December 15, 2012
ADDRESSING members of the press at an end-of-year conference at his office last Wednesday, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony, noted amongst the ministry’s accomplishments, a
December 15, 2012
Mention Dr. Cheddi Jagan’s name to any of his protégés then watch their faces light up with thousand-watt smiles like a starburst in a night sky. Newly-appointed General-Secretary to
December 15, 2012
FIRST Lady Deolatchmie Ramotar popped into the Administrative Department of the National Communications Network Thursday where she wrapped the first of several hundred gifts, which will be distributed this
December 15, 2012
GUYANA Water Inc. (GWI) reported, yesterday, that more areas in Region Three (Essequibo Islands/West Demerara) are being affected by low water service levels, due to electricity disruptions affecting its
December 15, 2012
SECRETARY of the Board of Trustees of the Society against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD), Ms. Zenita Nicholson, has reacted to an article published in the Guyana Times newspaper of
December 15, 2012
GREGORY Maloney (no address given) appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday, charged with assaulting his father, Winston Maloney. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the offence, particulars of
December 15, 2012
RICKEY Andrews, 18, of Lot 152 Laing Avenue, Georgetown, faced two robbery charges in front of Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday. He pleaded not guilty to both, one of
December 15, 2012
FENTON Jarvis, 27, of Lot 3029 North Ruimveldt, Georgetown was remanded to prison yesterday, on drugs trafficking charges. He appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry and pleaded not guilty
April 15, 2009
DENNIS Pilgrim (no address given) was yesterday remanded to prison on a drug trafficking charge. Before Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton, he pleaded not guilty to having 30 grammes of cannabis
April 15, 2009
TWO convicted thieves were each fined $25,000 with the alternative of 12 months imprisonment yesterday, by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle. One of the convicts, Paul Chan, 27, of
April 15, 2009
Dr. Richard Van West Charles, former Health Minister and son-in-law of the late President L.F.S Burnham has emerged from relative obscurity declaring his intention to challenge current leader of
April 15, 2009
THE police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at about 00:30h yesterday morning at Omai Street, Prashad Nagar, during which Winston Andrews, 60-years-old, was attacked and robbed by
April 15, 2009
A RESIDENT of Grove, East Bank Demerara, was killed on Easter Monday night after he was struck down by a taxi driver who is now in police custody. The
April 15, 2009
THE Guyana Power and Light (GPL) company is in the process of determining the cause of the fuel spill which occurred Sunday at its power plant in Kingston, and
April 15, 2009
SPOKESMAN for the splinter group, Rice Producers Association (RPA) Action Committee, Mr. Jinnah Rahman, has maintained that farmers should be paid between $5,000 and $6,000 per bag for paddy,
April 15, 2009
PRESIDENT Bharrat Jagdeo has sent a message of condolence to his Indonesian counterpart, Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono regarding the Situ Gintung dam burst and flash flood.The text of the
April 15, 2009
– BakshEDUCATION Minister Shaik Baksh has announced that his ministry is looking to put computers in three depressed Georgetown communities, as a pilot project to stimulate interest in literacy
April 15, 2009
CHAIRMAN of Region Three (West Demerara/Essequibo Islands), Mr. Julius Faerber, has reported that excavation works at Blankenburg, Den Amstel and La Jalousie, have been completed in preparation for the