Department in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology was recently awarded the first prize at the highly acclaimed 3rd...

Single Window System legislation presented in National Assembly

Housing and Water Minister, Collin Croal today presented the Planning and Development Single Window System Bill of 2022 in the National Assembly. The bill caters...

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Giftland’s FoodMaxx Supermarket officially announces Massy Stores takeover

The Giftland Mall today announced that Massy Stores will soon be taking over its FoodMaxx Supermarket, which had been operating for the past six...

Applications Open for 2025 YLAI Professional Fellows Program

The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce the opening of the application period for the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows...

Education Ministry writes GTU on planned strike

See full statement from the Ministry of Education: On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, Ms. Shanielle Hoosein-Outar, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education acknowledged...

60 Reg. 3 residents to benefit from skills training programme

Some 60 eager residents, soon-to-be beneficiaries on Tuesday gathered at the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) building in Region Three for the launch of a...

ICT Roadshow kickstarts in Linden

To raise awareness about the latest information and communications technologies and how they can benefit businesses, individuals, and communities, the Industry and Innovation Unit...

Dr Bharrat Jagdeo unanimously re-elected as PPP General Secretary

See full statement from the Peoples Progressive Party: The newly constituted Central Committee of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) convened its first meeting today, May...

18-Y-O drowns at Rockstone

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Divisional #10 are investigating the suspected drowning of Adiel Thomas, age 18, a student...

Grand Coastal Hotel wins TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award 2024

Grand Coastal Hotel has announced that it has been honoured with the TripAdvisor’s® Travellers’ Choice® Awards for 2024. The award honours businesses that consistently...

New partnership to boost trade & business development between Guyana & Suriname

The Suriname Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC) has announced the signing of a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Berbice Chamber of Commerce...

Ameena Gafoor Institute goes global

The Ameena Gafoor Institute (AGI) was created from scratch in March 2020 under the directorship of Professor David Dabydeen. The Institute was formally launched...