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Dec 24, 20221 min read

Vendors anticipate last-minute holiday shopping

Christmas shopping is expected to swing into high gear early this weekend, as vendors remain optimistic for bigger sales. A team from MTV...

Dec 22, 20221 min read

27 year old constable named best cop for Region Six

27-year old Courtney Sampson of Khotbradt Village East Bank Berbice and a rank attached to the Criminal Investigations Department has...

Dec 22, 20221 min read

Massive development on stream for Region One

President Dr Irfaan Ali engaged residents of Port Kaituma and Matthew’s Ridge earlier this week where he highlighted numerous plans to...

Dec 21, 20222 min read

Special needs teen fatally stabbed and drowned by villager

The dead teen has been identified as 15 year old Carlos Leung, a student of Timmers Dam Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam while the other...

Dec 19, 20221 min read

11 year old girl found dead under tree in backyard

Family members are in a state of shock and disbelief after 11 year old Tinesha Johnson of No. 50 Village Corentyne was found dead in her...

Dec 19, 20221 min read

Chopped body of surveyor found in Arumu Backdam; GGDMA wants 'proper' investigation into incident

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association is calling for better police response following the discovery of the chopped body of a...

Dec 19, 20221 min read

Min. Zulfikar Mustapha addresses flooding issues in Mocha Village

Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha along with members of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) and other...

Dec 19, 20222 min read

Discrimination against Deaf Community leaves many jobless

Cases of discrimination and mistreatment remain the biggest challenge for skilled persons within the Deaf community seeking employment....

Dec 15, 20222 min read

Census 2022 expanded with new questions to cover food insecurity; agriculture

This year’s census includes more questions than the previous one to gain a better scope of food security and agriculture practices across...

Dec 15, 20221 min read

Tractor topples with driver in rice field

The police in Region Six are making efforts to rescue a driver who is currently pinned underneath a tractor in a rice field on the...

Dec 13, 20221 min read

600 allottees receive house lots today in Plantation D'Endragt

The Ministry of Housing and Water – Central Housing and Planning Authority today hand out 600 house in Plantation D'Endragt, East Coast...

Dec 13, 20221 min read

El Dorado Offshore spreads Christmas cheer at New Amsterdam Special School

El Dorado Offshore hosted its Children's Christmas Treat at the New Amsterdam Special Needs School to put smiles on the faces of over 75...

Dec 12, 20223 min read

Healthcare workers get salary increases-As much as 74 percent salary hike for new year

Healthcare workers will start the new year in fine style with the salary increases announced by President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali. Dr. Ali...

Dec 12, 20222 min read

GCOPD conducts surveys on access to food security, polling process among persons with disabilities

Surveys on food security and access to electoral processes for persons with disabilities are being done to fuel evidence-based advocacy...

Dec 12, 20221 min read

Chief Statistician urges persons not to be reluctant to answer personal questions

Chief Statistician Errol La Cruz is urging persons to be more receptive to personal questions on the census since all date is essential...

Dec 9, 20221 min read

G'town/Vreed-en-hoop water taxis strike, Min Benn assures measures in place to assist commuters

The Guyana Police Force and Coast Guard are assisting river commuters across the Demerara River between Stabroek and Vreed-en-Hoop Water...

Dec 8, 20221 min read

Robbery at Best Buy Variety store- close to $1M stolen in goods and cash.

Today at around 8:30 hrs a total of $862,160 was stolen from the Best Buy Variety store at Section B Non Pariel, East Coast Demerara....

Dec 8, 20222 min read

Chief Statistician urges persons to report any issues faced in interactions with enumerators

Chief Statistician Errol La Cruz is urging persons to report any issues with census field staff or other problem faced in the ongoing...

Dec 7, 20221 min read

No fare increase for water taxis; disciplinary action for operators demanding more from commuters

The Maritime Administration Department is informing water taxi operators and commuters plying the Georgetown to Vreed-en-Hoop route that...

Dec 7, 20221 min read

32 year old mechanic chopped to death; younger brother seriously injured in Region 7

Police are investigating the alleged murder of 32 year old mechanic Raphael Cadogan and the attempted murder of his 25 year old brother,...