American businessman Ramy El-Batrawi, who was the highest bidder for the Marriott Hotel in Kingston, Georgetown, passed away on Wednesday and Guyana’s Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said the government may have to once again seek bids for the sale of the hotel. Jagdeo, at a press conference on Thursday,…

Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo affirmed on Thursday that central government will do all it can to continue supporting the people of Georgetown, having spent over $20 billion on various projects already. The city is managed by the Georgetown Mayor and City Council but Jagdeo accused the body of failing…

The inaugural Guyana Football Federation-Blue Water Shipping Under-15 Girls’ National Secondary School Championship, Guyana’s largest girls’ tournament, is nearing its May 4 kick-off date. From May 4, more than one thousand student-athletes from sixty schools across the country will participate in the championship, which marks the start of the FIFA…

Days after a tree fell and injured him while he was working in a mining pit at Quartz Stone Backdam, Cuyuni River, a 58-year-old miner succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday after he was unable to seek medical attention. Dead is Sherman Tang. Reports are that Tang lived alone in…

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) rode on the success of their spinners – considered the team’s least-fancied department – to force big-hitting Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) into submission in Hyderabad. Their 35-run victory on Thursday, the season’s second for RCB, also ended their six-game losing streak and kept them alive for playoff…

Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday condemned divisive calls and actions from government critics following President Irfaan Ali’s visit to New York. And according to him, those vile yet predictable actions must be further scrutinised and rejected by all since they only serve to instill fear in people. The…

[BBC] – Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned on Thursday as a new council was sworn in to lead the country gripped by deadly gang violence. A recent outbreak of violence forced officials to move the ceremony from the National Palace to the outgoing prime minister’s office. Mr Henry agreed…

Shawn Caesar, 26, a security guard of Two and a Half Miles, Bartica, Potaro Road, Essequibo appeared at the Bartica Magistrate’s on Wednesday to answer to a charge of Simple Larceny. The accused pleaded not guilty and was placed on $90,000 bail with the condition that he report to the…

Authorities are looking to implement stricter sanctions against private security firms for deficiencies following two recent incidents which resulted in the deaths of two individuals who were fatally wounded with guns belonging to the firms. This disclosure was made by Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn who said that following…

The completion of the approximately $400 million airstrip in Paruima, Upper Mazaruni District, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) promises to initiate a new era of connectivity and development in the Amerindian village. The airstrip which was once a mere grass patch now stands as a robust all-weather concrete structure, capable of accommodating…