A CONTRACT has been awarded for the rebuilding of the Vendors’ Arcade, which was destroyed by fire, earlier this year, at Mahdia, in Region Eight (Potaro/Siparuni). The award was

THE International Labour Organisation (ILO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG), on Tuesday hosted a seminar, on the

as M&CC extends amnesty to Dec 15 THE Mayor and City Council has extended the closing date for its amnesty from November 30, 2010 to December 15, 2010, allowing

…says international assistance in drug fight negligibleMINISTER of Home Affairs Clement Rohee has decried the level of assistance given to Guyana by the international community to fight drug trafficking

NON-RESIDENT Ambassador of Indonesia to Guyana, His Excellency Mur Syahrir Rahardjo, yesterday presented his Letters of Credence to President Bharrat Jagdeo at the Office of the President and said

THE Kashif and Shanghai football tournament, one of the most a popular sport events on the calendar of activities for December, has gained the full patronage of President Bharrat

PRESIDENT Bharrat Jagdeo has expressed profound sympathy to his colleague in Venezuela, President Hugo Chavez, whose country is reeling from days of torrential rain which brought widespread flooding, destroyed

– CI study findsTHE burgeoning global programme REDD+ (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) could do more than mitigate climate change, according to a new study in Conservation

The story of the accidental death of motorcyclist Oleg Vidner, previously thought to have been due to a one vehicle accident, took a twist yesterday when the driver of

. . . state of emergency declared in Vargas, Miranda and the Capital DistrictEL UNIVERSAL/REUTERS  – Venezuelan Vice President Elías Jaua has said that 7,532 families have been affected