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May 22, 2026

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A 67-year-old pensioner has been left homeless after a fire destroyed her two-storey wooden and concrete home at Wash Clothes, Mahaicony, on Wednesday afternoon, wiping out belongings accumulated over a lifetime. The house, owned by Soorsatie Drapaul, was reduced to ashes while she was away from the property for nearly two weeks. Drapaul said she […]

April 15, 2026

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A major fire early this morning on Cummings Street, Georgetown, caused significant damage to two properties, including a house owned by bodybuilder Hugh Ross and a guest house owned by businessman Julian McEwan. Ignite News visited the scene and observed extensive fire damage, particularly to the upper flat of McEwan’s guest house, where one room […]

April 1, 2026

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Martha Espino was in the shower when she first heard the warning. Her phone rang, jolting her from the steam and routine of the evening. “It was my husband,” Espino, a Dominican Republic national, recalled. “He told me there was a fire.” By the time she scrambled to get out, the flames were already spreading […]

November 4, 2025

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Guyana joined 14 other countries in a regional workshop on Integrated Fire Management, aimed at reducing wildfire risks, protecting livelihoods, and strengthening environmental resilience across Latin America and the Caribbean. The International Workshop on the Incorporation of Integrated Fire Management into Public Policies, National Plans, and Sectoral Strategies was held at the Regional Office of […]

October 25, 2025

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A fire of unknown origin completely destroyed a three-storey concrete and timber building at 6th Avenue, Bartica, in the early hours of Saturday, October 25, 2025. According to the Guyana Fire Service (GFS), the Bartica Fire Station received a report of the blaze at approximately 02:29 hrs. Two appliances — Water Tender 126 and Water […]

September 8, 2025

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For more than two decades, Leon Fraser operated a small cycle repair shop at Lot 13 Plantation Ross, West Coast Berbice. Over the weekend, tragedy struck when a fire consumed not only his home but also the very tools and machines that sustained his livelihood. Fraser recounted the harrowing moments when the blaze began. “I […]

September 3, 2025

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A man and a woman are dead after an alleged murder and arson early Wednesday at a home in Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, police said. Paula Abraham, 50, was found with a stab wound to her neck at the couple’s Lot 22 Second Street residence around 1:30 a.m. She was pronounced dead at the […]

August 23, 2025

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A fuel tanker carrying gasoline and diesel caught fire early Saturday on the Mabura Road while en route to Lethem, Guyana’s police said. No injuries were reported. The truck, registered GAJ 9707 and owned by a Lethem-based businessman, was transporting 19,500 litres of gasoline and 19,500 litres of diesel when a rear tyre reportedly exploded […]

July 9, 2025

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A devastating fire has left a family of six homeless in East Canje, Berbice, reducing treasured belongings to ashes. Imran Khan of Lot 61 East Canefield, East Canje, Berbice, accompanied by his two youngest children, aged eight and eleven, left home around 14:30 hrs on Tuesday to pick up his wife from work at the […]

June 26, 2025

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Vishal Rameshwar, 39, of Dukestown, Corentyne, is now homeless after a fire completely destroyed the one-bedroom wooden house he and his brother were occupying. The tragedy occurred around 16:00 hrs on Wednesday, 25 June. According to Rameshwar, he had stepped out briefly and, upon returning, noticed thick black smoke billowing into the sky. “Me come […]

Tag: fire

Elderly Mahaicony woman loses home to fire

Bodybuilder’s residence, guest house hit by early morning blaze

Narrow escape: ‘I was in the shower when the fire started,’ says one Alberttown fire victim

Guyana joins 14 countries to advance integrated fire management

Fire of unknown origin destroys Bartica home

Fire destroys mechanic’s home, motorcycles and e-bike

Man kills partner, sets home on fire before dying in hospital

Men escape unharmed after fuel truck catches fire

Canje fire leaves six homeless

Fire flattens Corentyne home, two left homeless

US Deputy Secretary of State to meet President Ali, Prime Minister Persad-Bissessar this week

Removal of derelict vehicles, soundproofing for bars among plans for Rose Hall, President tells residents

Craigwell wages war on stigma, silence around mental health

US Deputy Secretary of State to meet President Ali, Prime Minister Persad-Bissessar this week

Removal of derelict vehicles, soundproofing for bars among plans for Rose Hall, President tells residents

Craigwell wages war on stigma, silence around mental health