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August 4, 2015
A PRIVATE company has announced plans to rehabilitate the long-defunct 1.5-MW Tumatumari hydropower plant located in the central Potaro-Siparuni region.The proposal will see Tumatumari Hydro Inc modernise and possibly
August 3, 2015
THE Education Ministry has embarked on a number of outreach programmes aimed at developing a sound education policy that will cut across all regions, communities, and socio-economic standings. The
August 3, 2015
REGIONAL Democratic Councillors (RDCs) could possibly be in for a stipend increase as the Administration sets the stage for reforming Guyana’s local government system.Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan thinks
August 3, 2015
THE Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure is continuing to execute its mandate in ensuring that safety is adhered to on the nation’s waterways. And
August 3, 2015
THE current rates and taxes receivable in the mining town of Linden cannot suffice for the work of the Linden Town Council, which has a burgeoning housing programme currently
August 3, 2015
LOCAL health care institutions are targeted to benefit from more assistance from Direct Relief (DR), the international non-profit organisation which specialises in improving the health and lives of people affected by
August 3, 2015
COMMISSIONER of Police Seelall Persaud last Saturday highlighted the need for young people to be fully engaged in activities that develop their life skills and broaden their knowledge on
August 3, 2015
POLICE investigators were summoned yesterday afternoon to the East Coast of Demerara after three bodies were found in Better Hope, Lusignan East, and the Buxton Railway Embankment. Charles Wilson,
March 10, 2013
GUYANA will today see the launch of ‘Shraadanjali’, a 24-page full-colour publication, during the Shivaraatri observances at the Guyana Sevashram Sangha (Cove and John ashram).According to the publisher, Ms
March 10, 2013
CABINET has welcomed the decision by the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) and the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial, and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) to have their matter arbitrated by
March 10, 2013
THE Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) regional councillor who was involved in the Essequibo Night scandal last year involving the sale of bogus tickets has been asked to resign,
March 10, 2013
THE University of Guyana (UG) library now boasts an additional 1000-plus law books, courtesy of the Guyana Law Association of the United Kingdom (UK), through the Guyana High Commission
March 10, 2013
THERE IS this popular thinking that in order to combat and reduce crime, one needs to create opportunities for citizens to utilize their spare time in meaningful ways. It
March 10, 2013
TWENTY-YEAR-OLD Mahase Persaud of Enmore, East Coast Demerara, (ECD) appeared at the Cove & John Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday before Magistrate Z. Ali on charges of causing death by
March 10, 2013
THIS week, my every intention was to scrutinize, investigate, and discover the somewhat intriguing and very serene aura enveloping the small village of Champagne, located at Mahaicony, some 38
March 10, 2013
THE ‘Destra Berbice Inferno’ event was halted last Sunday due to the alleged cunning of the events coordinator. But now, two sordid tales are emerging from the womb of
March 10, 2013
THE Office of the Auditor General (AG) has commenced an investigative audit on fuel collection in Region Four (Demerara/Mahaica) in light of an allegation surfacing that fuel had been
March 9, 2013
FOUR fishermen appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday, charged with stealing 12 tons of scrap iron from B.K. International. Stephan Allicock, 29, of Lot 32 Independence Boulevard, Alexi
