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MPI fixes deteriorated ‘Hunt Oil’ trail of Lethem-Georgetown road

Emergency works on the Hunt Oil stretch of the Lethem-Georgetown road have successfully been completed and, as of Friday afternoon, traffic flow had resumed...

Halted promotions list leaked: Officers hauled before CoI were on it

The instructions by President David Granger to put all Police promotions on hold until further notice took a new twist on Saturday, when a...

Halting Police promotions: PSC ceding its independence by obeying President’s instruction- Nandlall

A constitutionally mandated commission is supposed to be an independent body that is able to make hard decisions which, even if they displease the...

Govt moving ahead with CoI into ancestral lands

With the investigation into Indigenous land rights being put on hold, Government is moving ahead with the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into ancestral lands,...

Bad roads lead to fuel shortage in Lethem

The deplorable state of the roads leading into Region Nine (Upper Takutu – Upper Essequibo) has made it an insurmountable task to get a...

Region 8 communities to benefit from mini hydro plant-Patterson

The drive to provide adequate electricity supply to the hinterland will soon see several communities benefiting from improved electricity distribution. Kato in Region Eight...

Halting of Police promotions: PSC says first time they’ve received such a directive from...

…Opposition says Guyana slipping into authoritarianism  The Police Service Commission (PSC) says it is going to adhere to President David Granger’s directive to halt all...

Broadcast Amendment Bill: PPP/C plans to challenge it in Court- Nandlall

The People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) on Wednesday, disclosed plans to challenge the controversial Broadcast Amendment Bill in court. Government with a one seat majority...

GCCI says M&CC’s treatment of Cevons, Puran Brothers’ unwarranted

-While M&CC says that it will clear its over $300M debt at the end of 2017 The move by the Mayor & City Council (M&CC)...

Over $300M owed by M&CC accumulated from 2015-2016 clean-up campaigns – Mayor

... says payments with new contractors will be made in portions to cope  Mayor of Georgetown, Patricia Chase-Green on Tuesday told news reporters that...

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CDB President resigns with “immediate effect”

President of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Hyginus 'Gene' Leon, has resigned with “immediate effect” from the regional financial institution. According to a...

Solar panels stolen from school in Bartica; businessman, security officer arrested

See full statement from Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division #7 are investigating an alleged simple larceny that occurred between Friday, April 19, and...

Taxi drivers allegedly shot by vendor at Kitty Seawall

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  On April 17th, 2024, at about 23:00 hrs on the seawall near the Station in Kitty,...

Authorities still awaiting lab results on Berbice children who died last week

Authorities are still awaiting the results of lab tests conducted on samples taken from three Berbice children who died under unknown or unclear circumstances. These...

Over 2800 dengue cases recorded for the year so far

Guyana has already recorded over 2800 dengue cases for 2024, advisor to the Ministry of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy has revealed. Specifically, a total of...

Govt, CARICOM working for solution to Haitian crisis– President Ali

President Dr Irfaan Ali has reminded the region that the Guyana government and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continue to direct stringent efforts to the...

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Taxi driver busted with 22kg of ganja

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Over G$110M raised for the Palestinians following appeal during Ramadan 2024

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Letter: Unless PPC is given authority, it cannot cancel any contracts

Dear Editor, The Public Procurement Commission’s publication of the report has sparked a deluge of commentaries from politicians, media personalities, and social media commentators. Based...