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A miner, Deon Stoll, 44, is now dead and two others injured after a botched robbery attempt in Da Silva Street, Newtown, Georgetown yesterday. Also found dead at Tucville around 11:30 hrs yesterday was serving Guyana Defence Force (GDF) rank, 18 year-old Olijah Chesney, of 562, D Field, Sophia, Greater Georgetown. He was suspected to […] […]

Before heading to the next licensing round, there are two key things, which have to be done says Energy Department Head, Dr. Mark Bynoe. The official identified these to be a legislative review as well as the completion of a 2D/3D multi-client survey to improve the department’s understanding of the Guyana basin. But when this […] […]

“Overgrown bush on neglected house lots” has been something of concern for countless residents across Guyana. Neighbours of such neglected house lots speak of how fearful they are living next to such properties. Some have even suffered traumatising experiences because of criminals using these bushy house lots as havens or camouflage to prey on their […] […]

Representatives from the People’s United and General Workers Union (PU&GWU) are denouncing the Australian mining company, Troy’s Resources, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with the Ministries of Natural Resources and Social Protection, following the death of a mining worker at Karouni minin […]

Old people does talk how nobody can’t get blood out of stone. If dat happen, it got to be a miracle. No president does push he hand in he pocket to give even a beggar a penny. Burnham use to give people cassava stick and banana sucker. Jagdeo use to tell people dat he don’t […] […]

By Calvin Chapman The ‘Golden Jaguars’, Guyana’s senior men’s football team exacted revenge on Antigua & Barbuda’s ‘Benna Boys’ with a 5-1 thrashing last night at the National Track and Field Center, Leonora, in a must-win Concacaf Nations B League, Group C match. The ‘Benna Boys’ came to these shores on a high after edging […] […]

The opening night of the Guyana Hockey Board, GTT National Indoor Championships saw some exciting victories recorded. Saints Sensations trounced YMCA Old Forte Hard Ball 9-0. Saints Sensations took an early lead when Tivesarid Garnett found the back of the net in the 3rd minute before Tahrea Garnett doubled the lead two minutes later. Saints […] […]

The police are returning to the repressive role that they played during the horrible days of dictatorship. The restrictions and discriminatory treatment against anti-government protestors at Cornelia Ida on Sunday has once again shown the rotten side of the Guyana Police Force and its proclivity to take sides when it comes to political protests. The […] […]

The conversation on cash transfers is still ongoing. More views are being expressed on the issue. Many still continue to argue its feasibility and the benefits it could prevail on the country. “Even when necessary protections are in place, there is still room for corruption and mismanagement,” stated Economist and Executive Director of Guyana Budget […] […]

President David Granger attended the 15th Graduation Ceremony and Dinner of the Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN), located at the Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara (WCD) on Sunday. He commended the private institution for the emphasis that it is placing on science education and later presented a $1M cheque to assist with the expansion of the […] […]

(CNN) – Iran announced on Sunday that it has discovered a new natural gas reserve with the capacity to produce nearly 400 million barrels of gas condensate, which could generate a total of $40 billion. The natural gas field, named Eram, is located near the Persian Gulf in the southwestern province of Fars and holds […] […]

A 75-year-old grandmother is in a critical condition, in the Georgetown Public Hospital after she was badly beaten by her son. She was transferred from the New Amsterdam Hospital in an unconscious state. The woman, Gagnarinee Lalta, of First Street Adelphi Village is battling for her life. The elderly woman reportedly lives with her son […] […]

Overseas-based Guyanese, Corliss Saul-Reynolds, has been lauded for her initiative in heightening cancer awareness in the Belladrum district on the West Coast Berbice. She organised a Breast Cancer Awareness March through the district on Saturday. Participants had first assembled at Plantation Profit, just off the Abary Bridge before marching through the dis […]

Since 2001, the Islamic Community on the Essequibo Coast, has been making several applications to the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission to develop a plot of land with the intention to extending its playground. Within the space of just a week, approval to develop the said plot of land was given to a private mill […] […]

A Sophia resident who allegedly gave his friend a gun to shoot a man was yesterday remanded to prison by Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus after he appeared in court. Adrian Scott, 26, a labourer of Lot 530 ‘C’ Field Sophia, Georgetown, pleaded not guilty to the charge that was read to him in the Georgetown […] […]

Former accountant of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), Peter Ramcharran, is to lead a defence in one of his trials. This is in relation to the five charges made out against him for the falsification of accounts. The 39-year-old defendant is being represented by attorney-at-law, Sase Gunraj. Ramcharran is facing 39 charges of fraudulent […] […]

Team Innovation defeated BV All Stars by 63 runs in a 20-over Tapeball match which was contested on Sunday last at the National Park. Innovation won the toss and decided to bat, scoring a challenging 212-7. Geraldo Alphonso struck a fine 53 while Azad Azhar made 26 not out, Lorenzo Alphonso 15 and Wayne Joseph […] […]

The West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) senior league continued on Sunday at the Goed Fortuin Community Center ground with a double header on match day three. In the feature match, Wales United thumped Beavers FC 3-0. Kenton Boyce opened the scoring in the 15th minute before Daniel Alves’ brace in the 36th and 60th minute […] […]

Masqueraders are now going to enjoy a more structured framework approach towards the artform geared at making it a main stream event with the deserved recognition. This is according to Director General, Ministry of Business, Donald Sinclair. In a recent interview, Mr. Sinclair affirmed that the art form over the years has not been receiving […] […]

National elections have polarised Guyanese society politically and ethnically for the past 50 years. Unfortunately on this occasion, they are likely to do so precisely when the issues facing Guyana require as unified a national response as possible. This is according to a statement issued by the Executive Committee of the Guyana Human Rights Association […] […]