First CARIB Chutney Fest slated for Mash night

The melodious sounds of the Indian-Caribbean musical genre, chutney will be the emanating sounds from the Better Hope Centre Ground, East Coast Demerara on...

Tullow secures Stena Forth Drillship to drill two wells offshore Guyana

UK based Petroleum firm, Tullow, has contracted the Stena Forth, a sixth-generation drillship owned by Stena Drilling, to step up its exploration campaign in...

MAN FOUND GUILTY OF CHILD RAPE

A man was this afternoon found guilty on two counts of rape committed on an underage girl. The man, Errol DeSouza stood shocked in the...

NCDs fatalities more than communicable infections in the Americas

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, cancer, and stroke are the main causes of death in the Americas and their resulting death rate...

PPP Statement in response to GECOM’s vote

The APNU+AFC Coalition Government-nominated Commissioners at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and the unilaterally appointed GECOM Chairman, James Patterson, today demonstrated their illogical willingness...

Duo charged with murder of Samatta Point handyman

Days after a Samatta Point, Grove, East Bank Demerara handyman was found dead with a wound to the lower abdomen, two men were this...

BREAKING NEWS – GECOM will proceed immediately with preparations for House-to-House Registration

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will be proceeding immediately with its plans for house-to-house registration this year. Confirming this with the Guyana Standard moments...

Payment plan to help City Hall pay off contractors

City Hall is indebted to several waste disposal contractors but a payment plan may be the plausible solution. At least this was the idea...

March 7 trial for Muslim scholar accused of raping 9 boys

Neezam Ali, the Muslim scholar who is accused of raping nine boys who took Quran and Arabic lessons from him, was this morning informed...

Timehri man denies killing Montrose granny

The 25-year-old man accused of killing 77-year-old Danrasie Ganesh in her Montrose home pleaded not guilty to the charge as it proceeded today at...

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