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COVID-19 curfew, lockdown measures extended to June 17

The National COVID-19 Task Force has announced that the Emergency Measures (No.3) published in the Gazette 29th April 2020 and effective until June 3rd...

Miner dies after being pinned by falling tree

A 24-year-old miner of Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Essequibo) is now dead after he was pinned by a falling tree on Saturday. Troy Prudencio met...

Kares “October Showdown” goes down this Sunday

The Kares Crossfit Group has put a twist on the traditional Crossfit games, as they introduce the “October Showdown” next Sunday, October 15, 2023. The...

Hero CPL teams confirm changes for closing stages of tournament

With a number of South African internationals set to complete their Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) stints, the tournament organisers have confirmed a list...

Surinamese Rossignol Butcheries officially launched in Guyana

Rossignol Butcheries was set up at a cost of US$1.2M with a loan of $160M from the Guyana Bank of Trade and Industry (GBTI). The...

Scrap metal trade to resume soon

Business Minister, Dominic Gaskin has announced plans to resume the scrap metal trade in the coming  days as the proposed bill to govern the...

32 new Covid-19 cases recorded

The Ministry of Health has announced that the country has recorded 32 new cases of the novel coronavirus which takes the total number of...

15 new COVID-19 cases recorded

The Ministry of Public Health has announced that 15 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded, bringing the total number of cases thus far to...

Govt regularising vending at Georgetown seawall

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill says going forward vendors at the Georgetown seawall are only authorised to sell 15 feet off the main...

MV Barima caught on fire after gas pump explodes

Authorities are currently assessing the damages caused on the MV Barima after a fire erupted in the engine room of the vessel. The Ministry of...

Recent Articles

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...