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Police in Region 10 are probing a fatal accident which occurred this morning along the Rockstone trail just after 10 o’ clock. According to a report from the Police, the accident involved a motorcar that was being driven by a 25-year-old man from Herstelling on the East Bank of Demerara. The other occupant of the […]
Guyana’s economic growth linked to the country’s booming Oil and Gas Industry took center stage at a recording of the BBC World Questions Programme at the Pegasus Hotel last evening. The programme will air this Saturday on the BBC. It opened with a probing question on whether Guyanese are really reaping the benefits from the […]
A young driver from the mining town of Linden lost his life tragically this morning in a smash-up that involved a sand truck on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway. The dead man has been identified as 31-year-old Keiran Warner of Amelia’s Ward, Linden. According to reports, the accident occurred in the vicinity of Loo Creek along the […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice has unanimously enforced a $179 million arbitration award against the Guyana Government to Azad Meerza, of Falcon Transportation and Construction Services, who back in 2017 had been awarded a road building contract. A dispute had arisen over the execution of the project, between Mirza and the Ministry of Agriculture, which […]
The Mayor and City Council has identified a space on Hadfield Street to relocate vendors who are plying their trade at the Square of the Revolution, as the deadline for their removal draws close. Last week, the Georgetown City Council unanimously decided to issue Removal Notices to the vendors who are operating at the Square […]
The Court of Appeal this morning, threw out the appeal filed by Bartica Massacre convicts Mark Royden Willams and Dennis Willams, ruling that the Court has no such jurisdiction to entertain the appeals since both men have since died. Justice of Appeal Jo-ann Barlow read the decision of the Court. The other two Justices of […]
Leader of the People’s National Congress and Chairman of the APNU, Aubrey Norton, has expressed disappointment in the position that Guyana has taken in relation to Cuba, telling a recent forum that Guyana has effectively abandoned the country that stood with it during its most difficult times. Over the weekend, President Irfaan Ali said he […]
A Partnership for National Unity, (APNU) has registered some concern over the Central Housing and Planning Authority’s (CH&PA) online portal for the submission of housing plans, saying that it has been receiving reports suggesting that the system may be creating additional steps rather than simplifying the approval process. In a statement, the APNU said it […]
Demerara Bank Limited today announced the 10 winners of its 2025–2026 Innovation Tank Entrepreneurship Programme. The programme, which was launched in September 2025 as part of the Bank’s G$10 million Corporate Social Responsibility commitment, was created to support early-stage businesses and startups by providing non-repayable grant funding, mentorship, and practical business development support. Guided by […]
By Svetlana Marshall The Court of Appeal today rejected an application by Businessmen Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed for the extradition committal proceedings in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to be halted, pending the hearing and determination of their challenge to the recent High Court ruling on the issue of political bias. Instead, the panel of Appellate […]
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