Budget 2019 riddled with wasteful spending -PPP’s Irfaan Ali

The debate of the 2019 national budget opened this morning in the National Assembly with Opposition frontbencher and former Minister of Housing and Water, Irfaan Ali, accusing the government of packing the budget with wasteful spending that will not have any impact on the ordinary Guyanese. In his 35-minute response to the Finance Minister’s four […]

Exxon makes 10th oil discovery in Guyana; Total discovery now at 5 Billion barrels

Director, Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe this morning announced that United States oil giant ExxonMobil has made its 10th discovery offshore Guyana at the Pluma-1 well. This latest discovery has increased the estimated recoverable resource for the Stabroek Block to more than 5 billion oil-equivalent barrels. “This is great news for Guyana…the country is […]

Woman stabs reputed husband to death during row in Plaisance

An afternoon row between a couple turned deadly when the woman armed herself with a knife and stabbed her reputed husband to death. Dead is 38-year-old Victor Roberts of Prince William Street, Plaisance. His assailant has since been arrested. A Police report said the murder took place just after 12:30 this afternoon in the East […]

Popular News Anchor held after shooting man to leg.

Known for asking questions, Anchor and Senior Reporter of the HGPTV Nightly News, Travis Chase has found himself facing questioning by the Police after he shot a man to the leg early this morning. A police statement said Chase, who is a licensed firearm holder, was dropping off his girlfriend at her DeAbreau Street, Kitty […]

Guyanese sisters take sibling rivalry to Jamaica Squash Championships

They might be considered the Williams sisters of squash, but its a totally different game when they set sibling rivalry aside on the squash court. National squash player Akeila Wiltshire copped her maiden senior title at the BCIC All Jamaica Senior Squash Championships in Jamaica last month. Akeila Wiltshire secured her first major win at […]