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...over 2000 lots to be allocated President Dr Irfaan Ali has unveiled plans to combat the increasing squatting problem ...
16/01/2025

...over 2000 lots to be allocated President Dr Irfaan Ali has unveiled plans to combat the increasing squatting problem along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway by developing three new housing areas to accommodate residents and improve living conditions. The president made the announcement on Wednesday during a community outreach in Silver Hill....

…over 2000 lots to be allocated President Dr Irfaan Ali has unveiled plans to combat the increasing squatting problem along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway by developing three new housing areas to accommodate residents and improve living conditions. The president made the announcement on Wednesday dur...

Deadly rampage in Mahaicony as 2 die after drug addict goes berserk
16/01/2025

Deadly rampage in Mahaicony as 2 die after drug addict goes berserk

Police are probing a deadly knife attack that occurred in Mahaicony, ECD on Wednesday January 15, and left Frederick Williams and Roger Erwin Pierre, known as ‘Pants’, dead. Roger Erwin Pierre was a 43-year-old labourer who resided at Lot 11 Airy Hall Middle Walk in Mahaicony, East Coast Demerar...

Crackdown on gold smuggling will intensify – Minister Bharrat
16/01/2025

Crackdown on gold smuggling will intensify – Minister Bharrat

…applications for gold export licences to be reviewed this year Urging persons with information on gold smuggling to come forward, Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, has assured that the crackdown on gold smuggling would not only continue, but be intensified this year. The issue of go...

...shotgun, pistol recovered at scene After an intense pursuit involving gunfire, residents of Lusignan reportedly thwar...
16/01/2025

...shotgun, pistol recovered at scene After an intense pursuit involving gunfire, residents of Lusignan reportedly thwarted an apparent criminal operation in the early hours of January 15, 2025....

…shotgun, pistol recovered at scene After an intense pursuit involving gunfire, residents of Lusignan reportedly thwarted an apparent criminal operation in the early hours of January 15, 2025. According to the Guyana Police Force (GPF), the community’s bravery led to the capture of two armed sus...

A 21-year-old prison officer has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to narcotics possession f...
16/01/2025

A 21-year-old prison officer has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to narcotics possession for the purpose of trafficking....

A 21-year-old prison officer has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to narcotics possession for the purpose of trafficking. Joel Johnson, an officer stationed at the Mazaruni Prison, appeared before Magistrate Teriq Mohamed at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday,...

Getting ready…to gyrate
16/01/2025

Getting ready…to gyrate

Being Guyanese, your Eyewitness likes his “sport” – which ain’t nothing about games, save “playin’ de fool”!! – as much as the next fellow. Mebbe more? So, when he heard from the Minister of Culture about the theme and activities planned for our Mashramani, you can’t blame him for ...

Strengthening gun crime penalties
16/01/2025

Strengthening gun crime penalties

Gun-related crimes are a growing concern in Guyana, with the proliferation of illegal fi****ms fuelling violence and threatening security. The Home Affairs Ministry, in collaboration with the Legal Affairs Ministry, has since said that Government is taking decisive steps to address this issue by pro...

Dear Editor, This year, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali will complete his first term in office, having served as the Pr...
16/01/2025

Dear Editor, This year, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali will complete his first term in office, having served as the President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana since August 2, 2020....

Dear Editor, This year, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali will complete his first term in office, having served as the President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana since August 2, 2020. At the beginning of the President’s tenure, there were many skeptics, and I, too, had reservations about how ...

Dear Editor,...
16/01/2025

Dear Editor,...

Dear Editor, In the run-up to this Friday’s budget, this writer conducted, over the last several days, a snap ‘survey’ online (WhatsApp, conversations) and directly in interviews with several adults (from among varied demographics), querying their views and expectations of this year’s annual...

Dear Editor, Dawn Cush has objections to the west wing being demolished and rebuilt despite written reports of the build...
16/01/2025

Dear Editor, Dawn Cush has objections to the west wing being demolished and rebuilt despite written reports of the building being a hazard to the more than 350 children who occupy it daily....

