HUNDREDS of persons who turned out to the Mother and Daughter Pageant last Saturday evening were quite pleased with their new queens and princesses, even as many are calling it the stiffest...

- GT Shop brings new style to Guyana GREG Terborg loves fashion! He believes that he was born with this gift because although he does not have any special training in the field, he’s become...

- over $1.5 M to be won in prizes DRUMMERS in Guyana are in for a pleasant surprise as Corwyn Williams of CFW Family Entertainment Inc. stands ready to stage the first ever Drum Festival in...

By Indrawattie Natram TWENTY-year-old Andrea Marslow, who is contesting for the Miss World Guyana pageant and is proudly representing the Pomeroon- Supenaam Region, said that anything is...

….Puerto Rico official urges amid Maria's devastation San Juan’s mayor urged the United States on Tuesday to prioritize “people above debt” as it helps rebuild from the devastation of...

ON September 16, 2017, Guyana joined the international community in celebrating International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. This day marked 30 years since the Montreal Protocol on...

AS we continue to focus on the pertinent environmental issues, let’s turn our focus to air pollution and what laws exist to address this problem. The Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) has...

Welcome to another week of the EPA and you! Last week, we provided answers to some frequently asked questions about our roles and processes. This week, we continue with providing answers to other...

A 23-YEAR-OLD vendor of Bagotville, West Bank Demerara (WBD) was in the wee hours of Monday morning robbed of his black XR motorcycle by two bandits. Reports indicate that at Middle Road, East La...

A 30-year- old taxi driver of Timehri, East Bank Demerara, was on Thursday robbed of his silver-grey Toyota Premio HC 7628 and other valuables after a passenger who turned out to be a bandit robbed...

QUICK response from police resulted in four persons being arrested on Thursday after trying to exchange counterfeit currency at a grocery and general store at Success, East Coast Demerara. Police...

A WOMAN was on Tuesday busted as she attempted to smuggle a quantity of marijuana into the Camp Street jail where her reputed husband, a murder accused, is on remand. Nichola Clark, 60, of Joseph...

A 33-YEAR-OLD Venezuelan woman, who was on trial for aiding to traffic over $100M worth in cocaine to the Pomeroon, was on Tuesday freed of the charge due to the lack of evidence. Angelica Malave...

CHIEF Magistrate Ann McLennan on Tuesday released a 19-year-old Linden resident on $200,000 bail for allegedly trafficking in almost two pounds of cannabis. It is alleged that Junior Wilson of...

A 27-YEAR-OLD water vendor was on Tuesday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for attempted murder. Malcolm Cully was not required to plead...

-$2M compensation paid to victim BASED upon advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Police Cadet Officer Franz Paul was discharged for allegedly shooting a 16-year-old in his mouth...

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has resigned, parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda has said. A letter from Mr Mugabe said that the decision was voluntary and that he had made it to allow a smooth...

…Gaskin signals intention to appeal ATTORNEY General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams SC said the Chief Justice ruling on the Guyana Elections Commission chairmanship issue has upheld...

AFTER more than six years of legal battle, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of New Building Society (NBS), Maurice Arjoon will be compensated by the state-owned agency for wrongful dismissal by...

APPROXIMATELY $14M in vouchers are still to be accounted for by the Ministry of Indigenous People's Affairs while millions of dollars in equipment were procured without any evidence that contractual...

REGION Five (Mahaica/Berbice) is slated to receive two new health centres designed and constructed in keeping with the concept of “smart medical facilities.” One centre will be constructed at...

IN observance of National Rehabilitation Week 2017, Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence, on Wednesday pledged government’s support to the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre in helping to...

DURING the course of last week, staff of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) discovered ten vials of the pain medicine, pethidine missing from a cabinet. Reports are that the hospital...

SIXTY cervical cancer tests were among a range of tests conducted by a United States Embassy outreach in the mining town of Linden recently. According to the embassy , the Humanitarian Assistance...

(BBC) Cuba's parliament has picked Miguel Díaz-Canel as the sole candidate to succeed President Raúl Castro, 86, bringing the family's decades-long rule to an end. Raúl Castro took over as...

-increased activities recorded near submarine volcano The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) of Grenada on Monday afternoon reported an increase in activities of the Kick em’ Jenny...

- Secretary-General LaRocque says The Caribbean Community’s goal of creating a climate resilient region requires significant grant funding and very concessional financing, CARICOM...

MORE than 400 persons are facing an uncertain future today after the Caribbean Nitrogen Company (CNC) was forced to close its’ doors yesterday. In a release, CNC CEO Jerome Dookie confirmed the...

  (BBC)-US President Donald Trump has sacked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, replacing him with the director of the CIA, Mike Pompeo. Thanking Mr Tillerson for his service on Twitter,...

(BBC)-South Africa's embattled President Jacob Zuma has resigned his office with immediate effect. He made the announcement in a televised address to the nation on Wednesday evening. Earlier, Mr...

South Africa's ruling ANC party will formally request that President Jacob Zuma step down after he refused to resign, media reports say. The reported decision to "recall" Mr Zuma followed marathon...

(NationNews) -Police are conducting investigations into a recent social media posting showing a schoolgirl’s hair being set ablaze. Preliminary investigations revealed that the 15-year-old...