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Residents of Plantation Hope, West Coast Berbice were all smiles yesterday after they  received transports for their lands confirming them as the undisputed owners of the lots which they have been occupying for decades.

We asked several persons what they were looking forward to in 2023.

An Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam man yesterday morning went berserk and attacked a resident with a knife after which he turned his attention to a 15-year-old, pinning him in a nearby drain and fatally stabbing him.

Lotus Cosmetics was officially launched in Guyana last month by Sameerah Mohamed-Ferouz and husband Sayyid Ferouz with the promise of affording Guyanese access to a new natural, high-end and affordable line of products.

A Bushlot, West Coast Berbice woman was yesterday remanded to prison over the murder of her 85-year-old great aunt.

Roshanie Basdeo was this morning remanded to prison after she was charged with murdering her aunt during the wee hours of Monday morning.

Life always throws you for a loop but it is up to you to never give up on yourself – these are the sentiments expressed by singer/songwriter Gary Morgan, also known as ‘Feature 1 aka 7 boss’, who became visually impaired  three years ago, as he remains determined to carve his own path to success.

One person is now dead after a concrete tank exploded at Leeds Village, Corentyne this morning. 

As the trial into the deadly piracy attack in 2018 continued yesterday, the High Court in Berbice  heard that one of the two accused had threatened revenge over the killing of his brother in Suriname.

The Ms Exquisitely Conscious pageant returns to Berbice in grand style on Saturday, November 26 at the Berbice High School under the theme ‘Recover, Rekindle, Choose to Live.’

A Reliance Settlement, East Canje Berbice man is calling on the Guyana Police Force to reopen the investigation into the murder of his 16-year-old son, Vivian Singh Balrup, who was fatally beaten at Number 63 Beach almost 13 years ago.

The five men who are accused of murdering Number 70 Village, Corentyne carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt back in 2016 were yesterday found guilty of the crime at the conclusion of their trial at the High Court in Berbice, where the main witness had testified to hearing the order to beat the man to death after he refused sexual advances allegedly made by Marcus Bisram.

Singer Alexander Williams popularly known as AW Lyrical, who is currently at the peak of his career and being booked for shows every weekend, said there is a lot more that his fans can expect from him as he is working to create an international platform and name for himself.

New Amsterdam is a historic and proud community long regarded as the ‘capital’ of the ancient county of Berbice.

The five men who are accused of murdering the Number 70 Village, Corentyne carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt back in 2016, were moments ago found guilty following their trial at the High Court in Berbice.

Within the last 36 hours a total of four fires in Berbice has left untold damages and destruction to properties and 24 persons homeless.

Amelia Melody Thomas returned to Guyana three years ago to improve her presence in her homeland and is set to drop her next single, produced by the Bambu Station in the Virgin Islands, on November 5.

As the government continues to implement its plan to meet the goal of reducing the country’s food imports by 25% by 2025, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday detailed twenty ongoing projects which he said will boost food security and reduce imports.

While announcing plans for the building of a 30,000-barrel oil refinery in Region Six, President Irfaan Ali on Friday also said that development projects slated for the Palmyra area, including the construction of a stadium, would begin before the end of the year.

Writer, composer, producer, record label owner, and all-around nice guy Simeon Joseph Browne is still a voice to be reckoned with, even as he is working to further his studies in the field of journalism.