Businessman charged for allegedly receiving stolen BJDRB copper cable
MUSTAFID Pashaw called “Mustaf”, 51, a businessman of Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo, has been charged with Receiving Stolen Articles, contrary to Section 237(1) of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:01. Pashaw was arrested on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, in relation to the mentioned offence, which allegedly occurred on the Bharrat Jagdeo […]
Sisters jailed for 47 years over killing of Sophia mother of three
— Jason gets 24 years after guilty plea; Greaves sentenced to 23 years following jury conviction MORE than four years after 22-year-old mother of three, Vanessa Anderson, was fatally stabbed in Sophia, her two neighbours have been sentenced to a combined 47 years in prison for her murder. Jamacy Jason, now 25, was sentenced to […]
Rodrigues-Birkett takes UN Secretary-General campaign to Central Asia, Azerbaijan
GUYANA’S candidate for United Nations Secretary-General, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, met Friday afternoon with the Permanent Representatives of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan, according to a statement posted on the official Facebook page of the Permanent Mission of Guyana to the United Nations, extending her campaign’s diplomatic reach into Central Asia and the South […]
Minister Ramraj meets Lower Pomeroon farmers on joint pig farm plans
MINISTER within the Ministry of Public Works, Madanlall Ramraj, on Friday, met with residents of Lower Pomeroon to discuss the establishment of a joint pig farm by a collective of farmers in the region, with support from the government. The minister’s visit follows a recent commitment made by President Dr Irfaan Ali to the farmers […]
Iwokrama, British Chamber sign biodiversity conservation pact
THE Iwokrama International Centre (IIC) has announced that the British Chamber of Commerce Guyana (BritCham) will provide annual funding over the next three years to support the centre’s work under the Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA). This support, according to a press release, is on the basis of a co-operation MoU forged between the Centre and […]
Housing Minister joins regional forum ahead of Montevideo Assembly
MINISTER of Housing, Collin D Croal, on Tuesday, virtually attended the Third Plenary Session of the Forum of Ministers and High-Level Authorities on Housing and Urbanism of Latin America and the Caribbean (MINURVI) 2026. The session, according to information from the Ministry of Housing, followed up on commitments and areas of work agreed upon at […]
Guyana Consulate joins T&T counterparts in Independence anniversary celebrations
THE Consulate General of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana in Toronto, on Tuesday, joined the Consulate General of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, at a special reception to celebrate the sister CARICOM State’s 64th Independence anniversary. Honorary Consul Mani Singh attended the function, held at the Trinidad & Tobago Consulate in Toronto, on behalf […]
GOAL Sports Scholarship Programme launched to strengthen Guyana’s sporting sector
BUDDING and seasoned athletes, coaches and other professionals in Guyana’s sporting sector now have access to specialised academic programmes to strengthen their skills, knowledge and career prospects. The GOAL Sports Scholarship Programme was launched on Friday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), through a collaboration among the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, the […]
Classical music, the opera and genocide
IT is simply mind-boggling that not some pieces but all the pieces of the clothes of Nazi Government under Chancellor Adolf Hitler that the world knows about have come from all the Western governments in the world and all the Western media houses in the entire world. Then there are the hundreds of war movies […]
Chief Magistrate warns Hana Mohamed again over Facebook posts
–as police witness, prosecutor cite safety concerns CHIEF Magistrate Judy Latchman, on Friday, again warned Hana Mohamed, the sister of Opposition Leader, Azruddin Mohamed and daughter of businessman Nazar Mohamed, against making Facebook posts concerning matters related to the extradition proceedings. The issue arose during the testimony of Senior Superintendent of Police Prem Narine, head […]
