Two protesters arrested while calling for the removal of Public Works Minister Juan Edghill following the MV Barima tragedy have formally lodged complaints with the Guyana Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), seeking disciplinary action against officers, a finding that their arrests were unlawful, and assurances that citizens’ constitutional rights to peaceful protest will be protected.
Dear Editor, It is worth remembering how the Biden Administration saved democracy in Brazil and the World would have to do the same now.
Former national footballer and experienced administrator Troy Mendonca has officially announced his candidacy for President of the Guyana Football Federation at the organisation’s next election in 2027.
Guyana’s top eight school cricket teams received their custom playing kits yesterday as preparations intensified for the national stage of the Beharry Group Schools Under-19 T20 competition.
The political strategists of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and the Government of Guyana appear to have reached the same unavoidable conclusion: their handling of the MV Barima tragedy has cost them significant political ground while simultaneously alienating many of their own supporters.
Pegasus Suites, the newer tower of the Pegasus Hotel, has been renamed Atlantic Suites Hotel following an affiliation with the Hyatt hotel group.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed two executive orders today that the White House said expands the definition of people who are ineligible for birthright citizenship and bans “birth tourism”, Reuters reported.
A 21-year-old man died on Wednesday night after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a van that allegedly turned across his path along the Coverden Public Road, East Bank Demerara.
Dear Editor, The poor damage control on display by the party is quite distasteful. Throwing money at the problem will not suffice.
Some residents of Melanie Damishana, East Coast Demerara, were this morning prevented from approaching the Melanie Nursery School, where President Irfaan Ali and other officials were holding a public consultation on a proposal to transform the community into a model village.
Guyana collected two medals in squash at the Central American and Caribbean Games in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, with Ashley Khalil and Mary Fung-A-Fat earning silver in the women’s doubles and Jason-Ray Khalil and Kirsten Gomes securing bronze in the mixed doubles.
German’s Restaurant says its new Providence location is progressing towards a November opening. The branch is being constructed on the former GEB building site along the East Bank public road.
-during Matthews Ridge visit President Irfaan Ali was yesterday pressed about the murder charges stemming from the MV Barima tragedy and calls for ministers Juan Edghill and Deodat Indar to be removed during a public consultation at Matthews Ridge, Region One.
Guyana’s Onesi Dunn and Athaleyha Hinckson missed out on places in the 100-metre finals, while Olivia Solomon established a new national Under-20 record in the women’s 800 metres as the country began its World Athletics Under-20 Championships campaign yesteday in Oregon, USA.
Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed yesterday rejected the GDF’s explanation as to why his boat was prevented from travelling to Moruca where President Irfaan Ali and a team were present.
Calls for accountability and major reforms within Guyana’s transportation sector intensified yesterday as the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) staged another protest outside the Office of the President, demanding answers and renewing calls for the removal of Ministers Juan Edghill and Deodat Indar following the deadly sinking of the MV Barima.
More than two weeks after the MV Barima tragedy exposed that only one Guyana Defence Force (GDF) helicopter was available during the critical early stages of the search and rescue operation, questions remain about the operational status of the military’s other two aircraft.
-T&HD has not reached out to family despite his 37 years of service Fifty-seven-year-old Neil Cort, a victim of the MV Barima tragedy, is still missing.
Former West Indies cricketer Tremayne Smartt will lead Guyana’s preparations for the 2026 Cricket West Indies Rising Stars Women’s Under-19 Championship after being named coach of the national 14-member squad.
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday honoured Harry and Pamela Harakh for their leadership through the Caribbean North Charity Foundation in helping establish Guyana’s first dedicated Burn Care Unit.
