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An East Coast Demerara family who took their own jet skis to the Splashmins Resort on Sunday has been thrown into mourning after a tragic accident involving their two jet skis has left their father dead. Police have identified the dead man as 58-year-old Joseph Mahdeo. The Police said Mahadeo was accompanied by his wife […]
Two men from the West Berbice area lost their lives tragically this morning along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway when the driver lost control of the car and ended up in the path of a mini-bus that was heading in the opposite direction. The two dead men have been identified as 40-year-old Kowmarlram Ramin who was the […]
The 2025 National Toshaos Conference opened this morning with President Irfaan Ali, highlighting his Government’s development in many of the indigenous communities across the country. The President told indigenous leaders that there has been transformation in Health and Education, and more investment is earmarked for the indigenous communities this year. The President, who delivered the […]
Ahead of the General and Regional Elections to be held in Guyana this year, Chairman of the National Toshaos Council, Toshao Derrick John has urged political parties to be responsible in their campaigning even as he made it clear that Indigenous people have the right to support any political party of their choice, as much […]
President Irfaan Ali has affirmed that Guyana will not give up a square inch of its territory even as Venezuela continues to move ahead with its plans to host an election for a governor and council of Guyana’s Essequibo. Earlier this month, Venezuela’s National Electoral Council announced that for the first time it will hold […]
A private security officer, who was busted on Friday with a large quantity of marijuana in his possession has been charged and remanded to jail. The man, Olrick Fingal, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning where he was slapped with the charge of trafficking more than six pounds of marijuana. He pleaded not […]
Passengers and staff were quickly ushered out of the Departure lounge at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport this morning after a fire, suspected to be of electrical origin, broke out in the ceiling of the check-in area at the departure lounge. Persons were seen hurrying out of the building as the smoke quickly spread around […]
The Guyana Public Service Union is upset with the Government for failing to honour the Collective Agreement signed between the union and the Government on the 10th December 2024, providing for an 8% across the board salary increase for this year. Under the agreement, the increase for this year should have taken effect from the […]
Three months after the Government got approval for its massive $1.3 Trillion budget, it has returned to the National Assembly seeking $57.5 Billion more in supplementary funding. The Minister responsible for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh laid the supplementary budget paper in the National Assembly on Friday. In a statement, the Finance Ministry indicated that the […]
Almost 25 years since he was found guilty of conspiracy in the largest US visa fraud case in US State Department history, Guyanese businessman, Halim Khan, who was deported on the completion of his sentence more than two decades ago, has now been sworn in as a Justice of the Peace and Commissioner of Oaths […]
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