A new pump station being constructed at Plantation Andrews, Region Two (Pomeroon – Supenaam) will significantly improve drainage for some 8,000 acres of rice lands on the Essequibo Coast. Three pumps are being set up alongside a recently installed stainless steel sluice door at the site, Regional Vice-Chairman, Humace Odit told the News Room during…
Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan today joined calls for Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO), Sasenarine Singh to resign from his position or be fired, declaring that there is no future for the sugar industry under the current CEO. Ramjattan, who is also the Opposition spokesperson on Agriculture…
Dear Editor, THE UK is undergoing a campaign among Conservative Party members to choose a leader who will replace the outgoing Boris Johnson as Prime Minister. (Note that in the UK and several other democratic countries, unlike in Guyana, party members choose their leader, not a small group of pre-selected delegates). Last February, I penned…
Guyana has already taken several steps that will allow it to avoid the usual challenges associated with the development of a country’s oil and gas industry and can be an example for the world to follow, energy researcher Schreiner Parker has said. Parker is the Senior Vice President (VP) and Head of Latin America at…
— Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association THE Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) said the recently held International Building Expo at the Guyana National Stadium has created momentum in the construction sector and praised the government for hosting the event. The expo themed “A New Frontier for Building a One Guyana” was organised by the…
Residents of Lethem, Region Nine, (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) will now have access to more reliable and cleaner energy with the commissioning of a one-megawatt solar farm on Friday. Minister within the Public Works Ministry Deodat Indar made the disclosure during a press conference at the conclusion of day one of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)…
THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal accident along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway on Wednesday in the vicinity of Kuru Kuru in which three men lost their lives, a statement from the law enforcement agency said on Thursday. The deceased are Michael Edwards of Timehri Base Road, East Bank Demerara…
Over the next few days, approximately 11,500 students from both public and private schools in Region 10 will benefit from $345 million education cash grant distribution. At the distribution exercise, residents of Region 10 expressed immense gratitude for the timely disbursement of the government’s education cash grant of $30,000 inclusive of ‘Because We Care’ cash…
DIGICEL has launched a LTE service in Lethem, Region Nine, in keeping with its promise to deliver the best customer experience throughout the country. According to a release, the launch brings faster speeds and access to information to the residents and confirms Digicel’s positon as the network of choice in the Rupununi with the widest…
A 21-year-old mason identified as Dave Singh called ‘Boy’ was granted bail in the sum of $750, 000 when he appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court on Friday. He is charged with killing a 53-year-old businessman from East Canje, Berbice Vickram Seubarran called ‘Vick’. Singh of Betsy Ground, East Canje appeared before Magistrate Renita…
