2023

Currently faced with no delays, works on the new Demerara River Crossing is moving apace and is 33 per cent complete. President Dr Irfaan Ali visited the site where the new bridge is being constructed on Thursday to inspect ongoing…

Works to further extend the East Bank Demerara four-lane highway from Diamond to Buzz Bee Dam have commenced and the project is expected to be complete by the end of 2024. “That is a continuation from the current Diamond, where we…

Guyana has no plans to take any offensive action against Venezuela, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said on Thursday amid complaints from the Bolivarian Republic over an incoming British offshore patrol vessel. “... we don’t have any…

Lip and palate repairs joined the list of surgical procedures available at the country’s main referral hospital this year, the Head of Surgeries Dr Shilindra Rajkumar told a press conference on Thursday. According to Dr Rajkumar, through…

Executives of the Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GBBFF) are laying the groundwork for what they envisioned to be the “best” Central America and Caribbean (CAC) Championship. Earmarked for the first weekend of October 2024,…

There were 10 maternal deaths recorded at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Guyana’s main referral hospital, for the year so far. This is according to the hospital’s Chief Consultant Specialist in Obstetrics and…

A total of 146 nurses resigned from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in 2023, an unfortunate situation that significantly impacted the institution’s ability to treat patients efficiently. According to GPHC’s Chief…

Two men, a painter and a labourer, were remanded to prison on Thursday after charged separately in relation to the murders of Yoffi Bobb and William Montrose, the two men who were fatally wounded during a fight on December 17 at Victoria,…

Police have arrested a 26-year-old man following the discovery of a plastic bag containing 41 grams of marijuana at his East Bank Demerara (EBD) house. According to a police report, the discovery was made between 09:30 hrs and 10:30 hrs…

Days after they were arrested, two men were on Wednesday charged for allegedly robbing a Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD) man in August. Delon George, 22 and Alex Simpson, 25, both of Diamond Housing Scheme, appeared before Senior…