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Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Guyana early this morning for what has been described by President Irfaan Ali as a “private visit”. Mr. Pompeo, who served in the last Donald Trump US administration, visited Guyana just after the election of the PPP Civic in 2020. In the aftermath of the Guyana […]
Veteran Guyanese and Caribbean Trade Unionist, Lincoln Lewis, has issued a call for St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, to be removed as the interlocutor of any discussion between Guyana and Venezuela on the border controversy. Last week, the St. Vincent Prime Minister wrote to President Irfaan Ali to explain that […]
With a recent spike in fires across the country, the Guyana Fire Service is again encouraging homeowners to install smoke detectors and alarms in their homes. On Saturday, the Fire Service found itself responding to five fire reports within a 24-hour period. At around 2:00 a.m on Saturday, a one-flat wooden building which was under […]
A row over a cellphone turned deadly on Saturday night when a 29-year-old labourer was stabbed to death by a businessman. Police investigators have identified the dead youth as Otis Haimchand of Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara. The suspect is a 36-year-old businessman from Haslington, East Coast Demerara. He is on the run. A Police report […]
People’s National Congress Reform Executive Member and recently appointed Guyana Ambassador to Venezuela, Dr.Richard Van West-Charles is uncertain about his future in the PNC/R, which was founded by his Father-in-Law, late President Forbes Burnham. Dr. Van West Charles was appointed Guyana’s Ambassador to Venezuela by the PPP government and will take up his position in […]
39-year-old Parika resident, Gurudeen Lalaram, was charged and remanded to jail on Thursday for the murder of his 25-year-old wife, Parbattie Persaud. The man appeared at the Leonora Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul, and he was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge. He is accused of using a piece of […]
Outgoing Minister of Public Service, Sonia Parag today announced that the Government will be partnering with the US based online course provider, Coursea, to provide spanish classes to workers in the Public Service. Addressing reporters at her Waterloo Office this afternoon, Minister Parag said the online Spanish programme will target all persons within the Public […]
The Government today signed a US$35.1M contract with the China Railway Construction Corporation Limited for the construction of a new bridge across the Demerara River in Linden, Region 10. The four-lane bridge, which will replace the existing Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge, will be 220 meters long, and will have a number of road safety and lighting features. […]
A Venezuelan man who was working as a carpenter in a house at Plantain Walk, Vreed en Hoop, lost his life early this morning as a fire of unknown origin ripped through the house. The Guyana Fire Service was alerted to the blaze at around just after 3 o’ clock this morning. The owner of […]
While Guyana continues to see a decline in new cases of HIV, efforts are being increased to continue to spread awareness about the virus and to encourage young people to engage in safer sex practices. The Ministry of Health has reported that in 2023, the country recorded 238 new cases of HIV, taking the total […]
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