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In January this year, the International Republican Institute (IRI) designed and commissioned a national public opinion poll through its “Strengthening Democracy through Polling Data and Peacebuilding” programme. The face-to-face interactive poll which was conducted by CID Gallup throughout all regions of Guyana is the first IRI public opinion poll to ask for opinions and perceptions […]
25-year-old former Communications Officer at the Government’s Department of Public Information, Zanneel Williams this morning pleaded guilty to trafficking more than 21 pounds of cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan Airport. Williams was busted on Friday with more than 17 pounds of cocaine in her carry-on luggage in the false sides of a laptop bag, and […]
The results of the post-mortem examination conducted on the bodies of the two men found dead in a car in the Marriott parking lot on Saturday morning are inconclusive. The post-mortem examination was conducted this morning. As a result of the inconclusive findings, family members have been asked to bury and not cremate the bodies, […]
A female Guyana Revenue Authority Customs Officer attached to the Cheddi Jagan Airport and a former Customs Anti Narcotics Unit Officer have been arrested in connection with a drug bust at the airport involving a 25-year-old woman, who once worked in the media. The 25-year-old was held on Friday night by CANU agents with a […]
The lifeless bodies of two close friends, Justin Teixeira and Richie Hansraj were found early this morning in a car in the parking lot of the Marriott Hotel in Guyana. Teixeira was a flight attendant attached to American Airlines while Hansraj worked in the local music industry as a producer and Indian cultural performer. There […]
Five days after the brutal stabbing death of 17-year-old Region One resident Daniel Wilson, his foster father has been arrested for the murder. In a statement today, the Police Force said the man was arrested as investigators worked along with villagers and the Policing Group in the area. The suspect, 30-year-old Nigel Abraham will face […]
One day after the Chief Executive Officer of the Linden Hospital Rudolph Small issued dismissal letters to 27 employees of the hospital, he has been instructed by the Ministry of Health to recall the dismissals and begin issuing new contracts for the employees. The firings sent the small community of Linden into an uproar on […]
Two prisoners who escaped from lawful custody while being transported from Linden to Lusignan are now both back in Police custody. The two men, Kevin Valladares and Keanon Harry made a dash for their freedom on Thursday along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway while they were being transported to Georgetown from the mining town. One of the […]
The US Embassy in Georgetown has refuted a report in the Stabroek News that US Secretary of State Anthony Bliken will soon be making a visit to Guyana. In a statement, the Embassy said there is no such plan at this time. The embassy added that in the event of such a high-level visit, the […]
After a two-year absence owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, one of Guyana’s premier family events, the Mother and Daughter Pageant is returning to the stage of the National Cultural Centre on the 7th May. This year will mark the 29th edition of the pageant which was founded by Educator Ms. Ingrid Fung, but is now […]
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