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Stanley Greaves celebrates 80th birthday with ‘Dialogue with Wilson Harris’...
RENOWNED Guyanese artist, poet, writer and musician, Stanley Greaves celebrated his 80th birth anniversary last Saturday in a manner befitting his talents and achievements. Guests observing a painting...
View ArticleAccused in Mahaica slaughterhouse murder to face new trial
MARK Major, the accused in the Mahaica slaughterhouse murder, who allegedly knifed his cousin, Orin Forde to death in January 2012, will have to face a new trial. The mixed jury which tried the case...
View ArticleAlleged bull thief gets $75,000 bail
ACCUSED bull thief, Gabian Rawlins appeared recently before New Amsterdam Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs Marcus on a charge of larceny of cattle, and denied that he had stolen the animal, valued $300,000,...
View ArticleChain snatcher gets $75,000 bail for ‘canta gold’
THIRTY-four-year-old Anthony Layne of Angoy’s Avenue, on the eastern fringes of New Amsterdam, was recently granted $75,000 bail on a charge of larceny from the person after he appeared before New...
View ArticleTwo charged with assaulting prominent Berbice doctor
–in rice field rental dispute DEONAUTH Deosaran and Pradeep Persaud appeared recently before New Amsterdam Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus, charged with unlawfully assaulting prominent Berbice...
View ArticlePolicing waterways is no challenge for ‘B’ Division Police
–Commander Brian Joseph ‘B’ DIVISION Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr Brian Joseph told the Guyana Chronicle recently that he has recommended and requested from Police Commissioner...
View ArticleGPHC issues advisory against bringing meals/beverages for patients
THE Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has issued a press release advising persons to desist from bringing meals for relatives/friends who have been admitted to the hospital, specifically...
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Traffic Chief again appeals for considerate use of roadways
–in light of recent fatalities TRAFFIC Chief Hugh Denhert told this publication that speeding, drunk driving and inconsiderate use of the roads continue to be the major contributory factors fuelling...
View ArticleRohee says… There’s absolutely no truth to the rumour –there’s no division in...
THERE are no divisions in the ruling People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C), according to Party General Secretary, Mr. Clement Rohee, who was emphatic in his rejection of such a speculation.Rohee...
View ArticlePlucky pensioner attacks gun-toting bandit with cutlass
A BUSINESSMAN was yesterday shot to the right arm by one of two bandits who invaded his business place on King Street in Georgetown demanding cash. Hospitalised is Inshan Ally, a licensed firearm...
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OAS Secretary-General confirms… Prorogation of Guyana Parliament done within...
THE proclamation by President Donald Ramotar to prorogue Parliament, which has effectively suspended the first session of the 10th Parliament for up to six months, has attracted global attention....
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Following the prorogation of Parliament… Private sector, civil society...
THE premise on which President Donald Ramotar moved on Monday to prorogue the first session of the 10th Parliament -– dialogue instead of confrontation -– is one that has merit, according to several...
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President underscores importance of education – as “Because we care”...
PRESIDENT Donald Ramotar yesterday led the distribution of the $10,000 education grant to parents and guardians of public school children at Paramakatoi in Region 8. In the Amerindian community, the...
View ArticleRequiem for a Motion
THERE will always be questions as to the real reason behind the Alliance For Change (AFC)’s intended no-confidence motion against the Donald Ramotar administration. And this is particularly so on...
View ArticlePPP/C must listen to its constituents now
OPPOSITION Leader, David Granger said the proclamation of prorogation has effectively paralysed the parliamentary process, and muted the voices of the people’s legitimate representatives in the...
View ArticleWindies name full-strength Test squad for SA tour … Denesh Ramdin retained as...
DENESH Ramdin has been retained as captain of a full-strength West Indies Test squad for their upcoming tour of South Africa, but the players have been given a deadline of November 18 to sign tour...
View ArticleAFC imagination exceeds its ‘mini-party’ reality
THE Combined Opposition, led by the AFC, is on a No-confidence mode, and they are very enthusiastic about it. It is their mistaken belief that come the No-Confidence vote, there will be an automatic...
View ArticleDisgusted by the garbage spewed by this ingrate
I STARTED reading a letter captioned, “PPP is like an ungrateful dog to the people” written by the Vice-Chairman of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Moses Nagamootoo, and my temperature surged to almost...
View ArticleShow enough evidence to support NIS claim –and benefits will be paid
THE Guyana Chronicle, dated November 01, 2014, carried an article captioned, ‘Sixty-two-year-old retiree on run-around for NIS Pension’. Please be advised that Mr. Bidiadhar Deokaran was paid an Old...
View ArticleLast weekend’s fatal car accident
THE people who are behind organising such events as drag racing should be brought to justice. These illegal racing sports have been going on for years and they should be put to an end before more lives...
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