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October 15, 2017
–but it’s getting there THE deteriorated part of the bridge at Bagotville, West Bank Demerara, has been completely removed at last, as contractors continue to work feverishly to
October 15, 2017
–as Guyana readies to dedicate special month to raising awareness on subject TWENTY-nine-year-old Suzana ‘Suzan’ Da Silva experienced major life changes when she was shot during a robbery back
October 14, 2017
THE Mahaicony Cottage Hospital in Region Five (Mahaica/Berbice) has been furnished with a state-of-the-art operating theatre with two operating rooms. Construction and equipping of the theatre has been completed
October 14, 2017
–serenading the elderly, taking them back down memory lane THE United Nations General Assembly, on December 4, 1990, voted to designate October 1 as International Day of Older
October 14, 2017
YET another legal luminary has been admitted to the local Bar as an attorney-at-law. This time it is 37-year-old Ravindra Mohabir of Da Silva Street, Newtown, who was admitted
October 14, 2017
THROUGH a bilateral arrangement between the Governments of Guyana and Chile, Foreign Service officials in Guyana will benefit from a seminar in Globalisation and Global Government organised by the Agency
October 14, 2017
— GuySuCo projected to be ‘cash positive’ in 2020 FOR the next two years, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) would require financial support to stay afloat, but by 2020
October 14, 2017
THE Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has established an ‘Alternative Livelihoods Programme’ to cushion the impact of the downsizing of its workforce which is expected to be around 6,000 by
February 7, 2016
– GTUC proposes each sugar factory becoming separate companies THE Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has proposed that Government take some radical steps to ensure survival of the sugar
February 7, 2016
By Alva Solomon AS DRY weather conditions impact the country’s agricultural landscape, farmers at Laluni, off the Linden/Soesdyke Highway, are persevering through the dry spells; and with rains pouring
February 7, 2016
…report expected within first half of the year MEMBERS of the Disciplined Forces will have to wait a bit longer before they receive any increase in their salary, as
February 7, 2016
– councillor calls on gov’t for probe By Rabindra Rooplall THE X-ray Unit in the compound of the Leguan Cottage Hospital was constructed 12 years ago but was never
February 7, 2016
Leguan, one of the few inhabited islands of the Essequibo, sits squarely in the mouth of the river, a relatively short speedboat ride from Parika.One of the classical and
February 7, 2016
…GECOM says voter education campaign going smoothly THERE is nothing complicated about the hosting of this year’s Local Government Elections (LGE), says the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). According to
February 7, 2016
–Gov’t to lay out plan during budget debates By Ariana Gordon EVEN as a group of West Bank Demerara (WBD) private cane farmers are desirous of making an official
February 7, 2016
By Daniel Haynes “There’s no stopping me!” words from a jubilant and confident T’Shanna Cort mere minutes after being crowned the 2016 Junior Calypso Monarch.The 19 year old, who
February 7, 2016
By Rabindra Rooplall ALTHOUGH rice-farming is considered the main economic activity of Leguan, cattle-rearing is centre-stage as residents of the 215-square mile island take pride in their livestock. Leguan
February 7, 2016
Assistant Police Commissioner (Administration), Balram Persaud was in a critical condition at the Balwant Singh Hospital in the city yesterday following a vehicular accident at the Demerara Harbour Bridge
