Farmer harvests large water melon at Lima Sands
MINISTER within the Ministry of Agriculture, Mr Alli Baksh, has congratulated cash crop farmer Andy Patrick of Lima Sands for producing a healthy, jumbo water melon on his farm in the white sandy area...
View ArticleConcerns raised over impact of new market tarmacs on illegal roadside vending
While it is the right of persons to earn a living, that right should not result in “vending on another person’s property” while at the same time posing health and safety hazards to pedestrians and...
View ArticleEducation Ministry expresses condolences on Navin Chandrapal’s passing – says...
THE Ministry of Education said it mourns with the family and colleagues of Mr. Navin Chandarpal who died early Tuesday morning at his home. According to the ministry, Mr. Chandrapal was very...
View ArticleIn response to climate change… ‘We need to focus beyond Amaila’ – President...
PRESIDENT Donald Ramotar, last Friday in his address to the nation, underscored the need for focus to extend beyond Amaila, in seeking to develop infrastructure to respond to the impacts of the climate...
View ArticleHome Affairs launches Strategic Plan programme
THE Ministry of Home Affairs has launched its Strategic Plan Seminar Programme with a one-day session at the ministry’s boardroom, Brickdam, Georgetown, in an effort to implement the strategic plan...
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Toronto Chapter of St. Joseph High refurbishes playfield
THANKS to the Toronto Chapter of the St. Joseph High School, the students now have a newly-refurbished playground to engage in a variety of physical disciplines. St. Joseph High School, Monday...
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Clerk refuses Speaker’s request for November 6 House sitting – right to call...
THE Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr. Sherlock Isaacs, yesterday, refused the request from the House Speaker, Mr. Raphael Trotman, to call a sitting of the Assembly on November 6. “I responded to the...
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Parliament will meet ‘in the near future’ – President
THE Government of Guyana has “absolutely no interest” in delaying a sitting of the National Assembly, which came out of recess on October 10. This was the assurance given by President Donald Ramotar,...
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The 19-minute leak… President: Recording of a private conversation was ‘illegal’
“People have to respect the laws of the country….clearly what was done to the Attorney General was an illegal act… to record him without telling him…he was illegally taped.” – President Donald Ramotar...
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President reaffirms Gov’t commitment to providing equal opportunities for...
“From the inception we have been pursuing this course …if we are to make our motto, ‘One People, One Nation, One Destiny’ more than a slogan, we have to provide equal opportunities for all our peoples...
View ArticleKaieteur News slammed for lack of ‘basic reasoning’
THE embattled Kaieteur News was slammed yesterday for references made to a letter penned by Attorney-General and Minster of Legal Affairs, Mr. Anil Nandlall in 2006 – references that suggest that...
View ArticleGayle: Hopefully things will be resolved for SA tour
“FROM my point of view, hopefully things will be resolved and we can get a green light to go ahead and play against South Africa,” Gayle said yesterday in Johannesburg. The West Indians pulled out of...
View ArticleLara apologises for ’98 South Africa tour
WEST Indian cricketer Brian Lara has extended a belated apology to the South African public for the 1998/99 tour debacle and his team’s weak performances in the ensuing Test series. Lara was guest of...
View ArticleReggae Boyz eyeing FIFA Under-17 World Cup
KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) – Buoyed by their success in the recent CONCACAF Under-17 Championship qualifiers, Jamaica now believe that with adequate preparation, they can qualify for next year’s FIFA...
View Article2014 DIGICEL ‘GUYANA OPEN GOLF’
… This year’s tournament set to be biggest ALL THIS WEEK the Lusignan Golf Club was the hub of activity as every day scores of players converged on the ground to fine-tune their preparations for the...
View ArticleRed Force busy with preparation as Windies conflict rages
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Amidst the confusion engulfing West Indies cricket, Trinidad and Tobago are pressing ahead with preparation for the inaugural WICB Professional Cricket League (PCL)...
View ArticleGayle: Hopefully things will be resolved for SA tour
“FROM my point of view, hopefully things will be resolved and we can get a green light to go ahead and play against South Africa,” Gayle said yesterday in Johannesburg. The West Indians pulled out of...
View ArticleGFSCA/GUYANA SOFTBALL CUP IV
Regal teams chalk up double victories … Persaud scores ton for East Coast Masters REIGNING Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company nationwide 10/10 champions Regal XI and Regal Masters chalked up...
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Blake joins Three Star ranks
SEBERT Blake has now joined Terrence Poole as the only Guyanese coaches to be awarded Three Star by AIBA, the world governing body for amateur boxing. This was disclosed yesterday at a press conference...
View ArticleGFF Normalisation Committee commits to development
… to address pending request for year-end football tournaments ASAP THE Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Normalisation Committee held its first press conference yesterday at the Federation’s Georgetown...
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