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Sod turned for Guyana’s first School for the Deaf

Education Minister Priya Manickchand and other officials at the sod turning ceremony for the $194M School for the Deaf I...

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Essequibo man on $300k bail for rape charge

Gopaul Shawn Baljodha, a 46-year-old labourer of Onderneeming Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast, has been placed on bail after b...

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Man jailed two months for harming mother

Kishawn Nauth, a 26-year-old labourer of Lot 25 Bush Lot, Essequibo Coast, was today sentenced to two months imprisonmen...

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1.7 million tonnes of bauxite produced in 2024

14 January 2025

Bauxite mining in Guyana (Photo: DPI) Guyana’s bauxite industry is experiencing a significant resurgence. The 1.7 mill...

Guyana to get first mental health court this year – Chancellor

14 January 2025

Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag), Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards Guyana’s judiciary is set to launch its first-ever ...

Guyana tapping into Indian experts to strengthen forensic capabilities

14 January 2025

Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory located at Turkeyen As the Government of Guyana works to improve the investigative ca...

Nearly US$1B earned from gold in 2024 as large-scale producers restart, expand operations

14 January 2025

Guyana recorded a sizeable increase in gold production last year, with Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat rev...

Serious crimes down by 42.6% in Region 7 – Commander

14 January 2025

Police Commander for Regional Division #7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), Senior Superintendent Dion Moore, revealed on Monday that d...

Dorcas Club Nursery School pupils relocated from “unsafe” building

14 January 2025

See below for a statement from the Education Ministry on the relocation of Dorcas Club Nursery School pupils: January 14...

Homestretch is for a great experience

14 January 2025

Dear Editor, The widening of Homestretch Avenue is a great opportunity to make the vision of creating a central location...