THE FORBIDDEN FRUITS
The debate was on. I thought it was dangerous to go while the others figured we should ignore all the ghost stories and go get the fruits. Usually, nobody ever ventured into that place. Five of us...
View ArticleRice markets being threatened
HARVESTING of the present rice crop has commenced in Region 2. In the central parts of the Essequibo Coast, the exercise is moving apace in the southern sections. Although the paddy is somewhat...
View ArticleIs an ID parade an easy escape route for some criminals?
IT IS a legal requirement that has all the implications that can lead to the escape of a felon; here I make mention of these identification parades. The law stipulates that when a crime is committed...
View ArticleGovernment needs to establish more CoI
WHILE one welcomes the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) to make determinations on the martyrdom of Walter Rodney, and, hopefully, some people would be fingered in this killing and be brought to trial for...
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City Council budget presented amidst much criticism
CHAIRMAN of the Finance Committee of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC), Mr. Junior Garrett presented the municipality’s 2014 Budget estimates yesterday. The projected expenditure for...
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Credit Union holds Thanksgiving Service and brunch to mark 50th anniversary
THE Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union (GPSCCU) Sunday celebrated its 50th anniversary with a Silver Jubilee Thanksgiving Service at St. Andrew’s Kirk on Brickdam. Youths offer a steel-pan...
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Local Gov’t Minister meets with municipal councils of New Amsterdam, Rose...
MINISTER of Local Government and Regional Development, Norman Whittaker along with a team of senior officers of the ministry on Friday, February 28 visited the three municipalities of Region 6, meeting...
View ArticleBullying, drug abuse reported at Tagore Secondary
- parents request urgent ministerial intervention PARENTS of children attending the Tagore Memorial Secondary School at the Number Sixty-Four Babylon, East Berbice, Corentyne, are alleging that...
View ArticlePPP announces month programme for Jagans’ death anniversaries
THE People’s Progressive Party (PPP), yesterday, announced a month of activities to mark the death anniversaries of late former Presidents, Dr. Cheddi Jagan and Mrs. Janet Jagan. Party Executive...
View ArticleUS Embassy, UG and WWF Guyana hold symposium on World Wildlife Day
THE U.S. Embassy collaborated with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Guyana and the University of Guyana (UG) yesterday to hold a symposium on its premises in Kingston to celebrate World Wildlife Day. The...
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Ministry’s preparations for Local Gov’t Elections continuing – Whittaker
THERE has been no request for the City Council of Georgetown to be replaced by an Interim Management Committee (IMC), according to Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Norman...
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At Turkeyen lecture…
UWI researcher makes the case for legitimising marijuana THE popular sentiment on the issue of marijuana, more popularly called ‘ganja’, is changing, particularly among the younger generation. Dr....
View ArticleGPF reminds that even its ranks require driving licences
THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) pointed out yesterday that, under the law, even its ranks are required to be licensed drivers. That was in response to an article in a section of the media where the Force...
View ArticleResidents in some Corentyne villages worry over state of roads
CONCERNED residents of various villages in the Corentyne area, including Number 63, 64, 65 and 66, have expressed worry about the state of some of the roads in their communities. The residents claim...
View ArticleTeenage student confesses sex for lessons with teacher
A TWENTY-TWO-YEAR old male teacher of a private school on East Bank Demerara, who is being accused of rape, reportedly, gave the 14-year-old female student birth control pills after he had unprotected...
View ArticleUN FAILS TO HELP HAITI’S CHOLERA VICTIMS…..
HOW MUCH longer would it take for the United Nations to come to grips with its moral, if not legal responsibility as well, to compensate the thousands of Haitian victims of a cholera epidemic in 2010...
View ArticleUG Health Sciences lab undergoing major renovations
THE laboratory at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Guyana has, over the past few days, been undergoing renovation works which are expected to be completed soon. A UG press release...
View ArticleAt Demerara Assizes…
Second time killer gets 18 years prison sentence JUSTICE Franklyn Holder, noting that a lenient sentence for killing his spouse did not benefit previously convicted prisoner Godfrey Stewart, inflicted...
View ArticleRebuild a new Guyana
THE grassroots movements had better understand the dynamics of passing the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Terrorism (AML/CFT) Bill and get a better grasp of the government, because it is...
View ArticleEnvironmental impact of chemicals in farming
THE recent swirl of opinions in the media over the use of pesticides and fertilizers usage on Rupununi mega-farms highlights the fact that there is a widespread misunderstanding and concern because of...
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