Guyana launches national plan to tackle illegal fishing

Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Wednesday unveiled Guyana’s National Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing. The...

Govt. responding to 9 human rights petitions made by local NGOs to int’l body

The Government of Guyana (GoG) is currently responding to nine human rights petitions filed by local Non-Governmental Organisation (NGOs) to international bodies, eight of...

High Court Judge denies attempting to assault QC Vice-Principal

High Court Judge Navindra Singh has denied attempting to assault the Vice-President (VP) of Queen's College during a visit earlier this month to the...

Gold miner busted with 27lbs ganja in shopping bags

A 59-year-old gold miner is presently in police custody after being busted with 27lbs of marijuana. The discovery was made between 04:00hrs and 06:00hrs on...

Ganja, knives, condoms and needles found during school searches

The Police in Regional Division 4C in collaboration with the Ministry of Education’s Schools Welfare Department and teachers, on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, commenced...

Preparations for 2019 Children’s Mash Parade underway

The Allied Arts Unit of the Ministry of Education is progressing smoothly with its preparation for the 2019 Children’s Mashramani Costume and Float Parade. According...

Guyana ranks 55th among 149 countries in readiness to relax COVID-19 lockdown; T&T, Barbados...

By Feona Morrison Guyana has ranked 55th among 149 countries in terms of readiness to begin relaxing lockdown measures enforced to curtail the spread of...

Contractor robbed in front North Ruimveldt church

  A contractor was robbed at gunpoint sometime around 20:45hrs on Monday at Kaikan Street, North Ruimveldt. Enquiries disclosed that the 30-year-old victim was walking along...

Ruling looms for death row inmates in 2008 Sandhills murder appeal

The Court of Appeal is expected to rule soon in the case of Elmo Benedict and Dave Banwarie who were both sentenced to death...

Kester Lewis committed to stand trial for death of David Barclay

Chief Magistrate Ann McKenna, today committed Kester Lewis to stand trial at the High Court for killing a Triumph man. Lewis, a mechanic, was on...

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