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An argument between a rice farmer and the owner of a herd of goats turned tragic on Monday when the farmer was hit to the head. A Police report said the rice farmer, Chanderpaul Dhoman of Black Bush Polder, Corentyne was on his way home from his rice field when he noticed the owner of […]
Two women who were linked to the attempted smuggling of over 3 pounds of cocaine through the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) were today sentenced to 3 years and 9 months jail each. They were also fined $3.9 million each. The women, 36-year-old, Albouystown resident Shellon Yolanda Barrow and 38-year-old, Norton Street resident, Krissy Latoya […]
The Travel + Leisure Magazine has listed Guyana among 50 Countries that must be visited in 2020. Travel + Leisure is a travel magazine based in New York City. It is published 12 times a year and boasts 4.8 million readers. In its latest edition, the magazine noted that Guyana is known as the land […]
Increased supply and strengthened monitoring mechanisms of water by the Guyana Water Incorporated has resulted in the agency increasing its revenue to over $5B for 2019. The announcement was made today by GWI’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Richard Van West Charles at the agency’s end-of-year press conference. It was revealed that the $5.1B […]
The Guyana Elections Commission today published the Revised Voters List with a total of 661, 378 eligible voters. The list also contains all of the 16,000 new registrants who were recorded during aborted house-to-house registration exercise. With the publishing of the list, voters can make checks to ensure that their names and addresses are correctly […]
A comprehensive study on air travel in Guyana by the Competition and Consumers Affairs Commission of Guyana has revealed what many Guyanese travelers have been complaining about for years, – that they have found themselves paying too much to travel on Caribbean Airlines from Guyana. The study found that while Caribbean Airlines enjoyed a monopoly […]
A confrontation between two young men turned deadly in the Guyhoc community last night when 23-year-old Kyle Chase was stabbed to death by his girlfriend’s ex-lover at the woman’s house. A police statement revealed that Chase and a cousin were at the Guyhoc home of Chase’s friend engaged in a game of cards when the […]
A tenant of a house that went up in flames this afternoon in Princes Street died after collapsing at the scene of the fire. The man has been identified as 47-year-old Gavin North. He was a driver attached to the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs. He was at work at the time of the blaze […]
by Ravin Singh Efforts by the National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) are continuing to reap success as Guyana has recorded a decrease in the HIV prevalence rate in the country from 1.9% to 1.4%. This was announced by Deputy Programme Manager of NAPS, Dr Niccollette Boatswain at a press conference today. HIV prevalence in Guyana […]
With his party’s General Secretary sitting with arms folded on his right hand, PPP Presidential Candidate Irfaan Ali today promised to run a campaign that will be free of gutter politics and negative campaigning. Mr. Ali and PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo hosted an end-of-year press conference this afternoon at the Opposition Leader’s Office. Questioned […]
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