July 2025

Amid concerns raised that he was injured or fatally shot by a Police Officer, wanted man Quincy Bernard surrendered to the Police on Tuesday afternoon, in the company of his lawyer Nigel Hughes. Bernard, a Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara resident, was wanted by the Police over allegations of sexual assault. Opposition activist Norman Browne has
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A motorcyclist has been charged in connection with an accident that resulted in the death of a woman. Kenwin Collins, 23, of Lot 258 Number 1 Village, Corentyne Berbice, faced the court on Tuesday at the Albion Magistrate’s Court, presided over by Magistrate Michelle Matthias. Collins is charged with causing the death of 80-year-old Menawatty
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Several persons were injured on Tuesday morning after three vehicles collided along the Rupert Craig Highway, in the vicinity of the UG Access Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD). Police Headquarters said the accident involved hire car #HD 3223, owned and driven by Neil Lewis, a 63-year-old from Sisters Village, East Bank Berbice (with two male
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Rovel Santiago, 21, and Shawn Williams, 20, both gold miners, were charged with murder on Tuesday, days after they were arrested. The charge was laid Contrary to Common Law of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:01. The case was called at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Teriq Mohammed, where the charge of murder
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Maria Elvira Salazar, a United States congresswoman from Florida, on Tuesday expressed concern about attempts to undermine democracy in Guyana. “As a strategic ally of the United States, Guyana deserves leaders who respect democratic values. Individuals sanctioned for illicit activities must not be allowed to jeopardize this vital relationship,” she said on X (formerly known
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[World Health Organization] – Guyana has made significant progress in recent years in detecting, monitoring and responding to influenza and other respiratory threats. To increase the represtentativeness of the system and improve the timely detections of increased influenza activity, Guyana increased the number of sentinel surveillance sites from four to twelve in less than two years. In
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All the party symbols submitted to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) were approved on Tuesday, according to government-nominated commissioner Sase Gunraj. However, some symbols were approved on the condition that minor changes would be made. GECOM will engage those parties whose symbols need these minor changes. Gunraj confirmed that the leopard symbol of businessman Azruddin
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Guyana enjoyed a successful day at the Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Junior Championships in the Cayman Islands. Kaylee Lowe, Louis DaSilva, and sisters Alexis and Avery Arjoon all claimed individual gold medals. The Guyanese contingent secured a total of eight individual medals on the day. Lowe, the top seed in the Girls’ Under-15 category,
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Joint press statement by the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) and the Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GYMMAF) Michael Singh, president of both the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) and the Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GYMMAF), has publicly endorsed His Excellency President Mohamed Irfaan Ali for a second term as Head of State, highlighting the President’s
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The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), aunched its cutting-edge digital platform: the Beneficiary Registry and Document Management System (BRDMS), marking a transformative milestone in the digitalisation of social services in Guyana. The digital system was developed by Synergy International Systems Inc at a cost of
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