Budget 2016 consultations underway; PSC concerned about state of economy
– The Ministry of Finance has commenced consultations on budget 2016, according to a release. Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, along with a team...
No merger of CANU and Police Narcotics Unit – President Granger clarifies
By Jomo Paul
– President David Granger says that the Government has not taken a decision to merge the Customs and Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU)...
Gov’t being “very stupid” in its response to rice, sugar woes – Teixeira
– Opposition Parliamentarian and Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira has criticized the APNU+AFC government for its handling of the grim situation facing the sugar...
Caribbean News Round-up
Woman, 8-months pregnant, raped on beach
- AN eight-months pregnant woman, liming on the Los Iros beach with her boyfriend on Monday afternoon, was...
Granger touts 3-prong approach to fight road carnage
By Jomo Paul
– The Government of Guyana is moving towards the implementation of a three-point plan that aims to alleviate the amount and...
Anti-buggery laws, homosexuality & HIV/Aids behind bars
By Jomo Paul
– In most prisons across the world, condoms were once considered contraband as they incited same sex relations, something which is...
Guyana/Suriname urged to continue dialogue to resolve border issue
By Jomo Paul
– The Governments of Guyana and Suriname are being urged to continue bilateral discourse with the aim of resolving the current...
“Disingenuous” – Rohee raps Granger on crime situation
By Fareeza Haniff
– The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has taken President David Granger to task over comments he reportedly made last month to...
President declares November 1 as ‘Defence Force Day’
- President and Commander-in-Chief- of the Armed Forces, Brigadier David Granger has declared that November 01, this year and every year hereafter, will...
Tears flow as slain NYPD Officer laid to rest in Guyana
By Jomo Paul
– Teary eyes, gloom faces, pomp, ceremony, glowing tributes and masses of people were the highlights of the funeral of slain...
Recent Articles
Govt would hire contractors without “full experience” to keep up with rapid development –...
New contractors would be hired by the government to keep apace with the ongoing rapid development in the infrastructure sector.
This is according to Vice...
Stabroek Market Wharf cleanup making significant progress
Works on clearing the rubble from the collapsed roof of the Stabroek Market Wharf continued on Thursday.
A 45-member crew is working assiduously to remove...
US$1M mobilisation fee for rental of power ship – GPL
See full statement from the Guyana Power and Light:
On April 13, 2024, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc. signed a contract with Urbacon...
Truck involved in Water Street fatal accident was unregistered – police
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
A fatal accident occurred on Monday, April 15, 2024, on Water Street, Georgetown, involving an unregistered motor...
Mother of 3 crushed to death by truck
A 36-year-old mother of three was last evening crushed to death by a hauler truck at High and Princes Streets, Georgetown.
She has been identified...
Remigrant calls for better police response after home burglarised; over $1.5M in items stolen
A businessman’s home in Berbice was burglarized while he was overseas, resulting in over $1 million in items being stolen.
The man, a remigrant is...
IDPADA-G never filed discrimination complaint with ERC – Commissioner
See full statement from the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC):
The International Decade of People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G) has never filed a...
US Security Advisor restates “unwavering support” for Guyana’s sovereignty
Readout of Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer’s Call with President Irfaan Ali of Guyana (on April 17, 2024)
Principal Deputy National Security Advisor...
Health Ministry investigating deaths of siblings at NA Hospital
See full statement from the Ministry of Health:
MOH investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two children in New Amsterdam
(Georgetown- April 18, 2024)- The...
Men linked to murders in Guyana gunned down in Suriname
Surinamese authorities are investigating the execution-style killings of two Guyanese suspected of involvement in separate murder cases in Guyana.
Dead are Jerimiah Smith and Oswick...