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Young motorcyclist dies after swerving to avoid Goat at Belfield

A young man, identified as Laron Harris of Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was killed moments ago in an accident involving a sand truck along the Belfield Public Road, ECD. At the time of the crash, Harris was riding a motorcycle with his friend, Josiah Fraser, as the pillion rider. Fraser was rushed to the […]

No Opposition Leader to be sworn in at first sitting of 13th Parliament

When Guyanaโ€™s 13th Parliament meets for the first time, there will be no swearing in of an Opposition Leader. This was relayed to Sheriff News Network (SNN) by a well-placed parliamentary source. The Order Paper for the opening sitting, which will get underway at 14:00 hours, lists just two items: the swearing-in of all Members […]

Minister Mustapha optimistic about increased paddy price

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha announced that he will be meeting with rice millers soon to discuss increasing the price for paddy. He made this statement during the launch of Nano fertiliser in Region Five on Wednesday. Currently, some millers in Essequibo are paying $2,300 per bag of paddy, while those in Region Six are […]

Stabroek News issues correction on Ambassadorโ€™s comments regarding Mohamedโ€™s embassy visit

Stabroek News has issued a correction after it mistakenly reported that Venezuelaโ€™s Ambassador to Guyana, Carlos Amador Pรฉrez Silva, denied that both Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed ever visited the Venezuelan Embassy in Georgetown. In a clarification published Thursday, the newspaper admitted that the ambassadorโ€™s comments referred only to Azruddin Mohamed and not to his father, […]

Too macho to visit the doctor? -Dr. Ghazi urges men to screen for prostate cancer

Men in Guyana are being urged to get screened for prostate cancer, especially those 50 years and older. The call was made by Dr. Syed Ghazi, Director of Outreach at the Cancer Institute of Guyana, during an interview on the Starting Point podcast hosted by Kiana Wilberg. Dr. Ghazi explained that prostate cancer is the […]

Former GuySuCo CEO defends Gas-to-Energy project, says soil cost โ€œno reason to shelveโ€ national development

Guyanaโ€™s Ambassador to Belgium and former GuySuCo Chief Executive Officer, Sasenarine Singh, has come out in strong defence of the Wales Gas-to-Energy (GTE) Project, arguing that concerns raised by economist Elson Low about the projectโ€™s soil stabilization cost fail to acknowledge its long-term national importance. In a letter to the media, Singh described Lowโ€™s criticism […]

POLICE REPORT ON THE FATAL SHOOTING OF COP

GPF || Police are investigating the shooting death (alleged murder) of Richard Marvin Hayes, a 35-year-old Police Lance Corporal #21294 attached to the Impact Base, Brickdam Police Station, and of Lot 13 School Street, Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara, which occurred at about 09:00 hrs this morning (Thursday) at Stelling Road, Vreed-en-Hoop. Police have since arrested […]

Fatal Motorcycle Accident Claims Life of Woman on Essequibo Coast

Police in Regional Division #2 are investigating a fatal motorcycle accident that claimed the life of 34-year-old Yolanda John of Dartmouth, Essequibo Coast. The incident occurred around 19:30 hrs on Wednesday, October 22, along the Elisa public road. Reports indicate that John was a pillion rider on a motorcycle driven by 23-year-old Leroy Prince, also […]