–developers say facility will create hundreds of jobs HUNDREDS of jobs are expected to be created with the construction of the H-Towers Mall at Providence, East Bank Demerara. The developers of the H-Towers Hotel, Residence, and Mall, in a press release, said that the new mall will have activities for the entire family with world-renowned…
By Vishnu Bisram GUYANA-BORN Prakash Churaman was on June 9, 2022, freed of a murder charge by a New York City (NYC) court after the District Attorney decided to drop the case against him. Churaman, whose case was covered by several publications in NY and San Francisco, spent about six years behind bars for the…
AS Guyana joins the world in celebration of Men’s Health Week, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony has used the occasion to encourage men to take control of their health and well-being. The minister issued the call on Friday during his address to persons gathered at a health fair hosted by the Health Ministry’s Men’s Health…
–visitors still required to show proof of vaccination upon arrival to Guyana THE Ministry of Health, on Friday, announced the removal of COVID-19 testing requirements for international travellers. In a post on its Facebook page, the ministry announced that the relaxation of this measure took effect from Friday. This decision comes just days after the…
–now has capacity to house 120 persons, boasts improved facilities THE public night shelter at East La Penitence, Georgetown, could now accommodate even more persons following the completion of significant infrastructural works on the facility. A new wing was added to the facility at a cost of over $5 million, while the interior and exterior…
West Indies continue to hold the upper hand in the first Test, with Bangladesh being 50-2 in their second innings, still trailing by 112 runs after West Indies secured a sizeable lead on day two at the Sir Vivian Richards Ground, Antigua. Starting day two, 95-2, Kraigg Brathwaite was the pillar for the team and…
–for persons living with disabilities, HIV/AIDs and cancer PERSONS living with disabilities (PWDs), and persons living with HIV/AIDS or cancer will now have automatic access to public assistance for life, according to Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud in a follow up to a prior announcement made by President, Dr. Irfaan…
Guyana could earn between $70 to $100 million each year from the sale of cooking gas and other products produced at Wales on the West Bank of Demerara (WBD), where the gas-to-energy project will be developed soon, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has said. “…if you look at the cooking gas and the other natural…
–Vice-President Jagdeo ‘talks up’ big plans for Region Six CLOSE to $2B is being invested in Region Six through the creation of some 4,000 part-time jobs for residents there, as the government continues to implement measures to cushion the increase in cost of living occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. On Friday, hundreds of residents turned…
Retired Court of Appeal Judge and former Attorney General Charles Ramson Snr. SC continues to function as Guyana’s Commissioner of Information and though he says his office is underutilised, Justice Ramson maintains he is still up to the task. In 2013, Ramson Snr. was appointed by then President Donald Ramotar as Guyana’s first-ever Commissioner of…
