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Friday, May 3, 2024

18-Y-O among 2 nabbed with ganja

Police ranks in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) netted a 408-gram find of cannabis sativa following an intelligence-led operation at Samaroo Dam, Klein Pouderoyen,...

$14M worth of ganja found on vessel at GNIC Wharf

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) today found $14M worth of marijuana on a vessel docked at the Guyana National Industrial Company Incorporated (GNIC) Wharf,...

1st phase of Vlissengen Road Project completed

Phase one of the geometric improvement project along Vlissengen Road has been completed. The $42.6 million project is aimed at improving access for pedestrians. The...

Lowenfield’s former assistant meets with GECOM Chair in unsuccessful bid to reverse termination

It has been revealed that Duarte Hetsberger, the sacked assistant of former Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chief Elections Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield, has met...

Numerous recommendations submitted on updating Domestic Violence Act

  Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr. Vindhya Persaud last week received reports of recommendations to update the Domestic Violence Act to include...

Opportunities exist for Brazil to utilise port facilities, buy electricity from Guyana – PSC 

As the Presidents of Guyana and Brazil gear up to meet to discuss ways in which the two South American nations can foster greater...

CCAC resolved $152M in consumer grievances last year

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission in 2021 resolved over $152 million in consumer complaints that were reported, with Region Four securing the highest...

Pres. Ali heads to Suriname on Thursday for talks with Santokhi, Bolsonaro

Guyana's President Dr. Irfaan Ali is scheduled to make a working visit to Paramaribo on Thursday to meet with the President of the Republic...

Private Sector wants reduced energy costs & taxes in Budget 2022

While the last budget presented by the PPP/C Administration was highly-praised by the business community for significantly addressing the prevailing challenges in the local...

Car flips several times after dropping into pothole; driver seriously injured

A 22-year-old resident of Hosororo Hill, Mabuaruma, Region One (Barima-Waini) is now seriously injured after the vehicle he was driving dropped into a pothole...

Recent Articles

Father of 4 killed after rescuing fellow villager from attackers

Joseph Forde, a 44-year-old contractor of Middle Street, Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara (ECD), lost his life on Thursday evening after he was chopped and...

Prisoner further remanded for murder of cellmate

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: A 23-year-old prisoner, Shamar Davis called Stamma of Lot 56 B Field, Sophia who has been on...

Update: Policeman in custody for killing pedestrian in hit-and-run

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: Police ranks in Regional Division 4'B' are probing a 'hit-and-run' fatal accident that occurred on Wednesday, May...

Human Service Ministry launches ‘MPOWER’ initiative to upskill 1000 men

Approximately 1,000 men are set to benefit from a series of training opportunities through the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s ‘MPOWER’ training...

Danuta Radzik fails in 2nd attempt to stall GtE project, ordered to pay costs...

See full statement from the Environmental Assessment Board: Danuta Radzik failed in Second Attempt to Stall the Gas to Shore Project – Ordered to Pay...

Ramsay Ali re-elected as GMSA President

Georgetown, Guyana, May 2, 2024: The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is delighted to announce the successful election of its new Board of...

Govt designates ambassadors to Brazil, Switzerland, Belgium

The Guyana Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, today announced several diplomatic appointments. Professor Compton Bourne has been appointed as the...

3rd victim in fatal Williamsburg smash-up dies

The third person who was involved in the fatal smash-up at Williamsburg, Corentyne, has succumbed to his injuries. Dead is 17-year-old Veeram Seecharran of Lot...

‘Public Works Ministry has been delinquent’ – Jagdeo on illegal structures on Govt reserves

The Ministry of Public Works needs to be more proactive in addressing the construction of illegal structures on the government’s reserves, according to Vice...

Diplomats urge journalists to maintain integrity

ABCEU Joint Statement – World Press Freedom Day: The Heads of Missions of the Embassy of the United States of America, H.E. Ambassador Nicole Theriot;...