– to strengthen country’s emergency response capacityTHE Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Monday received emergency relief supplies from the United States (U.S) Naval Forces Southern Command. The items were

The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. is appalled at the disclosure made by the President of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), Komal Chand, on a recent BBC

Protests over refused promotions…THE Teaching Service Commission (TSC) yesterday concluded that Christianburg/Wismar Secondary School Headmaster, Mr. Cleveland Thomas, neglected his duties when he failed to promote 30 children. He

Through USAID assistance…GUYANA now has a standard treatment guide (STG) for primary health care and  Minister with the portfolio, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, said it is a major step to

– Fire ChiefCHIEF Fire Officer Marlon Gentle revealed, yesterday, that the Monday blaze, at Eccles, East Bank Demerara, started in a bedroom where an electrical radio malfunctioned.The 09:00 h

FIRE Chief Marlon Gentle announced yesterday that, despite late reports, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has determined the causes of 90 per cent of fires countrywide.Quoting statistics, he said,

THE Guyana Fire Service (GFS) yesterday received a gift of rescue equipment valued 2,500 Euros from its French counterpart.The handing over was done at GFS Headquarters on Cornhill Street,

Samaroo reports…VICE-CHAIRMAN of Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam), Mr. Vishnu Samaroo  reported, yesterday, that the Regional Administration rushed two excavators mounted on a pontoon to clear the Lima sluice channel.He said

– laments Chancellor BourneUNIVERSITY of Guyana (UG) Chancellor, Dr. Compton Bourne, has lamented that the institution is, currently, operating under a financial stringency that adversely affects its research facilities