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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...
UG says will ‘work’ with student in viral video seen as racist; warns other students, staff against bigotry
The University of Guyana on Friday reminded staff and students of its values against bigotry and discrimination and said it...
Police in crackdown against illegal coloured lights on vehicles
The Guyana Police Force is clamping down on the use of illegal coloured lights on vehicles. During a two-hour campaign...
Guyana gets US$1.7M for low emissions project
The Guyana Government has received US$1.7M from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to implement a project titled “Mainstreaming Low Emissions...
Scotiabank scraps sale of Antigua, Guyana banks for now amid regulatory and political pushback
(The Financial Post) The Bank of Nova Scotia has scrapped the sale of its holdings in two Caribbean countries and...
8-Y-O Mon Repos student hospitalized after beaten by classmates
The mother of an 8-year-old student of the Mon Repos Primary School, East Coast Demerara is calling for a full...
Berbice woman seeks financial help to undergo brain aneurysm surgery
A mother of four of Overwinning, East Bank Berbice is hoping the public can assist her financially to offset a...
Over 130 residents in Kwakwani benefit from medical outreach
For the past three years, Rong-An Incorporated, a forestry concession operation in the Upper Demerara region, has been conducting medical...
Parika family living in fear after oil-like substance surfaces in bedroom
A Parika, East Bank Essequibo family has been living in fear for the past three weeks after an oil-like substance...
Twitter to ban all political advertising
BBC – Twitter is to ban all political advertising worldwide, saying that the reach of such messages “should be earned,...
Triple drug therapy launched to tackle Filaria
As Guyana gears towards eliminating Filaria by 2020, the Government on Thursday launched a triple-drug therapy initiative. The Lymphatic Filariasis...
Electrician charged with cousin’s murder
A 28-year-old electrician was on Thursday charged with the murder of his cousin, Arvin ‘Krishna’ Dipchand of Dutch Four, East...
STEM Guyana seeking to build national robotics programme
STEM Guyana is seeking to build a national robotics programme to develop talent in young people, according to its founder,...
President donates $2.5M to QC on its 175th anniversary
Queen’s College, the most sought after Secondary School in Guyana, is celebrating its 175th anniversary. President David Granger, a former...
GPA calls on GECOM Chairman, CEO to be more accessible to the media
The Guyana Press Association (GPA) has called on the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh...
News Room cops 15 awards for Excellence in Journalism
The News Room team on Saturday evening copped 15 awards at the Guyana Press Association’s (GPA) annual awards and media...
Technology students win UG Rangoli Competition
Students of the University of Guyana’s Faculty of Technology on Thursday afternoon emerged winners of the annual Rangoli Competition held...
Local start-up companies urged to take part in Petroleum Summit
The organisers of the second Annual Guyana International Petroleum Business Summit and Exhibition (GIPEX) are inviting local start-up companies to...
Sailor stabbed to death during argument at Parika Stelling
Police are investigating the murder of a 48-year-old sailor attached to the Transport and Harbours Department. The man has been...
