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InterCaribbean Airways lands approval for Guyana service

Turks and Caicos registered regional airline, InterCaribbean Airways have been given the clearance from the Government of Guyana for the start of its schedule service to Guyana. Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill, made the announcement on Monday. InterCaribbean Airways currently flies to 23 destinations across the region and it is hoped that it will […]

Four more COVID-19 deaths take total to 303

The death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in Guyana jumped to 303 today as four more deaths were recorded. Two of the latest victims are from Region Four while the other two are from Region Six and Region Seven. In the past two months, the country has recorded more than 100 deaths. The spike in […]

DDL appoints Ramesh Persaud as new Managing Director

The Demerara Distillers Group has announced the appointment of former CEO of IPED, Ramesh Persaud as its new Managing Director. Mr. Persaud who ended his IPED career on Friday, started his new job today. In a statement, the company said “the DDL Group has been steadily growing and expanding, prompting the decision to appoint a […]

Suspect in Durban Street murder dies from poisoning

The plumber who savagely stabbed his lover to death at her Durban Street home has died after ingesting poison. The man, Lawrence Brummell, was taken to the hospital last night less than an hour after he stabbed Nicola Wilson to death at her home. At the hospital he complained of feeling unwell after ingesting a […]

Lewis calls on citizens to hold government more accountable and demand a place in decision making

The Guyana Trades Union Congress, (GTUC) is urging citizens to hold the government accountable and demand a place at the decision-making table. In a Labour Day Statement, GTUC’s General Secretary, Lincoln Lewis said the Labour movement is dissatisfied that citizens continue to be deprived of benefits of the country’s resources and urges citizens to “reorganize […]

Durban Street woman stabbed to death by jilted lover

Screams of despair filled the air this evening along Durban Street as a young mother of two was brutally stabbed to death by her lover. The dead woman has been identified as 32-year-old Nicola Wilson. Eyewitnesses said the woman and her lover, who has been identified only as “Lawrence”, were having an argument moments after […]