Daily Archives: August 11, 2025
Crackdown on gold smuggling yielded positive results but more to be done – Jagdeo
Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo says the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) government has focused heavily on stamping out gold...
CANU seizes gun, ammo and cocaine
Ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) intercepted a motor car at Parika, East Bank Essequibo, on Monday and found...
Man jailed for two years, fined $30,000 after 2021 ganja bust
Shemroy Robertson was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment and fined $30,000 after he was found guilty of aiding the commission...
More salary adjustments for health workers by year-end – Pres. Ali
President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Monday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to improving the salaries, welfare, and working conditions of nurses...
Bartica miner, 23, shot at Providence
Randy Bacchus, a 23-year-old miner, was injured after he was shot at Providence, East Bank Demerara, on August 6. Police...
$6.6B De Kinderen Hospital opens in Region Three
The $6.6 billion De Kinderen Hospital was officially commissioned on Monday, marking a major milestone in the modernisation of Guyana’s...
‘World-class’ horse racing track in pipeline for Berbice – President Ali
President Dr. Irfaan Ali has announced plans to build a new “world-class” horse racing track in the Berbice region. The...
Woolford, Ramlall sisters power Guyana to blowout win over Suriname
The Ramlall sisters – Ashna, Amisha, Arshia – and Kassidy Woolford combined for an impressive 73 points to lead Guyana...
CPL 2025: Tickets for playoffs and final to go on sale August 13
Organisers of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2025 have announced that tickets for the playoffs and the final...
Guyana welcomes Venezuela’s ‘Rejoinder’ submission in border controversy case
See below the full release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation: The International Court of Justice has...
West Demerara Hospital to become teaching institution
Region Three is set to benefit from a major healthcare upgrade with the construction of the $11.4 billion West Demerara...
Labourer remanded for fatal hit-and-run accident involving 8-y-old boy
A labourer was on Monday remanded to prison following a fatal hit-and-run incident involving eight-year-old Sahil Naipaul. Ramsarran Samaroo, 22,...
