The Guyana government on Thursday signaled strongly that the groundwork was being laid to somehow regulate news and current affairs entities that are operating Online, hours after the Press Association pushed back hard against what it regarded as attempts to stifle media freedom under the guise of responsible and good reporting. “Chief among the issues emerging as most urgent, is ...

Three persons at La Grange, West Bank Demerara say they were robbed Wednesday evening of  GY$548,000 worth of valuables and cash. The armed robbery occurred at 84 Independence Street. Those robbed at gunpoint are 40-year old Kumarie Persaud, 21-year old  Randy Persaud, and 18-year old Radiya Persaud. Police were told that one of the robbers was armed with a handgun ...

A Guyanese man, who was extradited to the United States three years ago, has been convicted for the murder of a man in New York in 2011,  Thirty-six year old Troy Thomas was found guilty of murder in the second degree. The court convicted Thomas for the shooting and killing of 20-year old Keith Frank  outside a South Richmond Hill ...

Guyana and Suriname on Wednesday advanced one step closer towards the construction of a bridge across the Corentyne River with the signing of a contract for feasibility studies to determine financing, traffic flows and toll and  other revenue generating options. The US$2 million contract with the Trinidad-based consultancy firm, WSP Caribbean, will see the conducting of the studies over the ...

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro is due to visit Guyana on Friday, almost two months after he had cancelled initial plans to do so because his mother had died, the Foreign Ministry indicated late  Tuesday. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Elisabeth Harper confirmed the  May 6 visit. The earlier indication came in a media accreditation advisory through ...

Under constant pressure from the increasing number of heavy duty trucks during the past two years, the constantly broken more than 120-year old water mains in the vicinity of the Bank of Guyana are to be replaced under a GY$800 million dollar project,  Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) officials said. Executive Director of Design of Infrastructure & Water Resources, Aubrey Roberts ...

President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday promised that his government would not be using spyware to go after journalists and their sources, in response to a call by the Guyana Press Association (GPA) for an assurance that government would not engage in such intrusions. “This government has no intention whatsoever; it is not even contemplated in my mind to move in ...

The Guyana Press Association (GPA) and the Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) said on Tuesday- World Press Freedom Day- they were worried about whether governments were using spyware to go after journalists and their sources. “On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day 2022 we urge the Guyana government to assure journalists and media houses that it does not ...

The United States, United Kingdom, Canada and the European Union on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day- Tuesday, May 3- underscored the important role of journalists in holding the government accountable for the spending of oil revenues that now amount to almost US$1 billion. “Press attention to accountability has never been more important in Guyana with a historically large ...

The home of a business consultant was destroyed by fire early Monday morning, the Guyana Fire Service said.  The Guyana Fire Service says the concrete and wooden house is located at 188 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme. The occupant has been identified as Shebakie Fernandes.  Firefighters say they received a call shortly before 5 AM and on arrival they saw the ...