January 5, 2016
THE HEAD of the Academisch Ziekenhuis Paramaribo Lab has confirmed several cases of the Zika virus exist in neighbouring Suriname, and he believes that thousands in the country may
January 5, 2016
PUBLIC Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan has debunked claims by General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Clement Rohee, that the security forces were being used for political work.He
January 5, 2016
SEVERAL Lethem contractors are peeved at a recent decision by the local authorities there to double the fees for the mining of sand and gravel in Region Nine.Announced and
January 5, 2016
THE GUYANA Police Force (GPF) has slammed what it referred to as a misleading statement by the Police Service Commission (PSC) regarding the suitability of some officers recommended for
January 5, 2016
SOME 9,000 vehicles transited the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) daily in 2015, a 4.8 per cent increase from the previous year; but overall income earned by the bridge in
January 5, 2016
PRIME Minister Moses Nagamootoo continues to call for unity talks with the political opposition, in an effort to achieve a more unified National Assembly.As Leader of the House, the
January 5, 2016
WHILE many were celebrating in Georgetown, Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan, accompanied by Regional Executive Officer Rafel Downes, was in Region 8, where he celebrated the arrival of New
January 3, 2016
CAMFED, the campaign for female education in Africa, needs to know when one of its sponsored pupils fails to attend school. Thanks to its pioneering deployment of technology, teachers are
September 21, 2013
POLICE investigations into the May 10, 2013 murder of Totaram and Bhagmattie Mootoo have experienced no further development, and the case has reached a snag after several persons were
September 21, 2013
MINISTER within the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development Mr. Norman Whittaker, said the ministry is disturbed that only 65 percent of construction works at the Haags Bosch
September 21, 2013
RELATVES of Nafraz ‘Nafo’ Ally, 38, of Lot 12 Courbane Park, Annandale, East Coast Demerara, are appealing to the public for help to find their loved one who has
September 21, 2013
THE police have indicated that charges will be laid against Andrew Barker, 37, a mentally unstable man who is now a patient at New Amsterdam Hospital, following a confrontation
September 21, 2013
CHILD Protection Week 2013, themed: “Joining Hands For Effective Child Protection Services” is to be observed from tomorrow to September 28. This 10th annual observance is dedicated to raising
September 21, 2013
THE police conducted a drug-eradication exercise on Wednesday last at Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, where nine fields of cannabis sativa (marijuana or ganja) were destroyed. During the operation, nine fields
September 21, 2013
GUYANA is currently undergoing a change in the mode of training in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) from traditionally based education training to Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET),
September 21, 2013
THE Ministry of Home Affairs said Cabinet has given its approval of the Action Plan prepared by member states of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) against Transnational
September 21, 2013
THE position of Town Clerk at the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) will be filled “very shortly”, according to Minister Norman Whittaker. Mayor Hamilton Green has long been voicing
September 21, 2013
THE ‘704 Food and Entertainment Complex’, one of the latest, modern, fast food eating houses, at Lot 1 Lamaha and Albert Streets, Alberttown, Georgetown, officially opened up its doors