September 16, 2013
THE curtains came down yesterday for the observance of Caribbean Wellness Day activities which featured a major health fair at the Square of the Revolution where scores of persons
September 16, 2013
THE Ministry of Education will today be hosting a special motivational workshop for teachers on “transforming minds”, which will be facilitated by author and international motivational speaker Ron Clark
September 16, 2013
ACQUISITION of 10,000 acres of land in Guyana for use by Trinidadian farmers is in keeping with the Jagdeo Initiative, Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy said in a recent
September 16, 2013
CERTAIN buildings in the University of Guyana (UG) Turkeyen Campus will be boosted with a facelift, compliments of more than $15M in funds approved last Tuesday by Cabinet for
September 16, 2013
DESPITE the many complaints, the Mon Repos /La Reconnaissance Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), which has responsibility responsible for the Mon Repos/Lusignan/Annandale communities, has shown no interest in having the
September 15, 2013
BK INTERNATIONAL’s Managing Director, Brian Tiwarie, yesterday said he was resolved to simply begin exporting his stone to Trinidad to meet the demands of a Brazilian company completing road
September 15, 2013
CONTRARY to reports in the media regarding the availability of stone, Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn on Friday maintained that there is indeed a shortage of stone in
September 15, 2013
THOUGH the traditional ‘Health Walk’ had to be abandoned midway due to inclement weather, the ‘Health Fair’ seemingly fared much better, as, according to the host of both events,
August 20, 2010
The President Youth Award-Republic of Guyana Programme (PYARG) has formed a new group at New Havens Housing Scheme, Siriki Sands, in the upper Pomeroon River.Field Assistant Officer of PYARG
August 20, 2010
The Disability Movement is moving ahead on many fronts and stakeholders are now looking to involve children as ‘Child Advocates’, in an effort to affect behaviour and attitude change,
August 20, 2010
Awareness is the main challenge for the disability movement now that the Disability Act has been passed in the National Assembly.And according to Leon Walcott, Chairman of the Guyana
August 20, 2010
GANGADEEN Shridat, owner of a gas station at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara, appeared last Wednesday in court charged with obtaining gasoline under false pretense.Shridat, 38, of 199 Seventh Street,
August 20, 2010
MAGISTRATE Hazel Octave-Hamilton yesterday remanded Deon Joseph to prison when he appeared in court charged with robbery under arms.Joseph was not required to plead to the charge. It is
August 20, 2010
THIRTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD William Roberts of Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, yesterday appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton charged with simple larceny.Roberts, a gold miner, was not required to plead to the allegation
August 20, 2010
A 56-YEAR-OLD woman, charged with assaulting two young females yesterday appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton.Esther Pereira, of 73 ‘E’ Sophia, Greater Georgetown, pleaded not guilty to three charges and
August 20, 2010
— Sector being reformed for open competitionTHE government is to table legislation and regulations aimed at ending the current monopoly by one company and making the telecommunications sector open
August 20, 2010
Police now using ‘Wheel Clamps’ on badly parked vehicles THE Guyana Police Force has announced that, with effect from last evening, it will be employing the use of ‘wheel
August 20, 2010
… and other options include a new local airline, says Minister PrashadTOURISM, Industry and Commerce Minister Manniram Prashad has revealed that another air carrier is expected in Guyana by