Funding for elections readily available – GECOM Chairman
FUNDING for the holding of the upcoming May 11 General and Regional elections is being readily made available, according to the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Dr. Steve...
View ArticleIn our freedoms let’s be fair
‘In the end, that’s what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?’- Barack Obama WHEN Donald Rodney testified at the Rodney Commission last Friday, he...
View ArticlePresident stresses importance of small businesses to national economy
“WE appreciate how important you are to the economy of Guyana and to the development of our country both now and in the future,” President Donald Ramotar stressed as he addressed the Ministry of...
View ArticleOpposition coalition-Is it a marriage of convenience?-Gail Teixeira
THE touted alliance between the two parliamentary political opposition parties may yet turn out to be a marriage of convenience for one more than the other. Giving an analysis of the current talks...
View ArticleE-Day 100 days away
IN a matter of a mere 100 days Guyanese head to the polls for the May 11 General and Regional Elections, which has come more than a year early. And marking the last week has been the extension on...
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GTT to soon roll out faster bandwidth speed –for landline Internet users
GUYANA Telephone and Telegraph Company on Saturday last announced that landline internet users will experience ten times faster bandwidth speed in the near future but mobile users would have to wait a...
View ArticleMale GPH patient with ‘end-stage kidney disease’ dies
SIX days after a woman diagnosed with chronic renal failure plunged to her death from the third floor of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), another patient with end-stage kidney disease,...
View ArticleGFS unveils five-year Strategic Plan
THE Guyana Fire Service (GFS) on Saturday last presented its Strategic Plan 2015-2019 at the Grand Coastal Hotel, Le Ressouvenir, East Coast Demerara.Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee in his...
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Atlantic Ocean mishap… Searches prove futile for missing fisherman
EFFORTS have been fruitless so far in trying to locate the body of fisherman Sadeia Santora, called ‘Old Dog’, 40, after he reportedly fell off a fishing vessel in the Atlantic Ocean last Wednesday,...
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Chronicle’s Alex Wayne among TG’s ‘Night of the Stars’ awardees
AFTER a two-year hiatus, the Theatre Guild returned with a bang to host its much-anticipated 2015 ‘Night of Stars Awards’ ceremony with much pomp and fanfare.And of the over 50 nominees, Chronicle’s...
View ArticleAlleged rapist Colin Mack to know fate today
DEFENCE Counsel Mr. Peter Hugh, representing Colin Mack, and Prosecutrix Miss Mercedes Thompson both addressed the mixed jury Friday before Justice Navindra Singh at the Demerara Assizes.The defence...
View ArticleStranger beats, rapes teen in cemetery at Best Village
A TEENAGE girl was on Friday night beaten and brutally raped by a knife-wielding stranger in the cemetary at Best Village, where he abandoned her among tombs in the dark and eerie environment.According...
View ArticleHit-and-run driver kills two pedestrians on Essequibo Coast
A SPEEDING car driven by a suspected drunken driver killed two pedestrians who were walking along the Richmond Public Road at around 3:00am yesterday morning.Reports said that the 29-year-old driver,...
View ArticleRemigrant scheme investigations to conclude by end of February –-Auditor-General
WITH four people, including publisher of the Kaieteur News, Mohan ‘Glenn’ Lall, already before the courts for an alleged duty-free scam, investigations into Guyana’s remigrant scheme are continuing.And...
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‘Young Bill Rogers’ makes comeback as Reigning Chutney Monarch –with ‘Ah...
ROGER Hinds of Region 3 has won the National Chutney Competition which was staged Saturday night on the Anna Regina Community Centre ground on the Essequibo Coast with his song, “Ah looking for a...
View ArticleStart of Claims and Objections set for next Monday
THE Preliminary List of Electors (PLE) will be published this week and the Claims and Objections period is set to commence next Monday, February 9.“From mid-this week copies of the PLE will be posted...
View Article5th annual engineering conference carded for Thursday – to bring together a...
THE Ministry of Public Works is to stage its 5th annual engineering conference at the Guyana International Conference Centre (GICC), Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara, this Thursday. The theme of the...
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‘Clean-Up My Country’ programme moves ahead in Linden … despite resistance by...
RESIDENTS of the township of Linden, are benefiting from the Regional Community Clean-Up and Bulk Waste Removal Programme which was implemented on January 28, 2015. Through this exercise, residents are...
View ArticleVector control workers shown appreciation at award ceremony
THE Vector Control Unit along with the Ministry of Health (MoH) last Friday evening took time to appreciate the workers who carry out operations under the vector control unit, by treating them to a...
View ArticleHope Canal project nearing completion – Dr. Ramsammy
THE East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) Northern Relief Channel, Hope Canal, is “presently completed,” according to Agriculture Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy.“Presently the project is completed, for...
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