Ali’s ‘ad hoc’ cash grants announcement is ‘desperate attempt’ to distract from ‘negative publicity’...
Please see release from the Opposition Leader, Joseph Harmon regarding the recently announced $2.6B in relief being offered to old age pensioners, persons with...
Infrastructure, agriculture & oil and gas on agenda for meeting between Guyana, Suriname Heads...
Guyana's President, Dr Irfaan Ali said that a four-day State visit by His Excellency, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President of the Republic of Suriname, and his...
42-Y-O man killed in Melanie Damishana accident
Shazin Hussain, 42, of Enterprise Squatting Area, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was killed yesterday afternoon in an accident at Melanie Damishana, ECD.
He was reportedly...
Four more die of COVID; 14 new cases recorded
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported that as of August 15, 2021, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Man arrested for raping, robbing, woman, 64
A 64-year-old woman was raped and robbed today in Region Six, police say.
The 42-year-old suspect allegedly robbed the victim of $200,000 and raped her.
Subsequently,...
Serial rapist, who buggered boys ages 3, 5 &6, appeals life sentence
Mark Campbell, the man who was convicted and handed two life sentences for raping underage boys, has now moved to the Court of Appeal,...
No bail for break and enter, theft accused
Recently released from a sentence, Andrew Ridley, 29, is returning to prison after being remanded for a break and enter and robbery charge.
Ridley, a...
COVID-19 hotspots: Crane, Diamond, Eccles, Kitty, Grove, New Amsterdam
The number of active COVID-19 cases has increased ‘slightly’ and now stands at 1,001, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony said today during his update.
Of...
First-ever Diabetes Specialty Centre being built at Lusignan
The Government of Guyana had awarded a contract for the construction of a Diabetes Specialty Centre at Lusignan on the East Coast of Demerara.
According...
DDL’s Demerara Rum, a new GI
Dear Editor,
On August 4th Demerara Rum joined a select group of products that enjoys special treatment in international trade. It was entered on the...
