In the National Assembly…THE National Assembly yesterday unanimously supported the provisions set out in the Leader of the Opposition (Benefits and other Facilities) Bill 2009, presented by Minister of

THE Guyana Defence Force (GDF) yesterday launched a three-pronged programme that would be delivered mostly through the distance mode to improve the academic status of soldiers at all levels.The

The following statement was made yesterday by Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs Justice Charles R. Ramson, S.C., on the passing of Sir Joaquim Gonsalves-Sabola: “It is with profound

THE Ministry of Labour has planned several activities to mark the observance of Occupational Health and Safety Month which will be staged across the country.Speaking at his weekly post-Cabinet

GUYANA  is again gearing to host international cricket at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence and will once more be welcoming thousands of foreign patrons for the International Cricket

US-based Guyanese philanthropist George Subraj sponsors…-Several cases listedNEW YORK, USA: A team of medical professionals including several cardiologists and surgeons departed JFK International Airport, USA, last night for a

At Lochaber Village, Berbice…A MYSTERY illness has struck a family in the Berbice village of Lochaber, Canje, killing a six-year-old girl and leaving two of her older siblings hospitalized.The

SOME 200,000 schoolchildren are to benefit from the Government’s Uniform Voucher Assistance Programme, this year, Head of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS) Dr. Roger Luncheon disclosed yesterday.Speaking at his weekly

HPS announces…HEAD of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS), Dr. Roger Luncheon announced yesterday that the Government has allocated an additional $300M towards relief from El Nino drought conditions.He told the

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — The UN will move 8,000 Haitians out of a makeshift camp to a new site almost three months after a huge quake ravaged the country,