Berbice man nabbed with $12.5M worth of marijuana

As part of its ongoing crackdown of the drug trade in the Berbice region, the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit carried out an operation at No. 3 Village, West Coast Berbice on Wednesday. The operation resulted in the seizure of 92.1 pounds of marijuana, which was found stashed at a house in the village. In a […]

$688.1M in contracts signed with five companies for reconstruction of Christ Church Secondary School

by Svetlana Marshall Five months after a fire ripped through the Christ Church Secondary School in Georgetown, displacing hundreds of students, its rebuilding is about to begin. The Ministry of Education today signed seven contracts totaling $688.159M for the reconstruction of the school, which will see a three-story structure with 20 classrooms and science and […]

Two young sisters die in Mahaica fire

Two young children perished in a fire that ripped through their home at Market Road in Mahaica this afternoon. Family members have identified the two victims as 9-year-old Anamika Hardat and 3-year-old Shameena Hardat. The Guyana Fire Service was alerted to the fire at 1:30 this afternoon and immediately dispatched one of its tenders from […]

Ali eyes wins across all municipalities in Monday’s Local Government Elections

As he praised his government for advancing development in the areas of Health, Education and Infrastructure, President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday told the people of Anna Regina that those who have crossed over to the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) have faced their demons, and are now moving on. While serenading supporters, the President said it […]

Canada announces visa free travel for “known travelers” of a number of CARICOM countries; Guyana not included

Canada has announced that it will allow visa-free travel to “known travelers” from 13 more countries, including a number of Caribbean countries. The visa-free travel has been extended to Antigua and Barbuda, St Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, St Kitts-Nevis, Panama, Argentina, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Morocco, Seychelles, Thailand and the Philippines. Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, […]