World leaders.. After attacks, arm-in-arm world leaders join mass Paris march
PARIS,(Reuters) – World leaders including Muslim and Jewish statesmen linked arms to lead an estimated million-plus French citizens through Paris in an unprecedented march under high security to pay...
View ArticleLawyers rap judiciary for slow Court proceedings –AG assures of efforts to...
THE ‘cancer’ of delays in the local legal system has been a sore issue for decades now, in both criminal and civil cases, and murmurs of discontent over the pace of legal proceedings have resurfaced...
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Amaila construction for likely start before yearend …Delays led to annual...
THE 165MW Amaila Falls Hydro-electric Plant remains Guyana’s most strategic project at this point in time, and if all goes well, construction is slated to start before the end of this year.This...
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Five-star ‘Guyana Marriott’ set to open shortly –Stabroek News apologises for...
ANOTHER misguided attempt at derailing the construction of the Marriott Hotel has this time forced the privately-owned daily, Stabroek News, to apologise to Atlantic Hotels Inc. (AHI) Chairman Winston...
View ArticleFive awarded in Gillian Thompson reading challenge
IN memory of the late Gillian Thompson, former Chief Librarian, a Reading Challenge was conducted last Wednesday, and five contestants were awarded.The Gillian Thompson Reading Challenge award ceremony...
View ArticleMahaicony Hospital lauded by patients …for efficiency and professionalism
IT was noted recently by patients that the services provided at the Mahaicony Diagnostic Centre on the East Coast Demerara are quite efficient and professional. A visit by the Guyana Chronicle observed...
View ArticlePAC hosts Consultation on Management plan for Kanuku Mountains
The Protected Areas Commission (PAC) will today be hosting a Public Meeting on the Draft Management Plan for the Kanuku Mountains Protected Area (KMPA), located in Region 9, with support from the...
View ArticleNew British Ambassador to Guyana to take up post in February
THE United Kingdom has identified a successor to outgoing Ambassador to Guyana, Andrew Ayre, who will take up his diplomatic posting in Guyana next month. Confirmation came yesterday, when Ayre...
View ArticleAlcohol abuse cited in ‘disorderly murders’ in interior – Commander Ramsey
SINCE the start of the New Year, ‘F’ Division has recorded three disorderly murders and another incident which claimed the life of a young man who plunged into the Mazaruni River to evade pursuers...
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Minister Alli Baksh visits GSA at Cotton Field
MINISTER within the Ministry of Agriculture, Mr. Alli Baksh, visited the Guyana School of Agriculture at Cotton Field, Essequibo Coast on Wednesday and addressed students and teachers of the...
View ArticleNew secondary school among projects budgeted for 2015 in Region 2
REGION 2 Chairman, Mr. Parmanand Persaud has said that the Regional Administration has budgeted for a new, modern secondary school for Abram Zuil among several major projects for 2015. Speaking on an...
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Angry African bees sting pit bull at Dartmouth to death –several poultry also...
A SWARM of angry African bees swooped down on a pit bull at Damon’s Street in Dartmouth village on the Essequibo Coast on Saturday morning and stung the animal to death. Some of the poultry that were...
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GPHC joins with MOH to award EMS Dep’t for exceptional performance – Ron...
THE Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) Thursday held a small award ceremony to commend the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Department for its...
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Sea Defences critical to coastal protection –…greater public awareness,...
MINISTER of Public Works, Robeson Benn on Friday last stated that there is a need for greater empathy amongst the general public to recognise the importance of local sea and river systems. Mr Robeson...
View ArticleFarms blooming at Kabakaburi after Government completes empoldering work...
FARMERS of the Amerindian community of Kabakaburi in the Upper Pomeroon river are loud in their praise and gratitude to the PPP/C Government for empoldering some 112 acres of fertile farmlands on the...
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Minister Alli Baksh visits GSA at Cotton Field
MINISTER within the Ministry of Agriculture, Mr. Alli Baksh, visited the Guyana School of Agriculture at Cotton Field, Essequibo Coast on Wednesday and addressed students and teachers of the...
View ArticleNew secondary school among projects budgeted for 2015 in Region 2
REGION 2 Chairman, Mr. Parmanand Persaud has said that the Regional Administration has budgeted for a new, modern secondary school for Abram Zuil among several major projects for 2015. Speaking on an...
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Works Ministry blames contractors for slow pace of East Bank road construction
ACKNOWLEDGING there were issues that caused delays, Coordinator of the Work Services Group (WSG) of the Ministry of Public Works, Geoffrey Vaughn, said the ministry is not satisfied with the pace of...
View ArticleLinden police hunting robbery suspects,armed burglars
THE police in ‘E’ Division are hunting for two suspects who robbed two youths on Monday night at Canvas City, Wismar. It happened around 09:45hrs while the victims identified as Akeem and Tevin (only...
View ArticleMissing ASL aircraft… Effectiveness of Emergency Locator Transmitter questioned
THE failure of search-and-rescue teams to locate the suspected, crashed Islander aircraft has raised questions about the effectiveness of a special piece of equipment designed to guide rescuers to...
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