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The USA’s Major League Soccer (MLS) Super Star Dwayne De Rosario is expected to arrive in Guyana tomorrow and will conduct a coaching clinic with 52 children between the ages of 10 and 18 years at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground on Sunday December 22. De Rosario, whose parents are Guyanese, has never visited Guyana […]
Overseas based Guyanese 39-year-old Osan Dillion-Jordon was killed on Friday morning in a two vehicular smash up at Liliendaal, along the railway embankment on the East Coast of Demerara. The woman returned to Guyana a week ago for her Christmas vacation and to celebrate her 40th Birthday. She died less than an hour after she […]
NEW YORK — The percentage of immigrants in New York City’s population is the highest it’s been in a century, according to a report issued by the city on Wednesday and there are now close to 200,000 Guyanese living in the New York area alone. More than 3 million of the city’s residents in 2011 […]
Gunmen on Thursday attacked and robbed clerks attached to the Ministry of Public Works of over $8 Million that was being taken to the Ministry for payment of salaries. Public Works Minister Robeson Benn confirmed the midday robbery to some Members of Parliament as he made his way into the National Assembly. Early reports indicate […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions has instructed that the murder case against cricketer Carlyle Barton be reopened and that the preliminary inquiry continue. Barton was set free by a City Magistrate on the murder charge back in November. The murder charge was connected to the caught on tape shooting death of Shawn Nelson at Orange […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources is reporting that Guyana has recorded the highest ever gold declaration of 458,105 ounces as at December 16, 2013. That declaration surpasses the previous highest level of 455, 918 ounces in 2001; which included the declarations of both Omai and small scale operators, according to the Natural Resources Minister. Minister of Natural […]
The Bank of Guyana on Tuesday confirmed that it has received a number of reports about persons making attempts to pass off counterfeit $5000 bills. At least one commercial bank has filed a report with the Central Bank after an attempt was made by a customer to deposit several counterfeit $5000 bills. Banking Manager at […]
Upon granting the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) the permission to host its GT Beer Knock out tournament, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has instructed that the Finals cannot be held on New Year’s Day (January 1). The UDFA partnered with Banks DIH under its newly launched beer to stage a return of year-end football […]
Jamaican registered airline, Fly Jamaica will launch its once weekly Toronto service on Tuesday, 17th November. The flight will arrive in Guyana on Tuesday evening. The Georgetown to Toronto leg of the trip departs the Cheddi Jagan Airport on Wednesday morning. Sales Manager at Fly Jamaica, Junior Horatio said the airline will continue to operate […]
An investigation has been launched into the safety of a mining area in the North West Community after a mining pit caved and killed a young miner. The dead man has been identified as 33-year-old Seckou Adams of Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara. Reports state that the incident occurred just after 2 o’ clock on […]
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