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Minister within the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Steven Jacobs today said the second United Nations Decade for People of African Descent must be about action and delivery, and not just only commitments. Speaking on behalf of CARICOM at the Fifth Session of the Permanent Forum of People of African Descent on Reparations, Sustainable […]
Investigations are ongoing into an gas cylinder explosion that leveled a section of an East Ruimveldt house on Saturday morning, leaving 56-year-old Troy Alleyne nursing multiple injuries. It is suspected that a damaged gas cylinder hose might have been responsible for the incident. Alleyne was at home with his wife, Melissa Alleyne, and their two […]
It was a chaotic scene at several gas stations across the country today as a fuel shortage hit, which the stations are blaming on delayed shipments. The Mobil Service stations across Georgetown closed off their pumps after running out of fuel overnight. Long lines were spotted at the Guyoil service stations and the Rubis stations. […]
The Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) today confirmed that members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Special Forces successfully reached the crash site of the Air Services Limited Cessna 208 aircraft this morning. At the crash site, the team recovered the body of the pilot, Nicaraguan national, Captain Ryder Castillo. It took the team more than […]
The US$10.8 million Guyana-China Friendship Park was commissioned by President Irfaan Ali and China’s Ambassador to Guyana, Yang Yang on Sunday, signifying the strong bond between the two nations. Formerly known as the Joe Vieira Park, the modern multifunctional friendship park located on the West Bank of Demerara features a lotus pond, a pavilion, a […]
26-year-old, Berbice resident, Sarah Elizabeth Shivpersaud, was charged this morning for the murder of her 7-year-old daughter, who was strangled to death last week. The woman was immediately remanded to prison after her appearance at the New Amsterdam Magistrates Court. The Prosecution’s case is that on Sunday, 5th April, 2025, the woman manually strangled her […]
Warning that there are far reaching implications for the nation’s children should Child Marriage provisions remain in the Marriage Act, the Executive Director of the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA), Kobe Smith, is of the view that there is nothing stopping the National Assembly from abolishing all laws that provide for Child marriages. While the […]
A short flight between Mahdia and Imbaimadai ended tragically this morning when a small Cessna single engine aircraft belonging to Air Services Limited with just the pilot on board, went missing. The plane crashed in a mountainous area deep in the jungle in Region 8. It is suspected that the aircraft went down not long […]
The main Opposition, We Invest in Nationhood party has issued a call for Police Commissioner, Clifton Hicken, and Fire Chief, Gregory Wickham to step down from their posts and take up their overdue retirement, while making way for a process to to select a new Commissioner and Fire Chief to begin. In a statement today, […]
The opposition A Partnership for National Unity, today tore into the United States Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot, over her glowing review of the Irfaan Ali Administration, and her conclusion that Guyanese are benefiting from the country’s oil wealth. During her recent appearance on SOURCES, the U.S Ambassador credited the Irfaan Ali Administration for turning […]
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