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Unvaccinated pensioner dies from COVID; 39 new cases

The Ministry of Health reported today that one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died. This now takes the total...

Several injured in Linden collision

Several persons were injured in a collision, involving a motorcar and motor lorry, on the Bamia Public Road, Mackenzie, Linden at about 22:10 hours...

Buxton man arrested with illegal gun, ammo after threatening woman

Police on the East Coast of Demerara early this morning arrested a 31-year-old man after he was found in possession of a .40 Glock...

Female Supervisor of Mahaicony rice mill robbed of $3.4M

A 41-year-old female supervisor attached to the Kissoondyal Enterprise Inc. Rice Mill, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, was on Friday robbed of more than $3.4...

Human Services Ministry to get new legal referral department to manage ‘Pro-bono 500 Initiative’

Following the launch of the Legal Pro-bono 500 Initiative on Thursday, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security will be looking to establish...

AFC commends GECOM on appointment of new CEO; says process needed to rebuild trust,...

SEE STATEMENT FROM AFC ON GECOM’S SELECTION OF NEW CHIEF ELECTIONS OFFICER: The Alliance For Change takes note that the Guyana Elections Commission has finally...

Basil Williams drops out of PNCR leadership race

Some two weeks after announcing that he will be accepting the nomination to run for the leadership post of the People’s National Congress Reform...

Mon Repos woman strangled to death by abusive husband

An East Coast Demerara woman was on Friday night strangled to death by her reputed husband, who had been abusing her for years. The dead...

Gas-to-shore: project Guyana has an opportunity to make economic diversification a reality – Routledge

The Guyana Government’s premier project of piping natural gas from production activities in the Stabroek Block to shore provides an opportunity to make the...

Guyana, UN ink regional pact to advance SDGs, 2030 development Agenda

The Guyana Government on Friday signed a five-year regional framework agreement with the United Nations (UN) with the aim of accelerating progress on 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...