September 16, 2022

A 36-year-old female cook of the Yarrowkabra village on the Soesdyke/ Linden highway was nabbed at the Bartica stelling in Region Seven with a compressed parcel of cannabis in her travelling bag. Police Headquarters reported that at…

Lakeram Sarjoo, 52, a pedal cyclist of Cumberland, East Canje Berbice is now dead after he reportedly collided with a hire car (HD 628) along the Canje Public Road on Friday. Police Headquarters in a statement said the accident occurred…

Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, diabetes and heart diseases have been among the leading causes of death in Guyana for years. With plans to modernise the local health sector, making healthcare more…

More 1,600 fisherfolk in Region Six (East Berbice - Corentyne) are set to benefit from the $150,000 fisherfolk cash grant. Hundreds of fisherfolk turned up at the Port Mourant Centre Ground and the Skeldon Community Centre ground on…

A 62-year-old gold miner was arrested on Friday with 948 grams of marijuana and 55 grams of cocaine found in a milk tin during a police intel operation at Bartica Stelling in Region Seven. Police Headquarters reported that the miner of…

Nineteen-year-old Shontay Hawker, who uses a wheelchair because of a chronic spinal disorder, is one step closer to her dream of becoming a lawyer after she passed eight subjects at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC)…

An 88-year-old man from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) is the latest COVID-19 fatality, the Ministry of Health reported on Friday. The man died on September 15, taking the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 1,281. Meanwhile,…

After a hiatus of over two decades, competitive boxing is set to make a return to Rose Hall this weekend with the Guyana Boxing Association staging an Under-16 Youth and Junior tournament. Twelve fights are carded for this Saturday, and…

Two serving members of the Guyana Police Force were on Friday released on $200,000 bail each for trafficking marijuana into the Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters, Eve Leary. Corporal Kevin Bobb, 38, of Amelia’s Ward, Linden…

More private investments are expected in the Caribbean through a new US$8.6 million project that is geared at developing a resilient business environment that is attractive to investors. This project is being facilitated by the United…