Dear Editor, Dawn Cush has objections to the west wing being demolished and rebuilt despite written reports of the building being a hazard to the more than 350 children who occupy it daily. Her objections seem to be for two reasons: 1. Queen’s College just celebrated its 180th anniversary, and sho...

Dear Editor, Guyana’s distinguished “Legal Brainbox” went to town on Guyana’s discoverer, “Mr. Conflict of Interest,” wh...
16/01/2025

Dear Editor, Guyana’s distinguished “Legal Brainbox” went to town on Guyana’s discoverer, “Mr. Conflict of Interest,” who determined that 33 is not the half of 65, and detected that he can be the distraught leader of a diseased party comprising of danger, dementia and derangement....

Dear Editor, Guyana’s distinguished “Legal Brainbox” went to town on Guyana’s discoverer, “Mr. Conflict of Interest,” who determined that 33 is not the half of 65, and detected that he can be the distraught leader of a diseased party comprising of danger, dementia and derangement. There ...

GHE 4-Day preparation: Sinclair, Alimohamed light up GNS in second practice match
16/01/2025

GHE 4-Day preparation: Sinclair, Alimohamed light up GNS in second practice match

Junior Sinclair and Ronaldo Alimohamed had a field day with the bowlers on Wednesday at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD) when the second practice match for the Guyana Harpy Eagles (GHE) bowled off. Nial Smith’s XI won the toss and opted to bat first where they pi...

‘No void’ in GHE team in absence of senior players
16/01/2025

‘No void’ in GHE team in absence of senior players

The West Indies 4- Day Championships will bowl off on Wednesday, January 29 and as defending champions Guyana Harpy Eagles (GHE) embark on Round one of the competition, there will be lots for the selectors to consider, as the team misses out on the services of a few of their more experienced plyers;...

GFF Referee Dept. recognises top performances at Referee Award ceremony
16/01/2025

GFF Referee Dept. recognises top performances at Referee Award ceremony

…FIFA badges issued The Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Referee Department celebrated a year of stellar performances and achievements in football officiating during its Annual Referee Awards Ceremony, recently held at the Marriott Hotel. The event was held as an opportunity to honour the achi...

High Court hears Opposition challenge to GECOM’s voter registration process
16/01/2025

High Court hears Opposition challenge to GECOM’s voter registration process

…AG defends GECOM’s decision, cites constitutional precedents Acting Chief Justice Roxane George on Wednesday heard arguments in a case where a Peoples National Congress member challenged the Guyana Election’s Commission’s (GECOM) interpretation and application of Section 64B of the National...

2 SWAT officers nabbed with g***a
16/01/2025

2 SWAT officers nabbed with g***a

Two police officers attached to the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit have been arrested on Tuesday at about 23:15h after being found in possession of 748.4 grams of cannabis. A party of police ranks, led by an inspector from the Special Branch, acting on intelligence received, intercepted Toy...

…says numerous requests received, including BOSAI for alumina plant The Government has received many requests and expres...
16/01/2025

…says numerous requests received, including BOSAI for alumina plant The Government has received many requests and expressions of interest from local companies which are eagerly anticipating the start-up of the Gas-to-Energy (GtE) project so they can begin manufacturing and value-added production, made possible by cheaper electricity....

…says numerous requests received, including BOSAI for alumina plant The Government has received many requests and expressions of interest from local companies which are eagerly anticipating the start-up of the Gas-to-Energy (GtE) project so they can begin manufacturing and value-added production, ...

Attempted murder conviction: Man freed after Appeal Court slashes jailtime
16/01/2025

Attempted murder conviction: Man freed after Appeal Court slashes jailtime

Samuel Infias Shaw, also known as ‘Taliban’ and ‘Arno,’ who had been convicted in 2016 of attempting to murder Bajai Ramdass, known as ‘Bruck Back,’ during a violent altercation that occurred on January 16, 2012 at Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, has been released from prison after the Court ...

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