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First shipment of paddy about to sail to Venezuela : - after delays due to...
THE first shipment of about 6,000 tonnes of paddy due for Venezuela, began loading yesterday at the Muneshwers’ Wharf in Georgetown. Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy told the Government...
View ArticleRodney COI hearings to begin Monday
THE hearings of the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry (CoI) are slated to begin Monday (April 28) at the Supreme Court Law Library, where testimony and evidence will be received from interested...
View ArticleCourts Guyana makes donation to Buxton Developers organisation
THE Buxton Youth Developers organisation was on Friday the recipient of a donation of four gas stoves and footballs from Courts (Guyana) Limited at that megastore’s Main Street office in Georgetown....
View ArticleFinance Minister promises release of Census data by June 2014
FINANCE Minister Dr. Ashni Singh has assured Members of Parliament that the data from the 2012 Census will be released by June. “A final preliminary report will be available by June,” he disclosed last...
View ArticleState agencies addressing non-legislative CFATF recommendations
- Finance Minister THE Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and other State agencies, which are part of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering of Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) architecture, have been...
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UN panel reports…
Clean energy eminently affordable without sacrificing living standards THE United Nations (UN) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in its fifth assessment report completed April 12, has...
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Deputy CEO Calvin Benn opts not to renew contract with GECOM
DEPUTY Chief Elections Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Mr Calvin Benn, has not resigned, contrary to some media reports circulated yesterday. A reliable source within GECOM told the...
View ArticleCLARIFICATION
IN an article published on April 17, 2014 under the headline ‘GECOM gets $3.3B approved in National Budget’, the Guyana Chronicle inadvertently stated that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) would...
View ArticleMinibus touts continue to harass city commuters
TOUTS who solicit passengers continue to plague the various minibus parks in the city much to the distaste of the travelling public. These unkempt and unmannerly people would assist bus operators to...
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Easter 2014: Nostalgic for some; ecstatic for others
–the Man in the Street has the last word THE vibrant Easter celebrations Guyanese-style on Monday saw thousands from all walks of life engaging in family-oriented activities, which included kite flying...
View ArticleIs the USA/UK interference in local politics a repeat of 1964?
In Ukraine, the CIA has forged flyers stamped with President Putin’s seal instructing all Jews in eastern Ukraine to report to their pro-Russia local office, ROOM 514, to pay a £30 fee, and to register...
View ArticlePPP calls for restoration of monies to bolster Amerindian development
GENERAL Secretary of the ruling Peoples Progressive Party (PPP), Mr Clement Rohee, has commended the Amerindian Peoples on their “militant stand” during the three days they demonstrated to demand...
View ArticleIndustry players say tighter security measures needed to reduce crime in...
A SERIES of criminal activities surfacing in remote areas of Guyana over the past few months, particularly in Port Kaituma, has led to questions being asked. The authorities would like to know how...
View ArticleSpunky ‘Granny’ turns 92 : –Thanks God for good health
FIDLIA Solomon, called ‘Granny’, celebrated her 92nd birthday on Thursday last (April 24), at Port Kaituma in Region 1 (Barima-Waini), at the residence of one of her daughters. Aside from being...
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Inner Wheel Club of Georgetown assists schools for special-needs children
REPRESENTATIVES of eleven schools from New Amsterdam, Linden, Grove and Georgetown gathered at the National Park playground recently to receive gifts from the Inner Wheel Club of Georgetown. This...
View ArticleMessages of Condolence as … : The nation mourns the passing of ‘a true patriot’
President Donald Ramotar…. : Guyana has lost ‘a genuine partner’ in its quest for national development PRESIDENT Donald Ramotar yesterday sent his condolences to the family and friends of the late...
View ArticleRodney COI hearings begin today
THE hearings of the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry (CoI) are slated to begin today at the Supreme Court Law Library, where testimony and evidence will be received from interested parties to enable...
View ArticlePPP welcomes today’s start of Rodney COI : –Finds PNC’s stance...
THE People’s Progressive Party (PPP), in a statement issued over the weekend, has said that while it welcomes the start today of the work of the Commission of Inquiry into the death of Guyanese...
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Bringing citizens and police together ‘is a work in progress’ : –Minister...
THE Golden Grove/Diamond Station Management Committee on Saturday held a fund-raising exercise on the lawns of the Golden Grove Police Station, the proceeds of which will go towards enhancing the...
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PSC’s Ron Webster loses battle with cancer
CHAIRMAN of the Private Sector Commission (PSC), Mr. Ronald Webster, passed away yesterday morning at approximately 03:30hrs at the Balwant Singh Hospital, after losing a long and arduous battle with...
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