THERE are no progressive lobbying groups that peer into the dismal world of men. There are, or were, a few TV shows hosted by men that expressed didactic sermons inspired by the more vocal...

IT IS obvious that not everyone will fit into their memory with the passionate intention to address the troubling details of six months ago, but would instead only shout aloud publicly if they feel...

(DANCEHALL hiphop) Beenie Man’s daughter, Desha Ravers, has a message for the dancehall legend: Step up yo thing! Back in August, the only female member of the Ravers Clavers crew took to...

(Dancehall HipHop) Sean Paul visited Buju Banton in prison, and returned with a simple message from the Gargamel: Greatness is coming. Buju Banton has just over a year more to serve his prison...

….Puerto Rico official urges amid Maria's devastation San Juan’s mayor urged the United States on Tuesday to prioritize “people above debt” as it helps rebuild from the devastation of...

ON September 16, 2017, Guyana joined the international community in celebrating International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. This day marked 30 years since the Montreal Protocol on...

AS we continue to focus on the pertinent environmental issues, let’s turn our focus to air pollution and what laws exist to address this problem. The Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) has...

Welcome to another week of the EPA and you! Last week, we provided answers to some frequently asked questions about our roles and processes. This week, we continue with providing answers to other...

TWO bandits on Monday night robbed a 36-year-old caterer of Bent Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, on North Road between Alexander and Bourda streets. Police said the incident occurred about...

A 23-YEAR-OLD unemployed man from Sheet Anchor Village,East Canje, Berbice was yesterday arrested at Fort Wellington,West Coast Berbice with 1,395 grams of cannabis which he had in a haversack. At...

A suspected bandit was apprehended Friday afternoon following a robbery at Better Hope on the East Coast of Demerara . Reports are that several bandits carried out a robbery in the area and while...

Tiffini Tricia Collison, 26, is being sought by ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) after a package she posted last week via an international courier service was found to have what is...

THREE former Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) members accused of failing to make a proper entry into a register of a company and misappropriation of over $8.5M from the entity were on Friday...

A 28-YEAR-OLD man was on Friday released on $250,000 bail by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for causing death by dangerous driving. It is alleged that Dwayne...

THE conspiracy to procure money charge against former General Manager of the New Guyana Marketing Corporation (NGMC), Nizam Hassan and Felecia De Souza-Madramootoo was on Friday dismissed. This...

THREE men nabbed by police with an unlicensed 9mm revolver and matching ammunition were on Friday jointly charged and appeared before City Magistrate Leron Daly on two counts of firearm...

…Gaskin signals intention to appeal ATTORNEY General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams SC said the Chief Justice ruling on the Guyana Elections Commission chairmanship issue has upheld...

AFTER more than six years of legal battle, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of New Building Society (NBS), Maurice Arjoon will be compensated by the state-owned agency for wrongful dismissal by...

APPROXIMATELY $14M in vouchers are still to be accounted for by the Ministry of Indigenous People's Affairs while millions of dollars in equipment were procured without any evidence that contractual...

THE recently concluded Commission of Inquiry into the local education system has recommended a license system for teachers to improve the level of service they are rendering to the system. This...

REGION Five (Mahaica/Berbice) is slated to receive two new health centres designed and constructed in keeping with the concept of “smart medical facilities.” One centre will be constructed at...

IN observance of National Rehabilitation Week 2017, Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence, on Wednesday pledged government’s support to the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre in helping to...

DURING the course of last week, staff of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) discovered ten vials of the pain medicine, pethidine missing from a cabinet. Reports are that the hospital...

SIXTY cervical cancer tests were among a range of tests conducted by a United States Embassy outreach in the mining town of Linden recently. According to the embassy , the Humanitarian Assistance...

CUBAN Ambassador to Guyana, Julio Cesar Gonzalez Marchante, described US President Donald Trump recent speech and directive as ill-advised, resulting in the roll-back of progress achieved over the...

THE United States will be looking to play a more active role in supporting the energy sector in the Caribbean by providing targeted technical support to countries with the capacity and interest in...

THE ECONOMIC potential of the creative arts industry in the Caribbean remains one which can transform regional economies which have been stagnant, Culture Minister of Barbados, Stephen Lashley, has...

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) have cancelled a number of flights on Monday due to several Caribbean countries being placed under a tropical storm warning. A release from the air carrier stated: “Due to...

…President Xi vows major projects to restore ecosystems CHINA is positioning itself to lead in the fight against climate change with its leader, President Xi Jinping telling his party’s...

At least 50 people have been killed and another 200 have been wounded in a mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert. A gunman, named as 64-year-old local resident Stephen Paddock, opened fire from the...

….Puerto Rico official urges amid Maria's devastation San Juan’s mayor urged the United States on Tuesday to prioritize “people above debt” as it helps rebuild from the devastation of...

- Russia has warned the US-led coalition fighting in Syria that it will view its aircraft as targets, after a Syrian military plane was shot down. The coalition said it had shot down the Syrian...