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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...
First minimally invasive brain aneurysm surgery successfully done at GPHC
Guyana’s lone Neurosurgeon Dr Amarnauth Dukhi led a successful team to perform a minimally invasive surgery to treat a patient...
Child Advocacy Centres now equipped to record child abuse digitally
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday donated $3.9M in equipment and supplies to assist in providing a safe...
School dropouts empowered to sit CSEC in September
A total of 48 school dropouts will in September write the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams after being taught...
Teen girls among four discharged following Wakapoa mystery illness
Four family members from Wakapoa in the Pomeroon River, Region Two were discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital one week...
$161M spent to expand drugs bond and reduce rentals
The Ministry of Public Health’s Materials Management Unit Friday officially commissioned the expanded drugs bond at Diamond, East Bank Demerara....
GRA claims ‘fair’ disposal of seized vehicles; $750M in revenue for this year already
Godfrey Statia, the Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Friday morning said disposal of vehicles seized by the...
‘Brute-force’ attack on Republic Banks VISA OneCard: New measures block some online transactions
Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited Friday morning said that new measures to guard against fraud involving its international VISA OneCard have...
Two teen girls now hospitalized in Wakapoa mystery illness
Two 15-year-old school girls from Wakapoa in the Pomeroon River, Region Two were admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC)...
Another victim dies in Wakapoa mystery illness; PM on first victim inconclusive
Seventy-six-year-old Edward Richards, a resident of Wakapoa, Region 2, died on Wednesday afternoon at the Georgetown Public Hospital five days...
Zika virus: Guyana ranks No.1 in South America for microcephaly
A comparison of cases of the Zika virus, which results in microcephaly (a condition in which babies are born with...
Husband recovering in Wakapoa mystery illness
Richard Thomas, the husband of Selema Thomas who died Monday following a mysterious illness, is now recovering at the Georgetown...
Woman dies, five family members hospitalized after eating Pepperpot and Cassava
A woman of Crow Island in the Pomeroon River has died and five of her relatives have been hospitalized after...
Suspect arrested in Corentyne fatal stabbing
Berbice Police have arrested the man who allegedly stabbed a 25- year-old man on Sunday night. The deceased has been...
Security cameras no help in probe into death of security guard
Security cameras at Cummings Electrical Company have not been functioning, and so they are no help in determining if there...
Eight ‘warrior’ prisoners complete anger management training
Eight inmates of the Georgetown Prison on Wednesday graduated from rehabilitative anger management training. During the graduation ceremony Director of...
Linden to get first Women’s Shelter
The township of Linden will soon have its first women’s shelter and two new community centres following an agreement between...
GDF completes Exercise Rattrap to prepare troops for ‘internal threats’
The cadets currently undergoing training on the Guyana Defence Force’s Standard Officer Course Number 51 successfully completed Exercise Rattrap in...
Deadly Agricola Crash: Driver gets bail
The driver of the truck that killed seven-year-old Ciara Benjamin on the Agricola Public Road, East Bank Demerara Saturday last...
