WE APOLOGISE
We inadvertently carried a wrong photo of John Singh on our front page and page 20 in our yesterday’s edition in relation to an article captioned: “Businessman ‘peppers’ brother-in-law’s house with...
View ArticleMore street lights for Essequibo Coast public road before yearend
REGIONAL Chairman of Region 2, Mr. Parmanand Persaud has told Councillors of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) at their statutory meeting on Tuesday that the Government through the Ministry of...
View ArticleSawmill worker decries justice system, labour laws
THIRTY-five-year-old Davenand Williams, a sawmill labourer who was injured on the job at Parika two years ago, was on Monday taken back to the theatre at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) to have...
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Lake Mainstay hosts successful 14th Annual Regatta and Stage Show
LAKE Mainstay Resort on Sunday hosted its 14th Annual Regatta and Stage Show at the resort in Whyaka Village on the Essequibo Coast. A section of the crowd that witnessed the regatta Over 8000 patrons...
View ArticleOnce thriving graphic artist now bedridden, penniless
–after horrific road accident in Trinidad FOUR years after being involved in a horrific road accident on Longdenville Old Road, in Trinidad, 33-year-old Yadram Persaud remains bedridden on a hospital...
View ArticlePost-mortem confirms murdered Plaisance ‘granny’ was strangled, struck in head
A POST-MORTEM examination was performed on Wednesday on the body of Jennifer Ann Mendonca of Plaisance, East Coast Demerara, by Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh who gave the cause of death as asphyxia due...
View ArticleGuyana set to host Chinese military delegation
GUYANA is set to welcome a Chinese military delegation that would be coming to participate in the local phase of the biennial exercise which sees a military exchange between the Guyana Defence Force...
View ArticleCabinet commends Tourism Minister on successful Guyana Festival
- notes commitment for annual event CABINET has commended acting Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Irfaan Ali on the successful planning and execution of the recently-held Guyana Festival....
View ArticleNo ‘consolidated view’ of what AFC’s ‘No-Confidence’ motion is all about –...
HEAD of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon said Wednesday that based on developments over the past few days, he is not sure that there is a “consolidated view” of what the AFC’s...
View ArticleBandits beat, rob Ann’s Grove pensioner
–then set her house on fire NINETY-SIX-YEAR-OLD Edna Denny was late Tuesday night rescued and hospitalised after she was beaten and robbed by bandits who then set her home on fire at lot 6 Nimrod...
View ArticleNo component of assistance to political parties in US democracy project
– US Charge d’Affairs CHARGE d’ Affairs of the United States Embassy in Georgetown, Bryan Hunt stressed Wednesday that there is no component of assistance to political parties that forms part of the...
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KFC, PIZZA HUT reopening delayed
CUSTOMERS of the four Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and lone PIZZA Hut outlets in the city were disappointed to find that the promised Thursday re-opening of the outlets had not materialised. PIZZA Hut...
View ArticleConcerned Newtown residents denounce City Engineers’ Dept inactivity on...
RESIDENTS of D’Andrade Street, Newtown in Georgetown have called for the urgent intervention of the City Engineers’ Department of the Georgetown Municipality to address gross building code violations....
View ArticleCabinet grants no-objection to $78M Lusignan prison contract
CABINET last Tuesday granted its no-objection to a contract worth more than $78M that would see the progression of works on the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara. Head of the Presidential...
View ArticleRepairs to Linden/Lethem road begin
Maintenance to critical sections of the Linden/Lethem road has started with works scheduled to be completed by mid-September. The work is intended to cut travel time by four hours. Currently, it takes...
View ArticleGDF hosts U.S medical doctors
NINE military doctors from the U.S.A. on Thursday toured the Guyana Defence Force Medical Corps at the end of their two-week visit to Guyana. The visiting group consisted of four USAF Aerospace Medical...
View ArticlePresident needs to strengthen his working class credentials
PRESIDENT Donald Ramotar is nearing three years into his presidency and seems to face in the immediate future the possibility of early elections. His background in the P.P.P is a tale of struggling on...
View ArticleKaieteur News engaged in “a programmed hatchet job”
OVER the past few days, Kaieteur News – a daily newspaper, previously known for its keenness and professional investigative journalism, has been engaged in what can be justifiably called “a programmed...
View ArticleLumber company exploiting Amerindians
THERE is a certain lumber exporting company on the Linden Highway by the old glass factory that exploits Amerindian loggers. Here is how the company operates. Amerindians turn up at the company’s...
View ArticleThe truth about Walter Rodney’s death is vital
IT brought tears to my eyes when I opened the newspapers on August 12, 2014 and read that (People’s National Congress) PNC was demanding the Government to put an end to the Walter Rodney COI, because...
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