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August 29, 2014
PERFORMANCE assessments of deforestation rates for Guyana over the last three years reflect a rate of less than 0.1%. This percentage clearly validates the point that, within the forest
August 29, 2014
DURING the 2014 National Budget presentation, the Government announced provision of a 50% increase in electricity subsidy to pensioners; and, to date, some 8,128 pensioners are benefiting from this
August 29, 2014
CANADIAN Mining Company Goldsource Mines and local company Kilroy Mining Inc. have teamed up to fast track medium-scale gold mining at Eagle Mountain in Mahdia, Region 8 (Potaro/Siparuni). Kilroy
August 29, 2014
MEMBERS of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) welcome large-scale gold mining in Guyana, GGDMA president, Patrick Harding, has said at launching of Mining Week 2014, currently
August 29, 2014
MORE ought to be done to address the “unmet” needs of family planning in Guyana. This is the conviction of Mrs Patricia Sheerattan-Bisnauth, Executive Director of the Guyana Responsible
August 29, 2014
THE Rehabilitation Assistant Training Programme and Audiological Practitioner Training Programme of the Ministry of Health (MoH), on Thursday, held their graduation exercises to recognise 22 students who had successfully
August 28, 2014
THE Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development is reminding the public that unauthorised occupation of Government’s reserves is illegal. Following the commencement of work within the community of
August 28, 2014
OVER the last few days, several complaints were made in respect of the piles of debris being left on parapets as a result of the cleanup exercises. The Monitoring
November 16, 2011
THIRTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD Cliff Richards, of Lot 18 Strand, New Amsterdam, Berbice, has been charged with fraudulent conversion. When he appeared before Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo, in the New Amsterdam court on
November 16, 2011
TWO men, who, allegedly, had an altercation with plainclothes detectives were each ordered to post $100,000 bail by Magistrate Krishendat Persaud, in New Amsterdam Court on Monday. Orin Babb, 27, of
November 16, 2011
SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD Royston McAllister called Junior has been charged with the murder of his cousin, Stefon Bacchus known as Stefon Durant, who was beheaded. The accused was remanded to prison,
November 16, 2011
Armed robber gets four years imprisonment ACTING Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday sentenced a man to four years imprisonment on conviction for robbery under arms and possession of unlicensed
November 16, 2011
A MAN who claimed he used one gramme of cannabis (marijuana) for his asthma complaint was yesterday fined $3,000. Gavin Heyliger, who pleaded guilty before Acting Chief Magistrate Priya
November 16, 2011
A MAN was charged, in court yesterday, with unlawful assault of his stepdaughter. Kevin De Souza pleaded not guilty to the November 13 offence when he appeared before Acting
November 16, 2011
TRAVIS George (no address given) was granted $75,000 bail yesterday, after he pleaded not guilty to a simple larceny before Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry. It is alleged that
November 16, 2011
KEVIN Critchlow (no address given) appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday, charged with unlawful assault. He pleaded not guilty to the offence, particulars of which said, on
November 16, 2011
Reduced incidents of certain crimes in 2011– 2% drop in recorded murders, 5% decrease in traffic offencesTHE Guyana Police Force disclosed that incidents of certain crimes were reduced for
November 16, 2011
GUYANA is set to witness massive development which will sweep the country over the next five years and improve the lives of all citizens from every corner, in every
