Guyana reviewing options with other SECL contracts
– according to AG Nandlall HEAD of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS) Dr. Roger Luncheon, on Wednesday, indicated that Surendra Engineering Company Limited (SECL), which has another contract in Guyana,...
View ArticleBusinessman caught in GPL’S Name & Shame campaign on $20,000 station bail
THE Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL), having last week Wednesday launched its “Name and Shame” campaign which is aimed at reducing electricity theft, had Lusignan ice factory owner Rajendra Mohan...
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GT&T exploring payroll payment through MMG
GPL registers largest frequent transactions Manager Director of GTT’s Mobile Money, Eshwar Thakurdin THE Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Inc (GT&T) is looking to include a platform to its...
View ArticleGECOM DECO says claims and objections field exercise completed
DEPUTY Chief Elections Officer (DECO) Mr. Vishnu Persaud confirmed yesterday that the Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM) field work relative to the recent claims and objections period which followed...
View ArticleCabinet approves massive countrywide road rehabilitation programme, soon to...
CABINET this week gave its no-objection to a contract worth more than $913M for upgrade of roads in several regions across Guyana. The tender was opened last June, and this programme is expected to...
View ArticleCabinet okays contracts for books for CPCE Library; reprinting, supply and...
AT its most recent meeting on Tuesday, Cabinet granted its no-objection to a contract for the purchase of text books for the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) Library, Head of the Presidential...
View ArticleMan perishes in a fire that razes his house while he slept
FORTY-EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Fazan Ali Asgar of Lot 45 Number Three Village, West Coast Berbice perished on Thursday night in a fire at his home. Chief Fire Officer Marlon Gentle said that, at about 22:38hrs...
View ArticleWhittaker addresses concerns in Region 7
MINISTER of Local Government and Regional Development, Mr. Norman Whittaker along with other officials from the subject Ministry met with officers of the Regional Democratic Council, and the...
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Indian actress Zoya to participate in local Bollywood show
INTERNATIONAL Promoter Ramjodha from New York and his local representative Dave Danny, owner of the Triple ‘D’ Fashion Store, have revealed plans for the local hosting of a Bollywood show. The...
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Pensioner found dead in East Street home
PENSIONER Sheila Hannes James was discovered dead in her home at Lot 139 East Street, Georgetown by ranks from the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) at about 16:00 hrs yesterday. The police ranks who were...
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City Council being ‘Soobarized’
– APNU’s Ronald Bulkan A PARTNERSHIP for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister of Local Government, Mr Ronald Bulkan, yesterday related that in his estimation, the City Council...
View ArticlePerserving Our Literary Heritage
‘Anthology of Contemporary Guyanese Verse’ Ed. Petamber Persaud Published by The Caribbean Press On Friday August 15, 2014, an ‘Anthology of Contemporary Guyanese Verse’ (along with other books) was...
View ArticleTALES FROM WAY BACK WHEN (a look at some of the stories that made the news...
MORE OUTPUT, LESS DRUDGERY IN NEW COCONUT GRATER (The Citizen January 11, 1978) A quick and efficient way of extracting coconut meat from the shell to replace the arduous and knuckle grazing...
View ArticleCharming Mixed Gardens
Many of us recall the old-fashioned gardens of our grandparents or other relatives and neighbours. These were usually a hodge-podge of flower and foliage plants. It seemed that gardens, rather than...
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ALEXANDER POPOV-Inventor of the Radio
Russian people will always remember their great scientist Alexander Popov (1859-1905) who invented the radio. In 1895 he developed the first radio-receiver that could register thunderstorm electricity...
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THE GOLDEN FROG PRINCESS
Kupuno, the young native boy, his bow and arrow slung across his shoulders, a glint of excitement in his eyes ran lithely through the forest, his bare feet barely touching the foliage floor as though...
View ArticleFAST FLY
All the people living in Green Grove were afraid of Dorothy. It was not because she was warrish and aggressive. It was not because she would cuss at the drop of a pin. Everybody was afraid because they...
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Meet Asif Nawaz…
Enjoying showbiz in Guyana for almost two decades MEET Asif Nawaz Samad, an easy-going and simple individual, who believes in remaining humble in everything he does. He has been in the local...
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WILL EVERYONE HAVE A FLYING CAR?
The idea of having a part car, part plane, part drone parked outside your home may not be as far-fetched as it seems. There really aren’t any technological hurdles to this. We are going to have...
View ArticleTHE DENTIST ADVISES
With proper dental care, few people should lose all their teeth It would appear to dental professionals that it is strange for many people to expect to lose their teeth eventually because their parents...
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