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Ensigns urged to bypass all ‘get rich quick schemes’
DURING the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) commissioning service for the Standard Officers’ Course (SOC) Number 46 in the auditorium at Base Camp Ayanganna, in Georgetown, Reverend T. Kofia Nials of the...
View ArticleMinister Rohee urges exemplary conduct from newly-trained Assistant Prison...
HOME Affairs Minister Clement Rohee yesterday addressed 24 Assistant Prison Officers (APOs) who successfully completed the GPS Basic Recruits Training Course 2012-2013, held at the Cecil Kilkenny...
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Regional Children’s Mash Competition opens with flair at the National...
EDUCATION Minister, Priya Manickchand, in officially declaring the Regional Children’s Mashramani competition open, yesterday at the National Cultural Centre, related her extreme elation at being at...
View ArticleCARICOM adds voice to call for passage of AML/CFT Bill
THE Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is the most recent body to appeal for “all necessary” action to ensure that Guyana is compliant with Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) requirements. In a...
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At passing out of Ensigns…Commander-in-Chief voices concern at spate of...
–Contends it shortchanges taxpayers COMMANDER-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Guyana, President Donald Ramotar yesterday registered his concern at the number of Guyana Defence Force ranks who continue...
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Finance Minister denounces as ‘unfair’ untold suffering foisted on the nation
–Because of Opposition’s stubborn stance on AMLFT Bill FINANCE Minister, Dr Ashni Singh, last evening blasted the main political opposition party, A Partnership For National Unity (APNU), for waiting...
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‘This is a dangerous power’
–says Attorney-General of APNU’s absurd AML/CFT proposal ATTORNEY-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, has charged the APNU with intentionally misleading the nation about changes it...
View ArticlePeople’s protest sent a clear message to the police — Rohee
THE successes recorded within the last two weeks in addressing the alleged involvement of police ranks in a spate of robberies at Numbers 48 and 49 villages in Region 6 (East Berbice/ Corentyne) have...
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Eleven to battle for Mash Adult Calypso crown at Thirst Park tomorrow
THE Mash 2014 Adult Calypso semi-final competition was staged last Saturday at the Bartica Community Centre Ground, and from a talented line-up of 19 contenders, a lucky 10 were shortlisted to battle...
View ArticleGRC highlights its work at 20th anniversary exhibition
THE Guyana Relief Council (GRC), having celebrated its 20th anniversary last month, yesterday held an exhibition that chronicled the work of the organisation for the past 20 years.The exposition was...
View ArticleRegional energy officials seek to advance moves towards renewable energy...
A four-year, euro 5.02M project to assist Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states to move towards renewable energy technologies is the focus of discussion over the next two days at the CARICOM...
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First Rupununi Music, Arts Festival a big success
THE three-day Rupununi Music and Arts Festival had an auspicious start at the Rock View Lodge in the Annai community of Region 9 on Friday. It was formally opened by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, who...
View ArticleRuling party slams APNU for ‘lies’
GENERAL Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee, yesterday flayed the Opposition for what he described as “lies to misinform, misrepresent, misguide and mislead” the public and...
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‘Parliamentary struggle’ on for passage of AML/CFT Bill — Rohee
THE Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has gifted Guyana with a reprieve in not recommending this country to the attention of the International Cooperation Review Group (ICRG), but this has not negated...
View ArticleWorld Bank Director and team pay courtesy call on Education Minister
MS. SOPHIE Sirtaine, the World Bank’s Director of the Management Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean, paid a courtesy call on Education Minister, Priya Manickchand during her visit to Guyana with...
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Five couples contest reality show to win Roraima sponsorship of their wedding
WEDDING Expo is just around the corner and couples are anticipating a lifelong commitment. The couples before departure to the Arrowpoint resort To add spice to this commitment, Captain Gerald “Gerry”...
View ArticleHistoric Caribbean Court of Justice sitting in Guyana
THE Convention Centre on Orchid Drive, Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara was transformed into a veritable courtroom yesterday with the Justices of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) sitting in Guyana...
View ArticleLawyers who subvert the laws should be disbarred and prosecuted
HE calls himself a lawyer of integrity; someone who stands up for the rights of “the people”; a creditable individual who cannot stand to see injustice meted out to “innocent persons”; and the...
View ArticleEmpowering the opposition to defeat the Government
ACCORDING to the American ambassador, Brent Hardt, LEAD will not advocate constitutional reform, or violate Guyana’s sovereignty; and the third LEAD component seeks to motivate and better equip...
View ArticlePalmer’s prejudicial dabbling in local politics discredits DFID
MR. Joseph Harmon, an APNU/PNC Member of the Sectoral Committee on Natural Resources wants the Hon. Minister of Natural Resources to answer questions at the next committee meeting on matters raised by...
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