Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha while meeting with riverine farmers in Region Seven (Cuyuni – Mazaruni) on Wednesday encouraged them to produce root crops such as cassava and sweet potatoes and promised to secure markets for the staples and their byproducts. During the meeting held at the Bartica Community Center Ground, Mustapha told the farmers…
The People’s National Congress Reform, (PNCR), which is the largest party in the APNU+AFC coalition, has raised questions about the planned Commission of Inquiry into the 2020 General Elections, while there is an active Elections Petition questioning the outcome of the elections still before the Courts. During a press conference today, PNCR Executive Member Gary…
GUYANA’S eastern neighbour, Suriname, is set to receive a large quantity of food supplies aimed at providing relief to the many flood-affected residents there. This support is being donated by the Government of Guyana through the Civil Defence Commission (CDC). The supplies which will be delivered this week, comprises essential food items. During a simple…
A 42-year-old man of Lethem, Region Nine died after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a median on the Barrack Retreat Public Road in Lethem on Monday night. Dead is Benito Barrington Lochinvar of Lethem. Police Headquarters reported that Lochinvar was reportedly consuming alcohol and was speeding before the accident which occurred…
The People’s National Congress Reform, (PNCR), which is the largest party in the APNU+AFC coalition, has raised questions about the planned Commission of Inquiry into the 2020 General Elections, while there is an active Elections Petition questioning the outcome of the elections still before the Courts. During a press conference today, PNCR Executive Member Gary…
A MIXED 12-member jury was, on Wednesday, empanelled before Justice Sandil Kissoon at the Demerara High Court for the trial of death row inmate, Mark Royden Williams, called ‘Smallie’, who is accused of killing a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldier in 2008. Williams, formerly of Friendship, East Coast Demerara, denied murdering Ivor Williams, 24, on…
President Dr Irfaan Ali on Thursday participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for a BioNTech facility – the first vaccine production facility – to be constructed in Rwanda (Kigali) where he has joined other global leaders for the first Commonwealth Summit since 2018. The facility is the start of a project in cooperation with Ghana, South…
The People’s National Congress Reform, (PNCR), which is the largest party in the APNU+AFC coalition, has raised questions about the planned Commission of Inquiry into the 2020 General Elections, while there is an active Elections Petition questioning the outcome of the elections still before the Courts. During a press conference today, PNCR Executive Member Gary…
GUYANESE students will start receiving the $30,000 cash grant at the end of July, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand announced. Speaking at the Georgetown Department of Education Regional Awards Ceremony for the Academic year 2020-2021, on Wednesday, the minister said, “We are giving from the government level, the most support parents and students have ever…
The Central Immigration and Passport Office on Thursday acknowledged that there have been unusual delays in the issuance of passports. In a statement, Police Headquarters said the Passport Office continues to provide passport and other immigration document services and is attempting to do so within the normal time frame of five working days. The COVID-19…
