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Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, a former President of Guyana, was reappointed Vice President of Guyana on Monday afternoon. For decades, Dr. Jagdeo has been virtually synonymous with Guyanese politics and development. As President Dr. Irfaan Ali and People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) take up office for another five years, the Guyanese Head of State said Dr….
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Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips was sworn in on Monday afternoon, serving his second term as President Dr. Irfaan Ali’s right-hand man. Phillips served as Prime Minister of Guyana from 202o to 2025 and will serve again in this capacity following the re-election of President Ali and the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C). For Dr. Ali,…
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Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips and Dr Bharrat Jagdeo were Monday afternoon sworn in as Prime Minister and Vice President of Guyana, as the re-elected Irfaan Ali administration gets down to work. President Ali himself was sworn in just a day before, on Sunday. President Ali and the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) have gone back…
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The Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities (GCOPD) extends warm congratulations to His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) on their reelection at the recently concluded 2025 General and Regional Elections.  This achievement reflects the trust and confidence that the people of Guyana have placed in your…
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A 44-year-old gold miner was on Tuesday remanded to prison after being charged with trafficking more than 26 pounds of cocaine. Junior Anthony Greaves, of Kitty, Georgetown, and Port Kaituma Waterfront, Region One, was arrested on August 24 at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport, Ogle, East Coast Demerara. Police said he was found in…
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Hours after police issued a wanted bulletin, Paul Daby Jr., also known as “Randell,” surrendered to the Guyana Police Force on Monday accompanied by his lawyer. Daby Jr. remains in police custody as investigations continue, the News Room understands. He is wanted in connection with the shooting of popular artiste and social media personality Lolita…
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Kanand Ojha, wanted in Guyana for the 2015 murder of sex worker Noel ‘Nephi’ Luther, was arrested on Monday in Queens, New York, by a task force including US Marshals, Homeland Security, and ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations.   See full statement from the Government of Guyana: Law Enforcement Authorities in Queens, New York, including…
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A mechanic was left homeless on Sunday after a fire destroyed his house and several motorcycles at Plantation Ross, West Coast Berbice. Leon Fraser, who lived alone at Lot 13, said the blaze started around 1:59 p.m. while he was working on the lower floor of his two-storey, three-bedroom wooden and concrete home. A neighbour…
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A 41-year-old cyclist was killed after being struck by a minibus in a hit-and-run accident on the Ruimzeight Public Road, West Coast Demerara, on Sunday night. The deceased has been identified as Mohamed Shazaud Wahab, a labourer of Wallers Delight, West Coast Demerara. In a statement, Police Headquarters said investigations revealed that Wahab was riding…
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Eleven-year-old Kimberly Singh died on Sunday after the canter she was travelling in crashed into a trench at Enmore New Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara. Police confirmed that the accident occurred at around 12:00 hrs on the Enmore access road, ECD. The canter, GAH 1139, was being driven by Singh’s father, 40-year-old Rupnarine Singh of…
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