Passengers escape injury after aircraft skids off Mabaruma runway
A TRANS Guyana Airways aircraft skidded off the Mabaruma Airstrip on Thursday morning after a black dog ran onto the runway, prompting the pilot to brake aggressively. Trans Guyana Airways spokesman Kit Nascimento told this publication that the SkyWest Flight TPA aircraft landed at the Mabaruma Airstrip in Region One (Barima-Waini) around 08:15hrs with […]
Crossing thermal limits: why are distribution lines failing under peak load?
THE warning can be as brief as a flicker of the lights. Or sometimes no warning at all with the sudden silence of fans, refrigerators and air conditioners, as the power cuts out. Across Guyana, households have become accustomed to the all too familiar occurrence of ‘blackouts.’ But what is behind the interruptions and often […]
Police probing misconduct allegations against ranks operating along Lethem Trail, in Lethem
THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) has taken note of a publication circulating on social media containing allegations that several police and immigration ranks operating along the Lethem Trail and in Lethem have been receiving payments to facilitate the movement of foreign nationals. In a statement issued on Thursday, the police said given the serious […]
La Retraite farmers to receive targeted support as ministry responds to needs
FARMERS in La Retraite now have renewed confidence to expand their operations after meeting with Minister within the Ministry of Agriculture Vikash Ramkissoon, on Wednesday. Among those seeking assistance was 18-year-old cash-crop farmer Brian Cooper, who raised concerns relating to drainage and access affecting his ability to bring produce from his farm to market. […]
Guard dies after being shot outside Non-Pariel supermarket
POLICE are investigating an alleged murder which occurred on Wednesday September 16, 2026, at about 21:25hrs at a supermarket along the Non- Pariel Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara, resulting in the death of Keion Wilman, a 25-year-old security officer of Dazzel Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara. In a statement, police said preliminary investigations revealed […]
History of the PNC, part 7
IN part six of June 10, 2026, my last paragraph read like this: “Under Granger’s presidency, the PNC as a party did not grow and there was a complete absence of regeneration. The PNC under Granger produced no young leaders with access to government experience from which they can grow and learn. When the PNC […]
Wanted man to arrive in Guyana today to face 2015 murder charge
KANAND Ojha of Meadow Bank, Georgetown, is expected to arrive in Guyana today, September 18, 2026, after being ordered deported from the United States to face a charge in connection with the 2015 murder of Noel “Nephi” Luther. Ojha is scheduled to arrive at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport at Ogle at 15:00hrs, […]
‘I was plainly and clearly aware’ of effort to steal, alter 2020 elections results —Benn testifies
FORMER Home Affairs Minister and Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Commissioner Robeson Benn testified on Thursday that he was “plainly and clearly aware” of an effort to “steal the elections and to alter the results.” He made this known while being cross-examined by defence attorney Nigel Hughes in the ongoing election fraud trial before Principal […]
Billions being invested in judiciary
-as Guyana seeks to boost investor confidence, Nandlall says ATTORNEY General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, SC, has pointed to billions of dollars in government investment in Guyana’s judiciary, arguing that a strong and independent justice system is critical as the country continues to attract major investments. Speaking on his weekly […]
Sheriff General Hospital gets lab accreditation from GNBS
-as efforts continue to build confidence in test results BUILDING confidence in test results through standards, with accuracy, consistency and quality, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS), on Thursday, certified the Sheriff General Hospital’s Laboratory in Leonora, West Bank Demerara, Region Three with the GYS-170 (2021) Quality Management for Laboratories. This milestone […]
