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Shaquawn Alleyne, called "Iswe," was on Thursday sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment by Justice Sandil Kissoon for the murder of his girlfriend, 20-year-old Shonette Dover.…

Two chefs rose to the top of the dough at Guyana's inaugural Pizza-Making Competition on Wednesday evening, with Lisa Hamilton crowned overall champion and Alex…

A 61-year-old man died on Wednesday after being struck by a motor lorry on the Craig Public Road, East Bank Demerara, police said. Lal Singh,…

An 89-year-old pensioner drowned in a canal at Mainstay/Whyaka, Essequibo Coast, on Wednesday, police said. David France was last seen alive at his home around…

More than 250 stakeholders, from financial institutions to farmers and fishermen, will be engaged through consultations and outreach programmes aimed at expanding participation in Guyana's…

Thousands of jobs will be created through a wave of infrastructure and industrial projects set to transform Region Six over the next five to ten…

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Chairman Aubrey Norton has rejected calls for the party to give up its seats on the Guyana Elections Commission…

More than 60,000 pensioners and over 21,000 other vulnerable people, including children living with disabilities, benefited from a social safety net programme during the COVID-19…

With the clock swiftly winding down towards the historic GT Challenge de Las Americas, Guyanese competitors are sharpening their teeth at the prospect of going…

With El Niño 2026 set to be the strongest on record, Public Health specialist and Director of Trinidad and Tobago's Department of Wellness, Dr Alina…

Guyana is positioning itself to tap into a US$9 billion global push by the World Bank Group to transform smallholder farming as Agriculture Minister Zulfikar…

Mechanised cane harvesting will expand, drone surveillance will be rolled out and sugar factories will be overhauled under a reform package aimed at shoring up…

Caribbean leaders are calling for greater investment in disaster preparedness and resilience as climate-related hazards become more frequent and increasingly costly across the region. The…

Education Minister Sonia Parag visited the family of Dolphin Secondary School teacher Tineka Hicks to offer comfort, after Hicks died this morning in an accident…

Heavy rainfall over the past few days continues to trigger severe flooding across several Region Ten communities, including Kwakwani, Coomacka, and Linden. According to Vice…

Hundreds of students along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway are expected to benefit from improved learning conditions after a new $177 million wing was officially commissioned at…

A 21-year-old Venezuelan national died after being struck by a vehicle on the Bath Settlement Public Road in Region Five, Mahaica-Berbice, on Saturday night. Manuel…