November 26, 2015
EXECUTIVE Director of the Justice Institute and international lawyer Melinda Janki believes that the death penalty is probably the most murderous symbol of inequality.She shared her views during a
November 26, 2015
GUYANA, like many nations across the world, continues to face an uphill task in its fight against domestic violence, particularly violence against women. Already, for the period January-October, 2015,
November 26, 2015
SCORES of excited faces entered the courts Linden Branch as the Spin the Wheel promotion took centre stage in the town yesterday. Eligible customers were given the chance to
November 26, 2015
Sovereign Fund Legislation is expected to be laid before the House in 2016 as Guyana moves to ensure every citizen enjoys an equitable share in the national patrimony.The bill
November 26, 2015
ALLAN Sim, called ‘Cayenne’, turned himself in to the police yesterday at the Alberttown Police Station. He was accompanied by an attorney.The 55-year-old resident of Paradise, East Coast Demerara,
November 26, 2015
Graduates of the Texila American University have been warned against “professional malpractices” by Acting President Moses Nagamootoo on Wednesday.Nagamootoo was at the time addressing the University’s second graduation ceremony
November 26, 2015
SOME twenty-eight employees, including four captains and their entire crew, say that they have been arbitrarily dismissed by their employer, Prettipaul Investments(PI). According to the workers, their discharge was
November 26, 2015
PRESIDENT David Granger on Monday met with three members of the Moraikobai Craft Group, who presented him with a hand-woven hammock at the Ministry of the Presidency.The group, which
July 29, 2013
SEVERAL groups across the Caribbean, including in Guyana, are demanding that regional governments put adequate systems in place to protect members of the Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual and Trans-Gender communities.
July 28, 2013
THE COMMUNIQUE from the recent CARICOM Heads of Government Summit in Trinidad and Tobago with its nice-sounding phrases, lack of specific details, failure to provide timelines for key measures
July 28, 2013
Police have launched a probe following the incident in which 20-year-old Shaquille Wilson of James Street, Albouystown was shot and injured on Saturday night. Wilson was shot to his
July 28, 2013
Guyana will now be procuring fertiliser from Venezuela at a price that is significantly reduced from what it was paying suppliers from other countries. This was disclosed by Minister
July 28, 2013
Police are investigating the death of Elvis Fernandes, 24, of West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, who was killed Friday in a shooting incident on Mandela Avenue that left another man hospitalised
July 28, 2013
OVER the past week or so, the political atmosphere in Guyana has reached a temperature the heights of which is only, in my humble opinion, rivaled by the scorching
July 28, 2013
TWO environmental NGOs — World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Conservation International (CI) — are urging that important legislative steps be taken to convert the reserve fund operated by the
July 28, 2013
THE countdown to Emancipation 2013 is on, and Berbicians are today holding a packed programme of activities in observance of the 250th Anniversary of the Berbice Slave Rebellion and
July 28, 2013
MINISTER of Youth, Culture and Sports, Dr. Frank Anthony, has said his vision is to ensure that every young person who undergoes training at the Kuru Kuru Training Centre
July 28, 2013
PARTICIPANTS of the fourth annual Republic Bank Right Start Pan Minor Music Literacy programme who hail from the Georgetown District were on Thursday presented with certificates of participation at