September 2, 2022

Three men, who are neighbours at Brutus Street, Agricola, East Bank Demerara, are now homeless after a fire destroyed their homes on Thursday. According to the Guyana Fire Service, the fire started at around 15:12 hours at the house that…

A 30-year-old labourer was on Friday remanded to prison for breaking into a man’s home and carting off his television. Fazie Denzil Smith appeared before City Magistrate Leron Daly and denied the charge. Particulars of the offence…

Rashleigh Jackson, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, passed away on Thursday night. Jackson, who distinguished himself in foreign affairs, was born in New Amsterdam, British Guiana. He joined the civil service in 1949 and joined the…

A Nigerian national was on Friday remanded to prison for conspiring to commit a felony, while his co-accused was released on $100,000 bail, over a scam operation. Matthew Ejike Nwachukwu of Nigeria and Wayne Anthony Halley of Linden…

Guyana’s first oil and gas centre, which promises to train thousands of Guyanese and foreigners for the lucrative petroleum sector, opened on Friday at Lusignan on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD). This Offshore Petroleum Industry…

Four men were on Friday remanded to prison for trafficking almost two kilograms of foreign marijuana. This type of cannabis is known as "Kush" and is suspected to have been imported into Guyana from North America. The men are: Erwin…

Some 1,600 members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) have undergone a training programme to properly handle reports of gender based violence, Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud has said. These officers…

Please see below statement from Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr Vindhya Persaud: I would like to advise everyone that NO child with a permanent disability has been refused the $100K cash grant and WILL NOT be refused.…

The Joint Services and the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) along with the emergency and private security services have prepared a comprehensive security plan in relation to the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) matches to be played at the…

The 60-bed field hospital donated to the government by Qatar remains unused and Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said despite a surge in hospitalisations last year, there was no need for the hospital but it remains “a good asset.” “We…