Businesswoman robbed of $5M, US$7,000 in armed attack at Peters Hall
Reading Time: < 1 minutePolice are investigating an alleged robbery under arms committed on a 33-year-old businesswoman at Peters Hall, East Bank Demerara. According…
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MV Barima toll rises to 72 as recovery teams work to reposition vessel
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number of bodies recovered from the MV Barima tragedy has risen to 72, Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips…
Eight injured as boats collide in Canje Creek
Reading Time: < 1 minutePolice are investigating a river mishap that left eight persons injured, including several children, after two boats collided in the…
Trinidad, Brazil divers to join MV Barima recovery mission
Reading Time: 2 minutesAdditional divers from Trinidad and Tobago and Brazil are expected to join the MV Barima recovery mission as Guyanese and…
Guyana declares three days of mourning for MV Barima victims
Reading Time: 2 minutesPresident Dr. Irfaan Ali has declared three days of national mourning following the MV Barima tragedy, as the country continues…
MV Barima toll climbs: 77 rescued, 41 bodies recovered as search area expands
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Government of Guyana says search, rescue and recovery operations in the MV Barima tragedy remain ongoing, with 77 persons…
APA blasts ‘systemic failures’ in MV Barima tragedy, calls for Edghill’s removal
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) is calling for a comprehensive, independent and transparent review of the MV Barima tragedy, while…
Share fake MV Barima tragedy posts, face the law – Home Affairs Ministry warns
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Ministry of Home Affairs is warning citizens against sharing false, old or unrelated videos and photographs being linked to…
Dartmouth man electrocuted near chicken pen; two children hospitalised
Reading Time: < 1 minutePolice are investigating a fatal incident at Dartmouth Village, Essequibo Coast, where a 28-year-old man died, and two children were…
“We hear the noise!” President will decide if Edghill must go — PM Phillips
Reading Time: < 1 minutePrime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips says President Dr. Irfaan Ali will be the one to decide whether Public Works…
President promises full probe, national mourning after MV Barima tragedy
Reading Time: 2 minutesPresident Dr. Irfaan Ali says Guyana has been plunged into “a tragedy of immense proportions” following the capsizing of the…
MV Barima tragedy: 69 rescued, 27 bodies recovered, 83 still to be found
Reading Time: 2 minutesSixty-nine passengers and crew members have been rescued, 27 bodies recovered, and 83 persons remain to be found as search…