July 25, 2015
AMIDST damning revelations which continue to surface from allegedly ‘shady characters’ regarding murders and high-profile criminal activities that occurred before and after 2002, Minister of State, Joseph Harmon,
July 25, 2015
THERE are institutions and structures in society that are informed by its cultural, economic and political development. Identified among these are the trade union and cooperative which have been
July 25, 2015
FORMER President Ramotar is not the Leader of the Opposition. He is not even a member of parliament. I am sure had he indicated his willingness to go to
July 25, 2015
I have been around the block and done a few things before. Some have told me I’m a ‘culture man’. It’s a simple statement from simple people which
July 25, 2015
IN 2012, rice was the second most dominant staple food in the world behind corn. Structurally, the traded market is a residual one. Many of rice producing countries
July 25, 2015
THE ‘First of August Movement of Buxton’ is slated to kick-off its 2015 Emancipation observances on Sunday August 26th with a church service at the Friendship Methodist Church at
July 25, 2015
THE flurry of revelations over the last few days surrounding the assassination of two political activists has taken the country by surprise. First, after what seems like yet another
July 24, 2015
AS the Ministry moves ahead with the reintroduction of music into schools, the Minister of Education, Dr. Roopnaraine, pays recognition to Republic Bank for the implementation of a music
February 26, 2013
THE Government of Guyana yesterday signed two agreements with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), totalling US $40.3M, one of which is for the seventh cycle of the Basic Needs
February 26, 2013
AGRICULTURE Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy yesterday expressed concern over the high food importation bills of countries in the Caribbean Region. He was delivering the feature address to a gathering,
February 26, 2013
FOLLOWING his announcement on Friday last that Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee can speak in the National Assembly, Speaker Raphael Trotman is under constant and intense fire from the
February 26, 2013
WEDDING traditions and customs vary greatly among cultures, ethnic groups, religions, countries and social classes, but most persons agree that what is considered a ‘good marriage’ is built on
February 26, 2013
“LIVING on the edge of a volcano” was how Ambassador of the State of Israel to Guyana, Amiram Magid described Israel’s geographic location in the turmoil- stricken Middle East,
February 26, 2013
THE National Trust of Guyana and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport yesterday officially opened the 1763 Information Centre at the 1763 Monument Complex on Vlissengen Road in
February 26, 2013
YESTERDAY, in a surprise verdict, a Demerara Assizes jury found Dexter Marshall, called ‘Deckie’, not guilty of the murder of Mark Caesar, called ‘Lil Mark’. Following the jury’s verdict,
February 26, 2013
FOLLOWING conclusion of a voir dire (trial within a trial) conducted in the North West District murder case, Madame Justice Dawn Gregory ruled at the Demerara Assizes not to
February 26, 2013
AGRICULTURE Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has responded to complaints from the National Milling Company of Guyana Limited (NAMILCO) concerning a ‘white substance’ being packaged in a rice bag and
February 26, 2013
ORGANISATIONS, corporate groups and other entities competed for titles in colourful splendor at this year’s Mash Costume Band and Float Parade; but telecommunications giant Digicel ‘outshone all competitors to