Father, 4-year-old son die after car plunges into canal in Black Bush Polder
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA 32-year-old man and his four-year-old son lost their lives on Wednesday afternoon after the car they were travelling in…
Gov’t cracks down on illegal fare hikes, warns transport operators to fall in line
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Government of Guyana has made it clear that it has not approved any increase in public transportation fares and…
Excavator hits GPL line, triggers major power outage
Reading Time: < 1 minuteREAD THE STATEMENT BELOW FROM GPL: At approximately 10:17 hrs today, the L1 Transmission Line, which interconnects the Garden of…
Labour Ministry launches probe into alleged abuse of foreign workers in Region Seven
Reading Time: 2 minutesREAD BELOW THE STATEMENT ISSUED BY MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND MANPOWER PLANNING: The Ministry of Labour and Manpower Planning notes…
Taxi driver busted with cocaine, slapped with drug trafficking charge
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA 25-year-old taxi driver from Bartica has been charged after police allegedly found a quantity of cocaine in his possession…
Remanded prisoner slips out of Lusignan Prison in daytime escape
Reading Time: < 1 minutePolice are investigating the escape of a remanded prisoner from the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara (ECD), after he reportedly…
Boat crash in Essequibo River claims life of pork-knocker
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA river mishap near Buckhall Landing in the Essequibo River has claimed the life of a 38-year-old pork-knocker. Dead is…
GCCI warns foreign investors not to sideline local businesses
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is urging foreign investors operating in Guyana to ensure local businesses are…
Contractor caught trying to sneak over 2 kilos of ganja into Mazaruni Prison
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA contractor was arrested on Wednesday night after prison officers intercepted an attempt to smuggle more than two kilograms of…
Man charged with Albouystown killing remanded to prison
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA 28-year-old Georgetown man was on Friday remanded to prison after appearing before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on a murder…