Arm amputees will be able to benefit from artificial, mechanical arms through the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre now that it is equipped to create these artificial arms. According to a release from the centre, six patients have successfully received new artificial arms following a one-week Capacity-Building Programme for staff of its J.E. Simmons Orthotic and…

–as key stakeholders sign MoU TRADE and other commercial activities between Guyana and Suriname are projected to increase, as the way has been cleared for the establishment of a Guyana-Suriname Private Sector Business Council, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the involved parties. According to a press statement from the local…

Justice Jo-Ann Barlow has ruled that the state has lawfully seized a white Mercedes Benz convertible following a drug bust on February 12, 2021. The vehicle had the number plate PZZ 3304 and is reportedly owned by Godfrey Osbourne, according to a release from the Attorney General’s chambers. According to the release, 3.156 kilograms of…

HAVING identified a Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice) site which has “excellent” quarry potential, a local company, Highland Quarries Inc., is prepared to invest up to US$10.3 million to establish a new project which would satisfy the growing demand for aggregates. According to a project summary seen by the Sunday Chronicle, this project, put forward…

Police in Region Two on Saturday afternoon busted two Venezuelan nationals with a large quantity of compressed marijuana at a house in Johanna Cecelia, Essequibo Coast. A party of policemen conducted a search of the premises in their presence where 42 kilos (92.5 lbs) of leaves, seeds and stems compressed and wrapped in brown scotch…

– says President Ali WITH a proposed allocation of about $22 billion in this year’s National Budget, President Dr. Irfaan Ali had insisted that not only has the agriculture sector been a backbone of Guyana’s growth in the past, but it will remain a critical long-term stimulant for multi-sectoral development. In a broadcast message to…

Ranks on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) on Saturday arrested  30-year-old Shawn Bobb who was wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of his stepson, 19-year-old Isaiah Edwards. Police Headquarters noted that Bobb was found in a house at Helena #1 Mahaica at around 19:20hrs. When police arrived, the suspect was seen jumping through a…

THE efficiency of the X-ray system at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has been boosted significantly with the addition of three new X-ray machines at a cost of $113 million. These machines are expected to take the department’s operations fully digital. Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, during the commissioning ceremony, on Saturday, noted…

Ranks of the Guyana Fire Service on Sunday morning managed to contain a fire at the Guyana National Shipping Corporation (GNSC) wharf at Lombard Street, Georgetown to a single building, avoiding a major catastrophe. “We can thank the stars that it was nothing serious. We have suffered minimal loss…Things could have been worse,” said Euclin…

–greater output expected this year with second oil-producing vessel, emphasis on non-traditional crops DESPITE the debilitating effects of COVID-19 and those brought on by periodic floods in 2021, Guyana’s economy remained resilient and productive as a result of prudent management and effective fiscal planning. This resilience was reflected by the country’s ability to not just…