December 2, 2012
THE position taken by the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) to dispatch observer missions to member states hosting general elections is regarded by President Donald Ramotar as a
December 2, 2012
HEALTH Minister, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran has charged midwives to display more leadership, as it is essential especially at the departmental and institutional levels in order that maternal deaths are
December 2, 2012
THE Government of Guyana, in its efforts to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS has embarked on several sensitisation campaigns aimed at promoting awareness of the disease among the population.
December 2, 2012
ADDICTION is a topic I’ve written upon, time and time again, particularly addiction to prescription painkillers. It’s been an issue that I feel passionate about not the least because
December 1, 2012
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao (AP) — Police in Curacao said Saturday that they have several leads following a brazen heist in which gunmen pretending to be police stole 70 gold bars
December 1, 2012
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reported that Guyana recorded another year of robust growth in 2011 supported by favourable external conditions, rising foreign direct investment and low inflation.
December 1, 2012
THE Ministry of Health (MOH) in collaboration with Masjid An Najm is conducting a two-day medical outreach at the Masjid An Najm and Social Centre, and the tarmac in
December 1, 2012
FIRE Chief Marlon Gentle, yesterday, said he was informed by his ranks that investigations are continuing into the late-afternoon fire at the business place-cum-residence of the Gangadeens at Lusignan
January 3, 2009
AS is traditional Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Bharrat Jagdeo on Wednesday evening attended the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Officers’ ball at the Army’s Headquarters, Camp Ayanganna in
January 3, 2009
CUSTOMS Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) agents are looking for more key players in a cocaine smuggling ring uncovered here after the recent big drugs busts in Canada and Miami, officials
January 3, 2009
A MAN was injured in an Old Year’s Night drive-by shooting, after a row over drugs with another. Kelvin Barker, 31, is now a patient at Georgetown Public Hospital
January 3, 2009
POLICE have recaptured a recently released prisoner who escaped an attempt to arrest him in connection with a report of domestic violence. Joseph Wessel had fled to freedom despite
January 3, 2009
Mark Archibald and his son in front of one of the chicken coops. AT the age of 25, Mark Archibald, of Seafield Berbice, with a lifetime ahead of him,
January 3, 2009
RESIDENTS of Nonpariel, East Coast Demerara, have been without potable water supply a week now, as a result of a damaged motor at the nearby Coldingen Pump Station. Guyana
January 3, 2009
MINISTER of Education, Mr. Shaik Baksh, has underlined the importance of the Basis Competency Certificate Programme (BCCP) which will be part of the programme of most of the Community
January 3, 2009
Sharmina Hubbard receives a hamper from Brand Manager, Ms. Shalini Thakur Takisha Schultz receives a hamper from Brand Manager, Ms. Shalini Thakur EIGHT lucky New Year babies received Teddies
January 3, 2009
New Summary Courts Manager, Mr. Cecil Sullivan, on the way to his new office in Georgetown Magistrates’ Court compound yesterday. (Picture by Adrian Narine) FORMER Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil
January 3, 2009
THE current rice crop on Essequibo Coast is blooming despite recent heavy rainfall. Reports said the plants are in various stages of growth as all the fields were not