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There is an incompetent handling of the crime situation – Former Police Commissioner

Sharing his opinion on the current crime situation and the handling of it by the police and the oversight ministry, former Police Commissioner Winston...

Cocaine trafficker sentenced to three years jail

- A woman was sentenced to three years in jail and fined $120,000 for possession of cannabis and cocaine for the purpose of...

EPA tackles garbage situation at Seawall Bandstand

– In observance of the Annual International Coastal Clean – Up (ICC), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Saturday September 21 held a...

“What the hell they want guns for?” Rohee asks; Ministry to review gun laws

By Kurt Campbell - Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee has signaled his intention to approach President Donald Ramotar to review local gun laws. The Minister comments...

Internet poll finds division on use of medicinal marijuana in Guyana

The weekly internet poll conducted by iNews has found that the public is divided on the use of marijuana for medicine in a controlled...

Chinese company in Guyana looking to build ships

- Since 2009, Zhan Go Ho - a Chinese company - has been involved in small scale logging but after receiving their concession...

Bandit who shot and killed Police Detective remanded to prison

- The prisoner accused of killing Corporal Elias, after escaping from custody was today (Friday, January 10) remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate...

Poor state of another interior road causes worry

Road users plying the Linden-Lethem route and those going to the Cuyuni and Mazaruni areas are complaining about the poor state of the roadways. Residents,...

Religious groups should play a greater role in suicide prevention – iNews Poll

- Seventy nine percent of respondents to a poll conducted by iNews believe that the various religious groups in Guyana can play a...

LIAT makes official flight to Ogle Airport

Regional Air Carrier Liat today made its first official flight into the Ogle International Airport. The flight arrived in Guyana at 14:30h with a...

Recent Articles

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, fine $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 infrastructure 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...

GMSA urges T&T authorities to resolve ‘breach’ swiftly    

Full statement below: The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) has taken note of the recent denial of entry into the Republic of Trinidad and...