Several trees illuminated in National Park
–in keeping with the tradition of the festive season THE Protected Areas Commission of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment spearheaded for the first time, the lighting-up of several...
View ArticleDiverting the blame will not help
OUR capital city of Georgetown has deteriorated from its once proud state of a “Garden City” into a state of a total environmental mess and disgrace. But what is even worse is that those who have been...
View ArticleSub-standard repair work on Essequibo road
AS I traverse the main public road from Charity to Supenaam, I saw a contractor patching the road which has sunk and has some potholes and the approach of bridges uneven with tar and quarry sifting...
View ArticleKN headline totally inaccurate, inconsistent with my remarksdeny
I am not at all surprised about the continued breaches of journalistic ethics by your newspaper.I defy your reporter to publish the verbatim account of my December 19, 2013 comments on former President...
View ArticleCongratulations to the management and staff of DTV-8
HEARTIEST congratulations to the management and staff of DTV-8 on this splendid achievement of 20 years of broadcasting on Sunday last. I’ve certainly enjoyed the classic videos aired during the past...
View ArticleWhat is the opposition’s hullabaloo about the PGGS?
KINDLY publish this letter for me in the widely read Guyana Chronicle. What is the hullabaloo by the parliamentary opposition and certain sections of the media about the Permission for Geological and...
View ArticleSymbolism of the Christmas tree
THE Christmas tree is very popular at this time of the year. Production of artificial and real trees are both big business. There is a huge market for all the things that go on a Christmas tree....
View ArticleThe Harmon Surinamese link
FOR every action there is a motive. I have been following the ongoing debate in the media, particularly the newspapers regarding the issuance of the Muri PGGS and analysed the questions posed by APNU’s...
View ArticleGreenidge should be equally scolded for voting against the party
THE PPP is claiming non-involvement in the decision taken by Volda Lawrence to abstain from several key pieces of legislation in Parliament last week. I watched the events unfold on television and the...
View ArticleUnveiling Mr. Goolsarran’s shady past
IN my previous letter, I addressed the importance of credibility and the need for public figures and columnists to possess this attribute. The issue of credibility was specifically used to address that...
View ArticleDIGICEL acquires submarine fibre assets across the Caribbean region : –...
DIGICEL yesterday announced that it has reached an agreement with the Guadeloupe-based Loret Group and with Caribbean Fibre Holdings to acquire a submarine fibre network across the Caribbean...
View ArticleGPL sheds light on weekend outages
THE Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) has said that power outages experienced throughout the weekend resulted from malfunctioning equipment.Below is a release issued by the company yesterday: “December...
View ArticleTeen’s sudden mysterious death devastates grieving parents
MOMENTS after concluding an animated conversation with her father and starting to watch video cartoons, 15-year-old Ronita Erskine, popularly known as “Pinky”, suddenly took ill at her West Ruimveldt...
View ArticleBartica businessman among Harbour Bridge Mall armed robbery victims
THREE armed men yesterday robbed several persons as they conducted business at the Western Union branch located at the Demerara Harbour Bridge. Among those robbed was Bartica-based businessman Winston...
View ArticlePresident lauds rice farmers for their contributions to the economy
PRESIDENT Donald Ramotar, on Friday last, acknowledged the significant contributions of rice farmers to Guyana’s economy, and called on them for their support to ensure much more happens in 2014....
View ArticleAG slams AFC’s ‘casino’ type politics : – urges caution with amendments to...
THE return of the Anti-Money Laundering & Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Bill to a Parliamentary Select Committee has prompted Attorney General Anil Nandlall to issue cautionary...
View ArticleZhanghao shipyard building logging vessel locally : – PM, Minister Benn...
THE speed and efficiency with which Zhanghao Shipyard has constructed a 63-metre long logging vessel, has impressed a high-level Government team which visited the shipyard at Coverden, East Bank...
View ArticlePresident and First Lady continue to spread Christmas cheer
AS the Christmas festivities pervade around the country, President Donald Ramotar and First Lady Deolatchmee Ramotar continue to spread Christmas cheer and goodwill among children and other vulnerable...
View ArticleMikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of AK-47, dies at 94
(CNN) — Mikhail Kalashnikov, the Russian gun designer whose AK-47 rifle became the weapon of choice for many national armies and guerrillas around the world, died yesterday, the Kremlin announced on...
View ArticleOil and Gas companies remain buoyant about prospects in Guyana
PRINCIPALS from petroleum companies operating in Guyana had a meeting with Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud and Deputy Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines...
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