GUYANA’s newest City is in the making. Brainchild of President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, the City is already generating a considerable measure of excitement not only among Guyanese but in the region as a whole. And understandably so. Silica City is projected to be the country’s first sub-urban Smart City located on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway…
Chief Justice (ag.) Roxane George on Tuesday ruled that Police Service Commission (PSC) Chairman, Patrick Findlay and the members of the Integrity Commission were properly appointed. While delivering her ruling at the Demerara High Court in the challenge filed by Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton, she found that there was “sufficient” consultation between Norton and the…
Dear Editor, GUYANA is the richest country in CARICOM and with massive oil resources, we can all live ever happily after, if we unite as a nation and realise our motto of “One People, One Nation, One Destiny.” Invoking race and racism is self-destructive and hurts us all. Getting millions of dollars from the government…
Two days after he got married, Beesham Dhoray called Lako of Queens, New York died on Tuesday while his wife and cousin are in a critical state following an accident at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice. The wife, Viroshni Persaud called Roshni of East Berbice Corentyne is hospitalised at the Fort Wellington Hospital. The driver…
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority is probing an incident which occurred at the Eugene F. Correia Airport on Sunday evening when a wheel of the GDF Skyvan ended up off the taxiway just after landing with President Irfaan Ali and Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley on board. According to reports, just after the plane landed…
Dear Editor, PERMIT me a few lines to respond to a letter published in the Monday, August 22, 2022 edition of the Stabroek News titled ‘Hemp bill offering a new crop to a selected few’. In my response, I also wish to clarify some misconceptions and reiterate a few points that were previously mentioned in…
The accident that killed a newlywed man and left his wife critically injured has also seriously injured the driver and a fourth passenger from the same vehicle. According to information provided by the police, the accident resulted after the person driving the couple decided to overtake another car. Dead is Beesham Dhoray called Lako of…
Chief Justice Roxane George in a two-part decision today on the appointment by the President of the Integrity Commission and the Chairman of the Police Service Commission ruled that the appointments were constitutional since the consultative process had been completed in keeping with the Constitution. However, with regards to the Police Service Commission, the Chief…
By Vishnu Bisram TUESDAY is Primary Election Day for the House of Representative of the US Congress and seats to New York State Senate (NYS) and Guyanese are urged to come out and vote. Polls open at 06:00 hours and closes at 21:00 hours. Primary election selects the candidate or nominee for a position for…
Guyana confirmed its first monkeypox case on Monday and President Dr. Irfaan Ali says that the government has the necessary systems already in place and as such, there is no need for any imposed public restrictions now. The Head of State, speaking at the sidelines of an event in Wakenaam, reminded the country that the…
