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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...
Third-generation teacher from Essequibo tops CPCE
Twenty-two-year-old Kelsea Peters has emerged as the top graduating teacher of the Cyril Potter College of Education; she achieved the...
Ansa McAl donates 100 tablets to Education Ministry
A total of 100 tablets procured after a fundraising concert by Ansa McAl was donated the Ministry of Education on...
Government hoping to provide free education at UG by end of 2024—President Ali
President Dr Irfaan Ali on Sunday evening announced that his Government is working to provide free education at the University...
Christmas babies gifted with hampers at New Amsterdam Hospital
A boy was the first Christmas baby delivered at the New Amsterdam Hospital, at 1:34 hr on Christmas Day. The...
50 children get Christmas gifts through ‘Wish Upon A Star’ campaign
Under the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s inaugural “Wish Upon A Star” initiative – the wishes of 50...
628 GDF ranks promoted
See full statement from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF): Chief-of-Staff Brigadier Godfrey Bess has announced that, in accordance with Part...
ECD residents recovering from heavy flooding
Residents of Hope, East Coast Demerara woke up to their homes and yards flooded on Wednesday morning, days before Christmas....
OP-ED: DO NOT FALL FOR THE FALLACY OF THE HALF-BAKED STRATEGY- LEGALIZE IT!
The following is a guest editorial. These are the views of the Author and not of the management of the...
Liza-1 reaches full capacity as ExxonMobil marks 1st year of oil production
ExxonMobil Guyana is celebrating the first year of oil production from the Liza field offshore. Earlier this month, the Liza...
License granted for largest quarry operation in Guyana
After almost a decade since the last Quarry License (QL) was issued, Black Jaguar Investment Group, owned by Essequibo businessman...
No curtains, but contented at Christmas: A family’s joy in shortage
By Kurt Campbell A small-scale Mahaica Creek, East Coast Demerara farmer is trying to put his family in a state...
A Guyanese student navigates life during lockdown in T&T
Story and photos by Vishani Ragobeer In January, when I just returned to Trinidad for my second semester at the...
Mothers are leading perpetrators of child abuse- Childcare Agency
Fifty-one percent of child abuse cases investigated by the Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA) between January and October 2020 were...
President Ali presents scholarships to three GDF soldiers
President Irfaan Ali Friday made good on his pledge to improve the educational opportunities for ranks of the Guyana Defence...
DPP orders psychiatric evaluation of mother who brutalised daughter, 6
The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised the police to facilitate the process for 25-year-old Drupattie...
GDF ranks in exchange training with U.S Special Forces
Seventeen ranks of the Guyana Defence Force 3 1 Special Forces Squadron have benefitted from a six- week stint of...
Texila American University offers range of packages for Coursera students
The Texila American University is now offering a range of packages for persons who study with Coursera. Persons who completed...
325 imprisoned for marijuana; another 79 mentally challenged – Prison Director
By Kurt Campbell Guyana’s Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels on Friday pressed the issue of alternative forms of imprisonment during...
