November 6, 2018
…Min. Patterson dismisses Berbice Bridge takeover claims THE Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson has rejected what he described as misinformation by the opposition that the government has nationalised
November 6, 2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the opening of the world’s first import-themed national-level expo in Shanghai on Monday, calling it a “trail-blazing” move in the history of international trade
November 6, 2018
TWO hundred and eight students were recently given the opportunity to learn about the Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development (Iwokrama). The students, drawn from four schools,
November 6, 2018
— MMA/ADA says money needed for vital services THE cash-strapped Mahaica Mahaicony Abary/ Agricultural Development Authority (MMA/ADA) will be unable to prevent losses by farmers caused by unmaintained and
November 6, 2018
…FAO’s Food Outlook warns of impact of price, currency trends on smallholder incomes DECLINING international agricultural commodity prices should ease the bill the world’s poorest countries pay for food
November 6, 2018
– gives word there’ll be no changes to operational structure, BBCI Board AMIDST ongoing dispute over proposed increases of the Berbice Bridge toll, the government has moved to take
November 6, 2018
– to help traumatised kids adopt coping mechanisms BY the end of November, a number of children will begin benefitting from the country’s first ever mobile psychosocial unit to
November 6, 2018
…as ‘junkie’ brother-in-law runs amok A 25-year-old porknocker, who was said to be high on drugs, is in police custody after almost severing the head of his brother-in-law on
June 16, 2017
THE Working People’s Alliance (WPA) is calling for the state to exonerate Donald Rodney from all charges brought against him in relation to the death of his brother and
June 16, 2017
THE Tobacco Control Bill 2017 was on Thursday laid in the National Assembly by Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence and was read for the first time. The bill,
June 16, 2017
A MAN pleaded guilty to a charge of simple larceny when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. Magistrate Sunil Scarce ordered that a probation report be
June 16, 2017
TEON ALLEN and Andrew Pollydore who were recently charged with the illegal possession of ammunition and firearms were on Thursday arrested at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court moments after they
June 15, 2017
KUMAKA Kwebanna, a 26-year-old miner of Five Mile, Bartica, Region Seven was on Thursday remanded to prison after he was charged for raping a girl under the age of
June 15, 2017
A TAXI driver was released on $150,000 bail on Thursday by City Magistrate, Leron Daly on a fraud charge. O’Neil Simon, 31, of Cummings Park, Sophia denied that on
June 15, 2017
CITY Magistrate Leron Daly is expected to make a ruling today, Friday, June 16 in the matter against a minibus driver, who is accused of trafficking 18 pounds of
June 15, 2017
–introduces encampment period for delegates THE Miss World Guyana Organisation is really pulling out all the stops to ensure the ten finalists in this year’s pageant are as prepared
June 15, 2017
–in the world of fashion “BEING an up-and-coming designer in Guyana is really hard, especially if you don’t have any means of income to pursue this dream. “And if
June 15, 2017
HE’S known across the Caribbean and beyond as the soca artiste, Kees Dieffenthaller, and his signature event is “Tuesday on the Rocks”. He’s also known far and wide for