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Thousands of East Canje residents without potable water

Thousands of residents are without potable water as three pump stations, which serve the East Canje, Berbice Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) communities are not...

Conflict of interest cited as SOCU Advisor establishes local investigate firm

United Kingdom white collar crime expert Dr Sam Sittlington who is currently working with the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) as an advisor has...

Canada advises Irfaan Ali to delay trip

People's Progressive Party (PPP) Presidential Candidate Irfaan Ali said he was advised not to travel to Canada where he was scheduled to meet with...

CDC collaborating with Exxon to roll out Voluntary Emergency Response Team programme

In keeping with their objective to build capacity for disaster risk management, Civil Defence Commission (CDC) in collaboration with ExxonMobil will be rolling out...

GECOM a creature of the constitution, must comply with 90 days elections time frame-...

…says President’s involvement absolutely necessary Given the failure of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to definitively pronounce on its readiness for the holding of elections,...

Guyana takes step backward on Global Anti-Corruption Index

Transparency International has released its latest global rankings, showing that while Guyana is considered one of 20 countries who has made improvements, it has...

PPP calls for external investigation into children deaths at GPHC

The Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) has also made the call for an external investigation into the deaths of the three children who all...

High Court orders that ex-Wales cane harvesters be paid one month’s salary

Nearly two months after the High Court ordered that ex-Wales sugar workers be paid severance payments with interest; union representatives had to take legal...

Govt’s closure of road for state function severely affecting business – Giftland Mall Chair

Chairman of Giftland Mall, Roy Beepat is raising concerns over Government’s move to occasionally close sections of the East Coast Demerara (ECD) road to...

PPP says developments at Nations ‘horrific’, calls on Govt to take aggressive lead

The Opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) says it is concerned about the "horrific developments" affecting the School of the Nations and urges the Coalition...

Recent Articles

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;...

GPA calls for injection of more resources into special productions on environmental issues

See full statement from the Guyana Press Association: The Guyana Press Association salutes all media workers in Guyana for this World Press Freedom Day 2024....

Police investigating alleged bomb threat at St Rose’s High School

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  On May 2, 2024, at 13:45hrs, an alleged bomb threat was made to St. Roses High School...

Govt to seek over US$180M in supplementary funding for GPL

Government will soon approach the National Assembly for US$180M- US$250M in supplementary funding for the Guyana Power and Light (GPL). This sum will be used...

4 persons robbed of cash & jewellery after returning home from concert

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  On May 02, at about 03:15 hours, at Lot 184 Durban Backlands, Georgetown, four (4) persons were...

Grove man dies after being struck down by speeding cop

A pedestrian was last evening struck down and killed by a vehicle driven by a policeman, along the Farm Public Road, East Bank Demerara...

Jamaican Information Minister “impressed” with Guyana’s media landscape

Jamaica’s Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Robert Nesta Morgan on Thursday said he is “very impressed” with...

Govt awards 150 mining blocks; more areas to be allotted in coming months 

See full statement from the Ministry of Natural Resources:  Emanating from a commitment H.E. President Mohamed Irfaan Ali made to the mining stakeholders, on Friday...