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Prashad Nagar house gutted in early morning blaze

An early morning fire gutted an empty house in Prashad Nagar and scorched two other houses nearby. The Fire Service was summoned to the blaze at 91 Premniranjati Street Prashad Nagar at around 3 o’clock this morning. When the Fire Service arrived at the scene, the two-story wooden and concrete house was already completely engulfed […]

Mother and Daughter die in house collapse

A 35-year-old woman and her 6-year-old daughter lost their lives after their small wooden house collapsed, pinning them under the rubble. The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon in Lower Bonasika Creek in Essequibo. The dead woman has been identified as Seematie Chandra who worked as a farmer in the area. Her daughter’s name has […]

Footballer remanded to jail over unlicensed firearm charge

A young footballer found himself facing the Court today on possession of unlicensed firearm charge. He has since been remanded to jail. The accused, Richie Richards who plays competitive football for the Guyana Police Force, didn’t have the Force on his side as he appeared before the Chief Magistrate and denied the gun possession charge. […]

President gives assurance that health officials are in control of COVID situation; Encourages extra precautions

Despite the sudden surge in new COVID-19 cases believed to be caused by the Omicron variant, President Irfaan Ali this afternoon assured that local Health Authorities are in control of the virus. With the Health Ministry warning that the situation could worsen in the coming days, the President said the country is fully prepared to […]

BREAKING: Exxon makes two more oil discoveries offshore Guyana

The ExxonMobil company today announced two new oil discoveries offshore Guyana. In a statement, the company announced the discoveries at the Fangtooth-1 well and the Lau Lau-1 well. The Fangtooth-1 well encountered approximately 164 feet of high-quality oil-bearing sandstone reservoirs, while the Lau Lau-1 well encountered approximately 315 feet of high-quality hydrocarbon-bearing sandstone reservoirs. Exxon […]