DECISION DAY TOMORROW
TOMORROW could well be Decision Day (DD) for the future of parliamentary governance in Guyana as currently represented in the 65-member National Assembly by the PPP/C and the Opposition alliance of...
View ArticleAccentuate life, negate suicide
IN terms of population, the number of suicides in Guyana is alarmingly high. This situation is most distressing and sad and it represents a clarion call for ACTION. Now mere words are no longer enough....
View ArticleStartling revelations by Hamilton Green denies involvement in the deaths of...
IF Forbes Burnham did not die unexpectedly on August 6, 1985 the People’s National Congress (PNC) and the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) would have merged or at least have a national front government...
View ArticleI am a survivor and I am proud to be a survivor : The ‘Jane Doe’ story that...
WHEN 52-year-old Jane Doe first felt a lump, although she was advised by her workmate that it might just be her ‘end-of-the-month cycle’ doing its duty, she knew to herself that it was more serious and...
View ArticleDissolution of Parliament will jeopardise holding of LGE- HPS -calls for...
HEAD of the Presidential Secretariat and Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon, said that the Opposition’s argument that the President’s call for a restoration of parliamentary normalcy is cowardly is...
View ArticlePresident’s decision is constitutional – Minister Manickchand
PRESIDENT Donald Ramotar’s decision to exercise his constitutional power if Parliament cannot deal with matters that are of outmost importance to the nation is leading the way to a mature, developed...
View ArticleDon’t forsake the Caribbean …CARICOM SG urges UG graduates
THE graduating class of 2014 at the University of Guyana has been urged not to forsake the Caribbean Region by CARICOM Secretary General, Irwin La Rocque. Delivering the feature address at Saturday’s...
View ArticleFormer News of the World editor jailed over phone hacking
London, (EFE).- THE former editor of the defunct British tabloid News of the World, Ian Edmondson, was sentenced Friday by a British court to eight months in prison for his role in the phone hacking...
View ArticleMajority Guyanese opposed to AFC’s no-confidence motion – NACTA poll – says...
THE majority of the Guyanese populace is opposed to the Alliance For Change (AFC) sponsored no-confidence motion and if there is a move to early general elections, the Donald Ramotar Administration...
View ArticleHowever the ‘chips may fall’… History will be made today in National Assembly
THE National Assembly sits today, one of the most anticipated sittings of the 10th Parliament, and regardless of ‘how the chips fall’ history will be made today. In different quarters there have been...
View ArticlePresident Ramotar must act in accordance with constitutional duty
GOVERNMENT Member of Parliament (MP), Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, over the weekend, came out in strong support of President Donald’s Ramotar exercise of his authority, relative to the happenings in the...
View ArticleAt the Remembrance Day Parade… President Ramotar urges recommitment to...
…as the nation remembers the gallant men and women who gave their lives in two world wars HUNDREDS yesterday assembled at the Cenotaph, outside the Bank of Guyana, to witness the Armistice Day...
View ArticleDespite Order to prorogue Parliament…
Trotman commits to convening meetings with MPs MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) will continue to meet in the National Assembly’s Chambers, according to House Speaker Raphael Trotman. He yesterday explained...
View ArticleGold Board General Manager resigns
- fraud probe at Bartica sub-office still on GENERAL MANAGER of the Guyana Gold Board, Mr. Anantram Balram has resigned after he was sent on five-months leave in March. Mr. Anantram Balram A source...
View ArticleCJ grants 8 petitioners $2.2M bail pending outcome of cases
CHIEF Justice (Ag.) Mr. Ian Chang, S. C., last Friday ordered eight petitioners to pay $2.2M pending the hearing of their cases. Following are the offences, and the total bail granted to each offender...
View ArticleDairy Queen Grill and Chill is here
CAMEX Restaurants Inc., franchisee of Church’s Chicken, Mario’s Pizza, Quiznos and Dairy Queen recently opened their new ‘Dairy Queen Grill and Chill’ outlet at Middle and Camp Streets, Georgetown....
View ArticleRohee: Dr. Jagan ‘probably’ would have opted for prorogation
THE fact that dead men tell no tales was acknowledged by General Secretary of the ruling party, Clement Rohee, yesterday at the party’s weekly press briefing at Freedom House, Robb Street. However,...
View ArticleCAIC commends Gov’t, Attorney-General for job well done
–in saving Guyana from being blacklisted PRESIDENT of the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC), Mr Ramesh Dookhoo said Sunday that thanks in no small measue to the efforts of the...
View ArticleTo address Ebola…
Guyana helps regional stakeholders create National Risk Communication Strategy IN PREPARATION for a possible outbreak of the Ebola Virus, Guyana recently joined some 30 of its regional sister countries...
View ArticleAt Remembrance Day Reception…
$2.3M collected for legionaries and ex-soldiers THE Guyana Veterans Legion, previously the Guyana Legion, Sunday amassed $2.3M which is to be used for the benefit of the legionaries and ex-soldiers who...
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