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President commends gains made in the education sector –particularly the...
PRESIDENT Donald Ramotar has said that given the gains achieved in the education sector, he is indeed proud of what has been accomplished under the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic administration....
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GECOM responds to PPP’s concerns –about placement of registration offices
THE placement of offices identified by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for the Claims and Objections period, which started last Monday, reflect a “bias and lack of objectivity” by the...
View ArticleThe AFC finally shows its true colours
UPON formation, the Alliance for Change (AFC) said it would NEVER join with the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) nor with the People’s National Congress (PNC). Yet, for years now, the AFC has been...
View ArticleExtra lessons: Not every parent can afford it
CERTAIN teachers at a certain Primary School on the Corentyne are keeping extra lessons at the school, and charging each child $500 weekly. Most kids attend these lessons. Hence, if parents don’t send...
View ArticleAFC will soon find out the cost of betrayal
THE Alliance for Change has made its worst strategic blunder in its short lifespan. For the first time I have witnessed such intense anger being focused directly on the treachery and lies being peddled...
View ArticleMaha Shivratri is being observed today – probably the deepest spiritual...
HINDUS around the world will observe Maha Shivratri today. Maha Shivratri is observed every year on Chaturdasi in the dark half of the Hindu month of Phalgun.Shivratri is not Shiva’s birthday as some...
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Mahaica residents welcome rehabilitation of landmark bridge
Residents of Central Mahaica and frequent visitors thereto are expressing satisfaction at the decision to rehabilitate the old Mahaica Bridge, which has been in a deplorable state for several years...
View ArticleGirl, 14, contracts STI allegedly following rape by TSU rank
A 14-year-old girl who resides on the West Bank of Demerara is reportedly being treated for a sexually transmitted disease (STI), allegedly contracted after she had been raped by an officer of the...
View ArticleMeasures in place to ensure order and safety on Mash Day – Lennox Canterbury
APART from the usual measures that are normally in place during Mashramani celebrations, there have been a few enhancements and additions to ensure that there is order and safety for participants as...
View ArticleExtraditing Deokaran Sanasie has its challenges – police source
A SENIOR police source yesterday indicated to this publication that so far there have been no steps to ensure Deokaran ‘Ram’ Sanasie’s presence here for questioning in relation to investigations into...
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‘I will never vote for the APNU/AFC coalition’, Assakata resident tells PPP/C...
ASSAKATA resident 77-year-old Ignatius Joseph has assured the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) that he would never vote for the APNU/AFC coalition.He said, moreover, that he is confident his community,...
View ArticleMMU draft media Code of Conduct circulated -working session to review...
A DRAFT Code of Conduct for media practitioners has been circulated by the Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM) Media Monitoring Unit (MMU) with the intent of inviting suggestions that would inform an...
View ArticleGuyana’s successes reflected on ‘reputable’ global freedom indices –Teixeira...
GUYANA moved up five points on the 2015 World Press Freedom Index and currently ranks 62 out of 180 countries, with a rating of 27.21 – an important accomplishment, according to Presidential Advisor on...
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Rohee denies claim that PPP had any hand in Rodney assassination ….dismisses...
Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, yesterday wrapped up his evidence to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the June 13, 1980, killing of Working Peoples Alliance (WPA) Leader, Dr...
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Guyanese people have their say… Issues that should make the campaign trail
POLITICAL campaigns are yet to be officially launched and manifestos – parties’ roadmaps outlining their vision for the country – are yet to be made public.However, Guyanese people have expressed their...
View Article“Have no fear, everything is under control” Hicken assures Mash revelers,...
The Commander of police ‘A’ Division, which has direct oversight of Georgetown and its environs, has assured all Mash Day float parade revelers and spectators next Monday that the police will have...
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Rohee sums up ‘unholy alliance’…‘Dead politically’ or ‘badly wounded’
“I THINK the AFC has signed their death warrant, meaning they are quite likely to be the biggest losers in an election that is going to be hotly contested in a two-way fight.” The foregoing were the...
View ArticleGuyanese woman carts off US$5000 –in Harris Paints’ Colour Money Regional...
GUYANESE Esther La Cruz, selected winner of the Harris Paint’s Colour Money Regional Promotion which was launched in October 2014 and saw 12 countries competing, was yesterday presented with the first...
View ArticleRohee puts ‘campaign manager’ rumour to rest –‘We direct our show...
AN announcement to name the Prime Ministerial candidate for the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C), and a date for the Party’s official campaign launch is yet to be made. But according to...
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Rodney hearing takes dramatic twist… New witness tells of attempted cover-up...
THE public hearings at the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the June 13, 1980 death of Dr Walter Rodney took a dramatic twist yesterday when a new witness came forward and revealed an attempt to...
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