Month: March 2018

Georgetown: Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice) has recorded the highest cases of child abuse, with some 22.1 percent in 2017. It is followed by Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) with 20.6…

Georgetown: A labourer who robbed an off duty policeman of $240 and a cellular phone was sentenced to 50 months imprisonment after pleading guilty. He was later apprehended “under the…

Georgetown: Guyana Manganese Incorporated (GMI) has committed to employing a predominately local workforce as it prepares to begin construction in July. Monday, Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, and Chinese…

Georgetown: The cooperation of both the Guyana Police Force and the banks is required to address the  high number of robberies of persons conducting transactions at banks. Crime Chief Paul…

Georgetown:  Twenty years ago the Audiology Department of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) embarked on a campaign to save the nation from deafness and internal social isolation. Today the…

Georgetown: The Government of Guyana is reviewing an ‘Oil and Gas Master Plan’ for Guyana, which was developed and submitted by Mitsubishi Corporation and Chiyoda Corporation in collaboration with the…

Georgetown: President David Granger on Friday called on the nation to embrace the values and practice the camaraderie and unity displayed during the Phagwah festival and take it into their…

Georgetown: Two suspected bandits were killed by police in a shootout in the Berbice River Friday morning, hours after they reportedly raided a ranch house as part of a six-man…

Georgetown: The festival of colours was celebrated with a kaleidoscope of colors as many streets exploded with vibrant bursts of colour as persons attired in white Kurtas, Saris and t-shirts,…

Georgetown: Two temporary relief centres have been established at the Uitvlugt Estate Community Centre and the Uitvlugt Secondary School to house the residents affected by the flooding on the West…