Police thwart arson attempt on Arakaka Police Outpost
Police ranks attached to the Arakaka Police Outpost, Region One, managed to control and put out a fire that was set on the building.
According...
Four more die of COVID-19; death toll now 482 with 179 new cases recorded
Four more person have succumbed to COVID-19, taking the death toll in Guyana to 482.
Guyana Standard understands that these patients were admitted with COVID-19...
Police destroy over $26M in ganja at DeVeldt, Gaetroy
Police yesterday eradicated two ganja farms at DeVeldt and Gaetroy, Berbice River.
At DeVeldt, a farm of about 6000 plants ranging from three and five...
PNCR providing legal guidance to WCB residents accusing gov’t of “grabbing” ancestral, transported lands
Yesterday, People's National Congress Reform (PNCR) Leader, Aubrey Norton, and members of the Party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) met with West Coast Berbice villagers...
CXC delays start of CSEC, CAPE examinations by three weeks
On Wednesday, April 27, 2022, the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) held an emergency meeting to discuss several matters related to the Regional Examinations. Coming...
50 local agro-processors to benefit from intense training and interest-free financing
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)/Eastern and Southern Caribbean (USAID) and !nnovate Guyana (!G), today announced the return, and evolution of the Economic...
$3.4B in infrastructural works ongoing in Region Three
Approximately $3.4 billion in infrastructural works are underway in five new housing developments in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) to cater for serviced house...
GPSU flays “leading” politicians for “mudslinging” following incident at Chief Justice’s residence
The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) says that it is troubling that “leading politicians” resorted to mudslinging, rather than condemning the incident at the...
Pedal cyclist fatally struck down at Golden Fleece
Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred on the Golden Fleece Public Road, Essequibo Coast involving a motor car driven by a 57-year-old ...
Opposition willing to meet with gov’t to formulate national anti-crime plan
From the killing of the Henry Cousins to several prison breaks and more recently, the gunning down of a citizen in the nation’s capital,...
