December 24, 2020
By Indrawattie Natram MINISTER of Public Infrastructure, Bishop Juan Edghill, last Saturday afternoon, commissioned a state-of-the-art bridge at Riverstown Village, Essequibo Coast. The modern edifice which was constructed by
December 24, 2020
THE Region Two administration ushered in the Christmas spirit on Monday evening with the lighting of a 15-foot Christmas tree in the Anna Regina township. During a simple programme held
December 24, 2020
-NGSA top performers honoured By: Indrawattie Natram THE Region Two administration on Wednesday presented 19 pupils with Alcatel preloaded tablets and several primary and secondary school headteachers with 25
December 24, 2020
VASTLY different from the tension and darkness on the night of December 20, 2018, former A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Parliamentarian, Charrandas Persaud, returned
December 24, 2020
— unauthorised vehicle collected $181M in fuel for army A careful examination of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF)’s operations by the Audit Office of Guyana has found that an
December 24, 2020
By Rehana Ahamad THIS year has been incredibly unpredictable. Since the emergence of the coronavirus from Wuhan, China, last December, the world has not been the same. As at
December 24, 2020
— Gov’t plans to cultivate new developmental hubs in district THE government will be looking at areas on the Mahaica-Mahaicony corridor to cultivate new developmental hubs, President Irfaan Ali
December 24, 2020
By Rehana Ahamad THE ongoing wage dispute between the Guyana Oil Company (GuyOil) and its unionised workers is currently being addressed at the level of the Ministry of Labour.
January 23, 2020
…but party now criticises the CEO’s use of Roysdale Forde THE People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP’s) objection to attorney Roysdale Forde representing the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), due to him
January 23, 2020
– file sent to police legal advisor A MAN, who allegedly raped his eldest daughter decades ago, is now in police custody after being accused on recently of raping
January 23, 2020
A DRAFT Media Code of Conduct (MCC) is being finalised by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), which will eventually guide the media on their coverage of the upcoming General
January 23, 2020
– file sent to police legal adviser A MAN who allegedly raped his eldest daughter decades ago is now in police custody after being accused recently of raping his
January 23, 2020
– charges expected soon FOUR persons are in police custody as investigations continue into the murder of a 72-year-old pensioner of Strathspey, East Coast Demerara. Dead is Deochand Ramsahoye,
January 23, 2020
MAGISTRATE Faith McGusty, on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, remanded a 22-year-old man accused of possession of an illegal gun and ammunition. Dextroy Skeete, a construction worker, of Victoria Sideline
January 23, 2020
ACTING Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus, on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, remanded a 47-year-old ex-solider to prison for trafficking cocaine and possession of narcotics. Joseph George appeared at the Georgetown
January 23, 2020
IN an effort to tackle the shortage of trained teachers in the Sub-Region Two District of Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice), particularly at schools up the Upper Berbice River,
January 23, 2020
By Indrawattie Natram INDIA High Commissioner to Guyana, Dr. K. J. Srinivasa, on Sunday, told a large gathering of Essequibians that the first step in staying connected to India
January 23, 2020
MAGISTRATE Faith McGusty, on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, sentenced a 50-year-old man to five months in prison, for slapping his reputed wife. Wayne Johnson, a labourer of Waterloo Street,