GNBS launches verification service of tint, sound meters
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) yesterday launched two new verification services, Verification of Tint Meters and Verification of Sound Level Meters.
Opposition Leader’s motives in farm exposure should also be examined
Dear Editor, The recent spectacle of Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed accusing President Irfaan Ali of various transgressions over a private 150-acre estate off the Soesdyke-Linden Highway deserves more scrutiny than the question of who is telling the truth.
Man wanted by CANU turns self in
Patrick Kireem Sanmoogan, for whom the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) had issued a wanted bulletin, turned himself in to the authorities yesterday with a lawyer.
Weight restriction for Parika/Supenaam service
The Ministry of Public Works’ Transport and Harbours Department yesterday said that with immediate effect only vehicles with a maximum gross weight of twenty tons will be allowed on the Parika/Supenaam service.
President Ali’s grand garden
Dear Editor, Land ahoy! There’s a sheepfold. Followed by a cow palace. A rich field for fowls.
Parag tells Grade Six pupils not to be anxious about results
Minister of Education Sonia Parag yesterday urged pupils awaiting this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) results not to be anxious, telling them they had already achieved an important milestone by completing the examination.
Transparency and national security
The reported landing of a Colombian-registered helicopter at Bemichi Airstrip on 3 July 2026 should not be dismissed as an isolated aviation incident.
Iran says it struck US military targets in Gulf, buries slain leader
Iranian armed forces launched attacks on U.S. military infrastructure in Gulf states today following U.S. strikes on Iran’s southern coastal and eastern provinces, further endangering a three-week-old ceasefire.
Yogendra Sukhdeo gets life imprisonment for 2023 murder of Amit Singh
Former presidential guard and Special Branch officer Yogendra Sukhdeo was today sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after serving 30 years for the 2023 murder of Amit Singh.
Guard accused of killing miner over ‘blai’ gold remanded
Ormyous Vieira, the security guard accused of killing gold miner Ceton Mark Courtman, appeared at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court earlier this morning and was not required to plead to a murder charge.
Two men remanded over body in barrel
A businessman and a vendor were on Tuesday remanded to prison after they were jointly charged with the murder of Levi Williams, also known as `Vamperous’.
Parika labourer charged over AK-47s
A 34-year-old labourer of Parika, East Bank Essequibo, was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with conspiracy to commit a felony in connection with an investigation into the alleged possession of ten AK-47 rifles.
Woman dies in head-on collision at Coverden, two injured
A 49-year-old woman was killed and two motorists were critically hurt following a head-on collision on the Coverden Public Road, East Bank Demerara, last evening.
Two men gunned down at Vigilance South
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of two men at Vigilance South, East Coast Demerara, last night.
Independent Commission of Inquiry needed into President’s farm
Dear Editor, President Ali was assigned by CARICOM in 2022 to lead the regional effort to reduce the Community’s food import bill by 25% by 2025.
Calls grow for probe into President’s farm
Former EPA Executive Director, Dr Vincent Adams says there should have been environmental and other approvals granted for President Irfaan Ali’s sprawling farm and he and others including the TUC have called for full disclosure of documents.
By excluding WIN from constitutional reform process, the gov’t risks sending anti-democratic signal to citizens
Dear Editor, I write to express deep concern regarding the composition and suitability of the Constitutional Reform Commission as it is currently comprised.
Possible deaths of St Lucians in US strike raised at CARICOM press conference
The possible deaths of two St Lucians in controversial strikes by the US navy in the southern Caribbean this year was a major issue at yesterday’s CARICOM Heads press conference and St Lucia PM Philip J Pierre was unable to provide answers on the case.
Cop charged with two dangerous driving deaths
A 29-year-old police corporal was yesterday charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and several other traffic offences in connection with the incident that claimed the lives of Akeem Burgess and Collis Bristol.
Cash grant distribution launched for those without accounts
470,420 citizens processed to date Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance Dr.