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Defence Attorney Dexter Todd on Monday confirmed that he had completed submissions in support of an application to stay the murder proceedings against two Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) employees charged in connection with the deadly MV Barima disaster. Todd represents Captain Kevin Price, 40, of Melanie Damishana, East Coast Demerara (ECD), […]

A 21-year-old man is dead, while a teenage girl is injured after he reportedly lost control of the car they were traveling in while negotiating a turn along the Number Six Village Public Road, West Coast Berbice (WCB), on Sunday evening. Dead is 21-year-old Afridi Rahaman of Bath Plantation, WCB. According to reports, the accident The post WCB youth dies; […]

An $85 million investment is being used to establish specialised AutoCAD laboratories at six secondary schools across Guyana, with the latest facilities commissioned on Monday at Hope Secondary School and North Ruimveldt Secondary School. The state-of-the-art laboratories will allow students to transition from traditional manual technical drawing to […]

The Chinese Embassy in Guyana and the Education Ministry hosted the awards ceremony for the 5th China-Guyana Friendship Youth Leadership Development Competition, bringing together students, teachers, parents and education officials. The event, hosted last week, was attended by Chinese Ambassador to Guyana Yang Yang and Deputy Chief Education Officer (DCEO) […]

Amid recent developments in the global geopolitical landscape, the United States (US) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Guyana and safeguarding its territorial integrity. US Ambassador to Guyana Nicole Theriot made the commitment during Monday’s episode of the Energy Perspectives podcast. Her remarks come on the heels of a meeting last week […]

Thirty-three-year-old Guyanese Satrohan Gowkaran has been recently sentenced to 18 years in prison in Venezuela for alleged illegal mining, nearly three years after he was detained while operating a mining dredge. Gowkaran was arrested in October 2023 along with 16 other crew members while working as a welder aboard the dredge, but his family claims The […]

Two Brazilian nationals were on Saturday evening killed after the vehicle in which they were travelling crashed into a mini-bus along the Mabura highway, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice). The deceased have been identified as 54-year-old Ronaldo Scalon and 50-year-old Rogerio Tolotti. Based on reports received, Scalon was at the time driving a […]

…sentencing set for Nov 25 Akash Singh, called “Monkey,” who was charged with killing teenage cousins Joel and Isaiah Henry, has pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter in relation to both deaths. Singh, 26, appeared before Justice Gino Persaud and pleaded not guilty to the two murder charges but guilty to the lesser The post Akash Singh […]

…says road deaths fall to 89 so far for 2026, child fatalities drop from 5 to 2 Guyana has recorded a 19 per cent reduction in road accidents across all categories so far this year, while fatal accidents and deaths have also declined, according to Traffic Chief Assistant Commissioner of Police Mahindra Singh. Singh made The post 19% drop in accidents […]

Road and drainage improvement works are advancing in Annandale and Coldingen, East Coast Demerara (ECD) as Government continues to expand infrastructure to support growing communities and new housing areas. Vice President (VP) Bharrat Jagdeo, in a social media post, highlighted the ongoing works, which include road widening, asphaltic concrete paving, […]