November 2024

A 19-year-old excavator operator lost his life after the machine he was operating allegedly sank, trapping him in the cabin on Tuesday. The dead man has been identified as Ezekiel Benjamin. The incident occurred at around 11:50hrs Tuesday at Kara Kara in Mackenzie, Linden. Benjamin was employed by Dindyal Sookram of D. Sookram & Daughters
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See below the full release from the Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill:  Consistent with Section 71 of the Civil Aviation Act 2018, the Minister for Civil Aviation is entrusted with the responsibility of investigating all aviation accidents and incidents in or above Guyana. In keeping with the provisions of the Act, on December 9,
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In a bid to ensure opportunities are provided to locals, three Guyanese fabricators will be producing the fixtures for the Jaguar floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO). A steel strike ceremony was held at Guyana Shorebase Incorporated (GYSBI), Houston, East Bank Demerara on Tuesday to mark the start of fabrication of the structures and
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See below the full release from the Office of the President: At the invitation of His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Prime Minister of India, the Honourable Shri Narendra Modi will pay a State Visit to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana from November 19 to 21, 2024. The
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With four cases recently and two victims yet to be located, Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn has expressed concerns about the rise in what appears to be a “disturbing” trend in abduction. To address this, he said he has urged Head of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Wendell Blanhum and other authorities to come
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Guyana Harpy Eagles recovered from 35-4 to defeat West Indies Academy by two wickets in the CG United Super50 Cup on Monday night at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad. From 77-5 chasing 201, Kemol Savory and Kevlon Anderson added 76 to put Harpy Eagles back on course for victory. Click to see full
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See below the full release issued:  KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is pleased to announce the addition of Georgetown, Guyana into our global network. Effective the 4th of June 2025, Georgetown, Guyana will be connected to Amsterdam, the Netherlands with two (2) weekly flights operating on Wednesdays and Saturdays. KLM flight KL 789 will be operated
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In an early Tuesday morning meeting at State House, Georgetown, President Dr. Irfaan Ali chastised both errant contractors and government workers whose shortcomings may be impacting the execution of projects countrywide. The President made it clear that contractors whose projects will be incomplete by yearend and four months or more beyond the completion date will
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Persons currently vending along Dennis Street in Sophia, Greater Georgetown will soon be properly accommodated in an organised market setting. On Monday, Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar, and Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Public Affairs, Kwame McCoy, met with the vendors to discuss the way
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Hemwatie Singh, a 34-year-old housewife, and four of her five children perished in a Tuesday morning fire of unknown origin at the No. 64 Village, Corentyne. The children who died with their mother are Kelvin Ramjatan, 14; Brandon Ramjatan, 10; Tomesh Ramjatan, 2; and Cindy Ramjatan, 11. Only the woman’s 17-year-old son managed to escape.
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