August 13, 2015
PRESIDENT of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Brigadier (rtd) David Granger, held discussions last Wednesday with his counterpart, Desi Bouterse, President of the Republic of Suriname.President Granger was at
August 13, 2015
A BUSINESSMAN of Better Hope on the Essequibo Coast, known as ‘Aaron,’ was beaten and robbed at his home by a lone bandit just after midday last Sunday.According to
August 13, 2015
REGION Two Chairman Devanand Ramdatt on Tuesday reported that the river-dam at Charity is in urgent need of repair.He told Councillors at the Statutory Meeting of the Regional Democratic Council
August 12, 2015
THE Association of Caribbean States (ACS) through its Directorate of Trade Development and External Economic Relations convened the 3rd Meeting of the Working Group on Business Visas to further
August 12, 2015
MINISTER of State Joseph Harmon has rejected former President Bharrat Jagdeo’s assertion that the 2015 budget is a “carbon copy” of plans of the former Administration, contending that he
August 12, 2015
GOVERNMENT has allocated $23.2B, 10.5 percent of the national budget, towards the development of the country’s health sector, Finance Minister Winston Jordan said on Monday.“Our Government is unwavering in
August 12, 2015
IN an effort to address extreme poverty, Government will introduce job-creation measures to promote micro and small scale enterprises that will open opportunities for the disadvantaged and youth. Finance
August 12, 2015
A HIGH Court Judge yesterday prohibited two female reporters from sitting in at a trial at the Demerara Assizes where a man is accused of raping a child.According to
March 21, 2013
THE strategy employed by Richard Ishmael Secondary School teacher Sheldon Williams on Tuesday to protest the treatment meted out to him by the Ministry of Education has yielded results.
March 21, 2013
THE Government of Guyana has been channelling significant sums of money towards the provision of electricity to customers on the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) grid. Over US$225M has
March 21, 2013
PARTNERSHIPS between the United States and the Guyana Defence Force to foster training and address security concerns that are common to both countries were central to discussions between President
March 21, 2013
CALVIN Sergeant, 24, a chemistry teacher at the Business School on Brickdam, was yesterday, convicted of robbery under arms. The convict, of 41 D’Urban Street, Wortmanville, gave notice of
March 21, 2013
FREDSON De Arauja Francelino, 27, Gessica Samara Dos Santos Silva Francelino, 19, and Joveneide Mendes Dos Santos, 14, (no addresses given) appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman yesterday, facing individual
March 20, 2013
THE Honourable Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Guyana, will receive from the Government of Chile the “Order of Bernardo O’Higgins”(Orden de Bernardo O’Higgins) in
March 20, 2013
THE motorcyclist who struck and killed three-year-old Saleena Shakieal in front of her 180 Sixth Street, Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara home, last Friday, is still in police custody.
March 20, 2013
SPEAKER of the National Assembly, Mr. Raphael Trotman, is preparing for a parliamentary storm in the coming sessions with the 2013 Budget presentation scheduled for Monday. “The nation requires
March 20, 2013
THE United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed Thursday, March 21, 2013, the International Day of Forests and trees. The Day will be observed to raise awareness of the importance of
March 20, 2013
THE Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MNRE) yesterday met with its stakeholders to discuss the first draft of its Strategic Plan which will be used as a