$15M in losses as fire guts workers’ living quarters at Kwakwani
By: Solomon McGarrell
An estimated $15M worth of items went up in flames on Wednesday morning after a fire suspected to be electrical in origin...
President appoints Joe Singh, Carolyn Rodrigues, Ramesh Dookhoo, others to NRF Board
President Dr Irfaan Ali has appointed Major General (ret’d) Joseph Singh, MSS; Mr David Lammy, MP (UK); and Carolyn Rodrigues along with Mr Dunstan...
Do not be afraid to take loans – experts urge small businesses
By: Amar Persaud
Recognising that access to capital is a major challenge in the start-up and early operations of small businesses, experts have advised...
CARICOM nations working to create common law aimed at removing trade barriers
Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) issues and other hindrances to the ease of trade in the Caribbean Community (Caricom), are being discussed at the level...
Covid: Persons urged to get vaccinated before vaccines expire
Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony is urging citizens to get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus before the current batch of vaccines expire, noting that...
Lawyer gets $100K bail for allegedly hurling racist slurs at cop
Attorney-at-Law Nirvan Singh was today granted bail in the sum of $100,000 after he was charged for unlawfully exciting racial hostility or ill-will against...
Authorities breaking down unregulated stalls in Stabroek Market area
Unregulated stalls in the Stabroek Market area are currently being destroyed by local authorities after vendors failed to comply with a notice issued about...
Female cops urged to be empathetic when taking reports of domestic violence
Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn and Acting Commissioner of Police Mr. Clifton Hicken on Tuesday met with over 100 policewomen from within the...
Major interest from Middle East to develop remaining oil blocks in Guyana – VP
The Government of Guyana, which has yet to decide whether it will go the route of auctioning remaining oil blocks offshore Guyana, has nevertheless...
New Yorkers greatly interested in trade with Guyana – Senator
On a visit to Guyana to meet with government officials and the local private sector, New York State Senator James Sanders Jr. of the...
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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...