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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...
Man who tied up boss, raided mining camp jailed for 18 months; other remanded
Twenty-five-year-old old mines worker Terrence Bacchus was on Monday sentenced to 18 months imprisonment by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on...
Man who pretended to be Police to commit robbery jailed
A 21-year-old man who impersonated a police and committed a robbery was on Monday sentenced to two years imprisonment by...
Tenant dies as chaos breaks out at scene of Princes St. Fire
Chaos erupted at a building on Princes Street, Worthmanville, Georgetown after a fire threatened to destroyed it. The building was...
Masked bandits with cutlasses rattle gold miner from sleep; later captured with loot
A 50-year-old miner of Block ‘8’ Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) was on Friday night robbed of $850,000...
President satisfied with GECOM’s preparations for elections
President David Granger on Friday afternoon met with the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to discuss the body’s preparedness for the...
Driver dies in Uitvlugt accident
An accident involving motor vehicle GPWW 9100 occurred at about 03:15hrs Thursday, killing the driver. The driver has not yet...
Labourer killed in early morning attack
Police are investigating the death of 32-year-old Israel Mc Kenzie who was murdered at about 03:30hrs between Second Street and...
Families homeless after fire at Ogle rips though wooden shacks
A fire of unknown origin ripped through several shacks at Ogle on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) earlier this...
Six Christmas babies delivered at GPHC
At 07:00hrs on December 25, 2019, staff of the Georgetown Public Hospital happily welcomed six newborns. Four of them were...
Koker door collapses at Leguan, causes flooding
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has reported flooding in Endeavour and Amsterdam communities on the Essequibo island of Leguan after...
APNU+AFC hail ‘strengthened’ accord to contest March 02 polls
The multi-party bloc APNU and the Alliance For Change (AFC) on Tuesday signed a new accord, which will see them...
Painful Christmas for widow and children of popsicle vendor shot dead
During this festive time of the year, families look forward to spreading joy and enjoying time together. For the Duncan...
82 GWI employees graduate as certified first responders
Within the last two years a total of 190 employees of Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) have been trained and certified...
Shell to buy Guyana’s first three loads of oil
The Department of Energy (DE) on Tuesday announced that it has selected Shell Western Supply and Trading Limited to buy...
Norway releases $9.1B final payment for Guyana
Norway has released an additional G$9.1B to the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund to be disbursed to Guyana for approved projects....
15th oil discovery signals transformation for Guyana – Jordan
The latest discovery of petroleum by US oil major ExxonMobil represents the beginning of a transformative economy which has been...
Former cop Andre Pollydore charged for illegal firearm arms possession; granted bail
Former policeman Andre Pollydore, 31, of Lamaha Place, South Ruimveldt, on Monday appeared before City Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus for the...
Barbados gets US$75M loan from CDB for economic reform and social protection
Barbados has received a US$75 million loan from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to push its recovery programme. “The policy-based...
