President Irfaan Ali took his “One Guyana” plan to the Region 7 town of Bartica today where he met with residents and sought to address some of the concerns and challenges being faced by them. Before meeting with residents of the community, the President stopped at a number of schools and listened to some of…
By Cassandra Khan DIAGNOSED with a rare brain tumour, six-year-old Aden Persaud of Blairmont, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice), is nearing treatment completion in the United States of America. According to an official post on the Saving Hands Emergency Aid (SHEA) organisation’s Facebook page, doctors are hopeful that once the first phase is completed, little Aden will…
Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Wednesday confirmed a change in the schedule for the CG United Women’s Super50 Cup. Due to recent wet weather in Guyana, the tournament schedule had been switched around, with the T20 Blaze played first, allowing the various grounds earmarked for the CG United Women’s Super50 Cup more time to prepare…
Former Chairman of the Police Service Commission, retired Assistant Commissioner of Police Paul Slowe, today added his voice to the controversy surrounding the Police shooting death of Golden Grove Youth Quindon Bacchus. Bacchus was gunned down by a Special Branch rank last Friday in Haslington. During his online talk show today, Mr. Slowe said the…
PRAISED as the largest vessel plying the north-western region of Guyana which could cut down the transit time between destinations by half, the MV Ma Lisha was launched in Kolkata, India, on Wednesday and is en route to Guyana. The ferry will travel some 11,000 nautical miles from its launch site in Kolkata to Georgetown,…
President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday assured the country that a Public Procurement Commission (PPC) will be sworn in soon. His comments came one day after Chairman of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Jermaine Figueria asked the government to accept the five names agreed to by the PAC and have the Commission constituted. In a…
The National Milling Company of Guyana (NAMILCO) is the latest company to be granted certification to use the Made in Guyana Certification Mark on its ‘Thunderbolt’ and ‘Maid Marian Self-Rising’ flour. Acting Executive Director of the GNBS Ramrattie Karan said the standards body is pleased to support NAMILCO coming on board the standards mark programme.…
WITH the recent implementation of Guyana’s local content legislation, the country can possibly benefit from US$700 Million annually as part of the spin-off benefits. This is according to Vice-President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo who made these remarks during a press conference on Wednesday, where he said that many foreign companies are trying to bypass the local…
By Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.gy Days after police recovered several high-powered weapons at Blackwater Backdam, Region Seven, it was revealed on Wednesday that those weapons were possibly stolen from a Bartica businessman who claimed to have been the victim of break and enter and larceny while he was seeking medical attention in the United Kingdom (UK)…
After the government came under yet another stinging rebuke from top US Congressman Hackeem Jeffries over alleged acts of racism, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo responded today and said the US Congressman is clearly misinformed on the situation in Guyana. Over the weekend, Congressman Jeffries who chairs the Democratic Caucus for the US House of Representatives…
