The construction of the new North-West District, Region One passenger and cargo ferry – MV Ma Lisha – has been completed and will soon set sail for Guyana. This 70-metre-long vessel, with a speed of 15 knots, is expected to cut the travel time from Georgetown to the North West in half. The two vessels…
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…
(Jamaica Observer) FOR many entrepreneurs, starting a business could seem like a daunting task at first, but for those who are brave enough to take the plunge, the rewards are usually worthwhile. Senior Corporate Manager of JMMB Group’s Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Resource Centre Shani Duncan-Falconer explains that it is even easier to establish…
Monique Gonsalves, a resident of Santa Rosa in Region One (Barima- Waini), has accused the village council of attempting to seize a plot of land that was transferred to her 16 years ago, to build a new guesthouse. Gonsalves, on Tuesday, told the News Room that the one-acre plot of land was transferred to her…
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…
(Reuters) – OIL prices settled lower on Tuesday on fears the U.S. Federal Reserve will surprise markets with a higher-than-expected interest rate hike. Most Fed watchers had expected the U.S. central bank to hike rates by 50 basis points at its meeting on Wednesday. But after Friday’s surprisingly strong consumer price index (CPI) data for…
The education sector expects a massive influx of trained teachers soon and Minister of Education Priya Manickchand says that improvements in under-resourced hinterland regions can be expected. Manickchand, during an online forum on Monday night, said that “a very small number” of teachers in the hinterland regions are trained. She also acknowledged that these regions…
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…
SENIOR representatives of Guyana and India have committed, on behalf of their respective countries, to enhance co-operation in the areas of energy and power generation. Guyana’s Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, who is on an official visit to India, met with the Asian nation’s Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy, Shri R.K.…
An accident on the Washer Pond Public Road in MacKenzie, Linden on Wednesday morning resulted in the death of Shawn Deputron, a 50-year-old man of One Mile, Wismar, Linden. Police Headquarters reported that Deputron was driving motorcycle CL 4030 south along the eastern side of the road when he lost control at a “slight bend”…
