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Two feared drowned at Unity Beach
Police in Regional Division 4 ‘C’ are investigating an incident at Unity Beach, East Coast Demerara (ECD), which has left two persons missing after they were reportedly swept away by strong currents on Sunday afternoon. Missing are Lyodisa Waldron, called “Loyda,” a 20-year-old salesgirl of Victoria Village, ECD, and Andri Francis, called “Bobby,” a 31-year-old...
Aircraft crashes in Region Seven
A Cessna 182P Skylane aircraft N9347G, reportedly owned by well-known Guyanese pilot and operator Orlando Charles crashed on Sunday morning...
Five homeless as fire destroys Port Mourant house, arson suspected
A fire completely destroyed a house at Port Mourant on Tuesday morning, rendering five people homeless. Stephanie Cecil, 29, a...
Expedition Kanuku Mountains reinforces need for protection of Guyana’s rainforests
By Akeem Greene akeem@newsroom.gy British explorer Lucy Shepherd recently undertook a daring East to West expedition of the expansive Kanuku...
59 families at Hope/ Bath Settlement to receive land titles
Some 59 families who reside in Hope/ Bath settlement on the West Coast of Berbice are expected to receive land...
Guyanese law student cops Rhodes Scholarship
Rawletta Barrow of Guyana is the 2022 Commonwealth Caribbean Rhodes Scholar. Governor General Dame Sandra Mason made the announcement last...
$82M Fort Island stelling on track for December deadline
Works on the construction of the Fort Island stelling in Region Three is about 54 per cent complete. This was...
Over 200 fire hydrants inoperable in Georgetown
A total of 235 fire hydrants were found to be inoperable in Georgetown following an assessment by the Guyana Fire...
Gov’t zeroes in on revival of Arawak, Warrau indigenous languages
With some indigenous people in Guyana losing their language, Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Campbell- Sukhai says that the government...
Anna Regina girl gets pre-med scholarship
Kelly Sankar who recently wrote the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination was today presented with her scholarship award from...
Girl who migrated from Venezuela in 2018 is Crane primary top performer
Emily Vaamonde – Beria copped 515 marks at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) emerging as the top student...
GRA to pay Chinese importer it blocked from filing declarations
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), the country’s main tax regulatory body, has been ordered by High Court Judge Fidela Corbin-Lincoln...
Jamaican Human Rights lawyer admitted to local bar
Malene Chagni Alleyne, a 39-year-old Jamaican attorney-at-law with a passion for promoting human rights and Caribbean integration was admitted to...
Hyatt Place for East Bank Demerara by 2024
Construction will soon commence on a 125-room Hyatt Place hotel along the East Bank Demerara, with the turning of the...
‘Editor’ for online outlet detained for posting video of murdered doctor, staff
The Guyana Police Force has confirmed that the ‘Editor’ of an online outlet has been detained for questioning in relation...
About 100,000 nursery, primary school children to be vaccinated; full face-to-face classes soon
About 100,000 children in nursery and primary schools could be vaccinated soon with the US-made Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines and as...
More than 60% of teachers vaccinated; Manickchand says ‘soft approach’ cannot continue
Some 63 per cent of local teachers have received their COVID-19 vaccines following efforts rolled out to boost vaccine acceptance....
‘Lording over SBAs will not be allowed’ – Manickchand
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand says that all students heading into the examinations offered by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC)...
QC boy with 10 Grade Ones among top performers at CAPE
Daniel Roopchand, a Queen’s College student, is among the top performers at this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE). Roopchand...
QC girl is CSEC top performer with 19 Grade Ones
Sarena Aruna Razak, a Queen’s College student, gained the most Grade One passes at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate...
Journalists participate in StoryBoard initiative
See below press release issued by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security: The Ministry of Human Services and...
