Jun 11, 2025
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Guyanese illegally in the US face deportation
Guyanese nationals living in the United States without legal status face prosecution, detention, and deportation under a renewed crackdown on illegal immigration by Washington, Guyana’s...
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Adrianna Younge to Be Laid to Rest on June 22
The family of 11-year-old Adrianna Younge, who died at the Double Day Hotel, has announced that she will be laid to rest on Sunday, 22...
No reported case of COVID at West Ruimveldt Primary School
The Ministry of Education has rejected claims made in a section of the media stating that three children from a Grade 5 class at West...
CANU says cocaine in footwear passenger did not originate from Guyana
The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) has said that the recent seizure of cocaine in footwear, which occurred in Canada on 26 May 2025, did not...
WIIN inspiring women with winning entrepreneurial spirit
Women across Guyana are motivated to start their own businesses, following the successful completion of the Women's Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) "Early Childhood Development"...
Expert: Junior Stock Exchange step in right direction for Guyana
With plans to establish a junior stock exchange market in Guyana, Managing Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, Dr Marlene Street Forrest, believes the move...
Traveller from Guyana arrested: Canadian authorities found more than $400K worth of cocaine hidden in shoes
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) says agents at Toronto’s Pearson Airport seized more than $400,000 worth of cocaine that had been hidden in shoes...
Homegrown pepper jelly from young entrepreneurs hits market
A locally-made pepper jelly has become the first product developed under the Agriculture and Innovation Entrepreneurship Programme (AIEP), a government-backed initiative driven by young people...
Agricola man arrested for shooting at home of man who reportedly killed brother
Keon Narine, a 22-year-old electrician of 120 Ceaser Street, Agricola, was arrested today by police ranks for allegedly discharging a loaded firearm with intent at...
T20 expert Pooran retires from West Indies duty at 29
Nicholas Pooran, one of the world's leading T20 batters, has retired from international duty with West Indies aged 29. The Trinidadian has played 167 times...
Dialysis treatment centres to be established in every region
A major boost is coming to Guyana’s public healthcare system with the establishment of dialysis treatment centres in every administrative region across the country. This...
Sergeant Troy Anthony Van Rossum: From minibus conductor to master’s degree holder
From the busy streets of the capital city, where a young man once called out for passengers, to lecture halls, Sergeant Troy Anthony Van Rossum...
Faith, family, and fortitude: GOAL scholars overcome the odds
The National Cultural Centre was filled with pride, emotion, and gratitude on Monday as the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) hosted its Third Annual...
Agricola man shot dead
Nicholas Narine, called “Biggs”, a 28-year-old labourer of Agricola, East Bank Demerara (EBD), was allegedly murdered at around 08:15 hrs today on Titus Street, Agricola,...
New Demerara River Bridge 90 per cent complete
A total of 1,600 cubic metres of concrete seal has been completed on the final bridge tower (Pier 35) of the New Demerara River Bridge,...
Construction worker succumbs to gunshot wounds, suspect arrested
A 29-year-old construction worker, Rondell Clarke of Lot 413 Foulis, East Coast Demerara, was fatally shot on Saturday night in what police are treating as...
Mahaicony man dies in early-morning accident
Christopher Rohaman, a 31-year-old resident of Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, died in an early Saturday morning accident at the intersection of Camp Street and Carifesta...
Pedestrian dies in Agriculture Road accident
A 51-year-old construction worker, Antonio Ignatius, of Lot 77 Triumph Sideline Dam, East Coast Demerara, died on Saturday evening following a road accident on Agriculture...