May 27, 2013
A CONDUCTOR, who allegedly smashed a police van windscreen after he resisted arrest, was Friday placed on $100,000 bail at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. It is alleged that on
May 27, 2013
A MAN from Craig Village on the East Bank of Demerara who appeared before Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday on a break and
May 27, 2013
THE Parent/Teachers Association (PTA) of the St. Gabriel’s Primary School Saturday held its annual May Fair to raise funds for the school. PTA treasurer Debra Ackloo noted that the
May 27, 2013
THE Grace Temple Assemblies of God Church in New Amsterdam last week officially commenced celebrating 50 years of Pentecostal service in the Ancient County with a parade through the
May 27, 2013
HUNDREDS turned out at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) on Saturday to join in the Women’s Progressive Organisation’s (WPO’s) 60th anniversary celebrations, and were entertained with a programme of
May 27, 2013
Bribery is an act of offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting something of value for the purpose of influencing the action of an official in the discharge of his or
May 27, 2013
FOUR private sector companies were last Thursday honoured for the sterling contributions their various partnerships made in the national response to HIV/AIDS in the workplace and community. The work
May 27, 2013
AS the writer of hundreds of reports on robbery cases emanating from the magistrates courts in Berbice, I thought I had seen and heard it all; but I have
March 5, 2010
THE ‘El Nino’ phenomenon started in August 2009 and over the past seven months, the dry spell has increasingly affected the operations of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO. Availability
March 5, 2010
At meeting on public complaints…CARIBBEAN Airlines has increased fares across regional destinations but not for passengers travelling to Miami, Florida in the United States (U.S.) and Canada. This was
March 5, 2010
Fernandes murder trial, Demerara Assizes…PROSECUTOR Judith Gildharie-Mursalin was about to close her submissions on Wednesday when defence counsel Mr. Glenn Hanoman intervened to point out that an eye witness
March 5, 2010
Towards behaviour change…THE National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) yesterday undertook an analysis of the results of the second Behavioural Surveillance Survey (BSS). NAPS Programme Manager, Dr. Shanti Singh said,
March 5, 2010
WASHINGTON, USA — Pledging his ongoing commitment to the OAS and to its Member States, OAS Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin on Wednesday vowed to work to strengthen the
March 5, 2010
LONDON, England (JIS) — Jamaica opened the second formal licensing bid round for oil and gas exploration, with a seminar in London that publicised new seismic data which indicate
March 5, 2010
ROSEAU, Dominica (GIS) — At the ground breaking ceremony for the Roseau to Portsmouth Road Rehabilitation project last Friday, Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit stated again that his Government was
March 5, 2010
At Berbice Assizes…JUSTICE Winston Patterson, on Wednesday, upheld submissions by Defence Counsel Mursalene Bacchus and directed the Berbice Assizes jury to formally acquit poison murder accused Kemraj Gopaul called
March 5, 2010
-Minister Baksh urges the delivery of a pool of creative and innovative business leaders to transform Guyana The University of the West Indies (UWI) Arther Loc Jack Graduate School
March 5, 2010
The Ministry of Education welcomes the move by the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) in implementing its recommendations to discipline errant teachers in the school system. This development the Ministry