BaiShanLin recognises it has a responsibility to the Guyanese people at large
BAISHANLIN International Forest Development Inc. has issued several responses regarding concerns that have been recently raised in the media about the company’s operations. On August 13, a detailed...
View ArticleSuspect allegedly confesses to killing Mahaica Farmer
- to appear in court today THE man who is accused of killing Mahaica cash crop farmer, 52-year-old Balkissoon on Tuesday afternoon in the Mahaica backdam has reportedly confessed to the crime,...
View ArticleRoute 44 drivers threaten strike for 100 percent fare increase
ROUTE 44 (East Coast Demerara) minibus drivers are holding firmly to their decision for a massive strike to acquire a 100 percent raise in bus fares. The Chronicle revisited the route 44 minibus park...
View ArticleHome Affairs nails Kaieteur News report as erroneous
THE Ministry of Home Affairs, in a press release, refers to an article that appeared in the 2, 2014 edition of the Kaieteur News in which ex-Neighbourhood police rank, Yutive Mac Cloud, of Mahdia...
View ArticleGuyana Rastafari Council calls for National Marijuana Commission
The Rastafarian community in Guyana is calling for the setting up of a National Marijuana Commission. At the last meeting of the Guyana Rastafari Council held at the F.E. Pollard School on August 24,...
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Education Ministry adopts no-nonsense approach to unprofessional conduct from...
- Head teachers cautioned to enforce disciplinary action against errant teachers AS the Ministry of Education observes Education Month and has also commenced the 2014/2015 academic year, the Chief...
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Police Commissioner cites conflicting reports in cop shooting incident
COMMISSIONER of Police (ag), Seelall Persaud said, yesterday, that reports on the high speed chase and subsequent shooting of Constable Leroy English on Wednesday morning are conflicting and...
View ArticleGo-Invest embarks on countrywide campaign
…promoting its services THE Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) has embarked on an outreach campaign to increase its promotion of services offered, according to Research and Public Relations...
View ArticleLinden Town Council mum on setting up of Debt Collection Unit
- ignores advice of Local Government Minister FOLLOWING a visit paid by Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Mr. Norman Whittaker to the Linden Town Council on August 15, 2014, the...
View ArticleLinden Town Council to hire municipal treasurer
- ahead of financial mismanagement claims WHILE Linden Town Council workers breathe a sigh of relief as July and August payments are released, the Town Council has advertised to fill the post of...
View ArticleHairdresser’s murder was aftermath of a drug bust
- Hitmen reportedly paid $2.5M by brother-in-law and accomplice for contract killing INVESTIGATORS have cracked the case of the murder of Lusignan cosmetologist, 18-year-old Ashmini Hariram wide open...
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One mistake can mean a life
- Seelall on suicide hotline HEAD of the Guyana Police Force, Mr Seelall Persaud on Thursday told reporters that the Force is working diligently with various stakeholders to launch a suicide hotline,...
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DPP, police still working on Kirk Davis murder file
LAST Wednesday has been one year since popular biker/businessman Kirk Davis was cut down in a hail of bullets just outside his home at Eccles, East Bank Demerara, following an argument with a friend....
View ArticleAgriculture Minister assures there is no paddy bug outbreak
THERE have been concerns over an outbreak of paddy bug in rice fields, following the issuance of an advisory from the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) detailing control methods for the pest....
View ArticleMurder accused gets one year for setting prison mattress alight
MURDER accused Marlon Fordyce, who is awaiting trial at the Berbice Assizes, was sentenced to one year imprisonment after confessing to setting fire to a mattress in the New Amsterdam Prison on April...
View ArticleCrab catcher gets bail on wounding charge
A DISAGREEMENT between two crab catchers resulted in Sheldon Simon, 23, being charged with inflicting bodily harm before New Amsterdam Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus. He was not required to plead to...
View ArticleRepeat offender gets nine months for stealing $100,000
REPEAT offender Dwayne Anthony James, alias ‘Hyker’ was sentenced to nine months imprisonment after he was found guilty on a charge of larceny from the person by Magistrate Rabidranauth Singh at the...
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NRSC appeals for more responsible use of roadways
With the re-opening of schools for the Christmas term last Monday, and the attendant daily increase in traffic on the nation’s roadways, the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) is once again making a...
View ArticleHope Canal construction…
Contractor may miss end of September deadline MINISTER of Agriculture, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, yesterday disclosed that work continues apace on the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) Northern Relief...
View ArticleHugo Update Hugo Chavez Centre to be operational by mid-September
THE Hugo Chavez Centre for Rehabilitation and Re-integration, at Onverwagt, West Coast Berbice, which was commissioned on August 10, last year, is expected to be occupied by mid-September. This was...
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