16-Y-O girl allegedly beaten to death by 40-Y-O man

Janelly David, a 16-year-old girl from Barama Line, Baramita, North West District (NWD), was allegedly beaten to death by a 40-year-old man whom she shared a common-law relationship with. The murder occurred between Wednesday, January 29, and Thursday, January 30, 2025, at Barama Line, Aramita. The suspect, Eon Moore, reportedly fled the scene on an […]

APNU MP says will support budget if he gets $100K cash grant

APNU Member of Parliament (MP) Richard Sinclair today told the National Assembly that he will not support the 2025 budget unless he gets his $100,000 cash grant from the government. “As the people’s representative of region 8, I can in no way, couple with the fact too that I am not in receipt of my […]

Brutus challenges legality of tribunal appointed to investigate him for $115M fraud

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) and attorney-at-law, Calvin Brutus, who is facing over 200 criminal charges for serious financial crimes, has moved to the High Court to challenge the legality of the tribunal appointed by the Police Service Commission (PSC). In his fixed-date application filed by attorneys-at-law Eusi Anderson, Cassidé Nurse, Darren Wade and Renea […]

State Appeals Dismissal of Fraud Case Against Former APNU+AFC Minister, DHBC General Manager

The State has filed an appeal against the decision of Senior Magistrate Leron Daly to dismiss the conspiracy to defraud charge against former Public Infrastructure Minister under the previous A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) government, David Patterson. The charge stemmed from a feasibility study for a new Demerara River bridge. […]

Ferguson says APNU ‘rolled up its sleeve’ and did the ‘hard work’ of delivering 7,000 house lots

The delivery of 7,000 house lots in five years by the APNU+AFC government was described as “hard work” by former Housing Minister Annette Ferguson during today’s budget debates. “As a responsible and visionary government, we rolled up our sleeves and did the work,” Ferguson said, while defending her government’s record of delivering just over 7,000 […]

Minister Parag defends performance amid ‘disturbing” speech by Mahipaul

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Sonia Parag has vigorously defended her performance and government’s policies following what she described as a “quite disturbing and unsettling” speech by Opposition Parliamentarian Ganesh Mahipaul during the ongoing budget debates in the National Assembly. Mahipaul, who contributed before Parag, accused the Local Government and Regional Development Minister […]

Teen Crushed by Truck Undergoes Six Surgeries with Uncertain Recovery

Fifteen-year-old Destiny Solomon of Kaneville/Grove Second Field, East Bank Demerara (EBD), who was severely injured in a collision with a truck on November 6, 2024, along the Grove Public Road, has undergone six surgeries. However, there is no guarantee that she will ever walk again. Her grandmother, Beverly Boston, vividly recalled the harrowing day. While […]

“A big joke” – Parag says Jordan out of touch with colleagues amid promises to revive GuySuCo

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Sonia Parag has dismissed Opposition Parliamentarian Vinceroy Jordan’s claims about reviving the sugar industry, calling them unrealistic and disconnected from the position of his own party members. During her presentation during the budget debates on Day Three, Parag said that Jordan “disconnected from the rest of his colleagues.” […]

Coretta McDonald likely to be booted from GTU executive

General Secretary of the Guyana Teacher’s Union (GTU) Coretta McDonald is likely to be removed from that position in keeping with a provision in the union’s constitution. The GTU’s constitution prevents a member from serving on the executive if that person is serving in the National Assembly of the Parliament of Guyana. McDonald has been […]

$100K cash grant: Distribution to continue after passage of 2025 Budget – AG

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, SC, has assured the public that the $100,000 cash grant distribution will resume once the 2025 National Budget is passed. Speaking on his weekly programme ‘Issues In The News,’ Nandlall addressed ongoing criticisms by the Opposition. “I believe the money that we had to distribute, we […]
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