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Residents of Melanie Damishana and surrounding East Coast Demerara communities staged a protest last evening along the public road in support of MV Barima captain Kevin Price and other crew members charged with 73 murders over the July 18 ferry tragedy.
One person died and two houses were destroyed in a fire at Lot 89 Lamaha Street, Newtown, Kitty last night, the Guyana Fire Service has reported.
Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed last evening questioned the independence of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the MV Barima tragedy, citing alleged connections between two commissioners and persons linked to the government.
Dear Editor, Without prejudice to the findings of the much anticipated hearings at the Commission of Inquiry into the tragic loss of lives due to the sinking of the MV Barima to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, I, as an open-source opinionator make bold to join with others who have made suggestions regarding the future of our riverain and ocean-going transportation system.
The Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) will restart its 2026 circuit racing calendar this weekend with the Dakota 100 endurance event at the newly revamped South Dakota Circuit.
-envisages 14% tax on gross value of every bet placed with betting shops and gaming lounges A new gaming bill tabled in the National Assembly proposes a 30% settlement fee on transactions between customers in Guyana and foreign service providers, while establishing a new regulatory authority with broad powers over casinos, betting shops, gaming lounges and online gaming.
Dear Editor, The public conversation around the MV Barima tragedy has, understandably, blurred two processes that are fundamentally different in purpose, standard of proof, and consequence: the Commission of Inquiry (COI) and the murder charges now before the courts.
-urges ministerial accountability where responsibility established The Assakata Village Council has called for a thorough and independent investigation into the MV Barima tragedy, the recovery of the sunken vessel and full accountability—including resignations—where responsibility is established.
Watched by the police, the joint opposition last night mounted a vigil outside of the South Ruimveldt home of Public Works Minister Juan Edghill calling for him and Minister of Public Utilities and Aviation, Deodat Indar to resign over the tragic sinking of MV Barima with the loss of over 70 lives.
A 54-year-old man died on Wednesday afternoon after he was struck by a truck engaged in road works along the Haslington Railway Embankment Road, East Coast Demerara.
Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed yesterday said he has received no response from the government to his offer to finance and undertake the salvaging of the MV Barima, adding that he intends to make a formal written proposal.
President Irfaan Ali yesterday assented to the Guyana Development Bank Act 2026, paving the way for a state-owned institution capitalised at $40 billion to provide small businesses with interest-free and collateral-free loans of up to $3 million.
Dear Editor, We have already imprisoned ourselves with nuclear weapons in that now we have the technology we simply will not give it up.
APNU parliamentarian and attorney Dr Dexter Todd yesterday described the murder charges against three crew members of the ill-fated MV Barima as unacceptable and premature and said their lawyers were considering legal challenges to both the prosecution and the Commission of Inquiry (COI).
Home Affairs Minister Oneidge Walrond and acting Chancellor of the Judiciary Roxane George SC yesterday warned that Guyana’s economic expansion, increased migration and the use of online scams were creating new opportunities for human trafficking and exploitation.
A 41-year-old man was on Wednesday sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to obtaining money by false pretence.
Dear Editor, The suggestion by the Guyana poultry association to temporarily import chickens should be one to be reconsidered by the government.
Three men were arrested following separate police operations in Georgetown which resulted in the discovery of a pistol, 20 live rounds of ammunition and a spent shell between Wednesday afternoon and early yesterday morning.
The MV Barima should be raised from the sea floor. It is as simple as that. In the first place it contains the remains of an unknown number of those who died in the disaster, and in the second it constitutes the sole source of physical evidence for what went wrong. But
Guyana’s Raekwon Noel secured a creditable fifth-place finish in the men’s 100-metre butterfly final at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
