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Harmon challenged to public debate on Bai Shan Lin investment

  - A Partnership for National Unity Executive Member and Parliamentarian Joseph Harmon has been challenged to a public debate on ‎Bai Shan Lin’s...

IAC lauds Guyana/India relationship

- The Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) has commended Prime Minister of India, Narendra Singh Modi for recognizing Guyana and the contributions made by...

India funded ICT Centre at UG in its final stage- High Commissioner

The India-funded US$1 million Centre of Excellence in Information Technology is expected to be in operation by the end of next month. This is according...

UG strike in breach of Industrial relations tenets – Dr Luncheon

By Fareeza Haniff – Cabinet Secretary, Dr Roger Luncheon is advising the striking academic staff of the University of Guyana to be a...

GECOM set for Disciplined Services to vote on Saturday

By Tracey Khan – Drakes - The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) says it is all set to have the 7,452 Disciplined Service men...

PPP says budget cuts callous, inhumane

  - The ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has described as callous and inhumane the budget cuts by the Parliamentary opposition for Amerindian development...

Cabinet rejects APNU’s call for Commission of Inquiry into Education Sector

The Government does not see the need for a national commission of inquiry into the education sector, although it recognises the challenges being experienced. Last...

GECOM’s last claims and objections period before ‘E’ day to begin Monday

- The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will commence its claims and objections (C&O) period on Monday, February 09. According g to a media release...

‘This is a very dark day for our country’ – Pres. Ramotar reacts to...

In reacting to the parliamentary opposition’s vote against two pieces of legislation for the Amaila Falls Project, President Ramotar told iNews, “This is a...

“If you do not vote, you do not have the right to complain” –...

By Tracey Khan-Drakes  – The ‘Vote Like A Boss’ campaign was officially launched on Saturday, March 21 with much excitement by a number 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...