THE difficulties faced by hundreds of farmers along the Berbice River in getting their produce from farm to market will soon be a thing of the past, as government is arranging to have a vessel which services the route to also assist them. Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill,who has responsibility for the Transport and…
The East Coast of Demerara is set for massive development and transformation in the coming months and years and this will no doubt be challenging for the Guyana Police Force. But Regional Commander, Khali Pareshram said strategies will be formulated to deal with these challenges beforehand. “There are several challenges that we are seeing in…
A TAXI driver who got high from cocaine at a ‘gamble shop’ and ‘drugs yard’ at Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD), was arrested by the police after he made a false report that he was abducted and his car was stolen. He was identified as Keshan Bhola, 30, a taxi driver of Section ‘C’ Block…
Joe Root’s masterful century led England to a five-wicket win in the first Test against New Zealand on the fourth morning at Lord’s. Root, who ended 115 not out, also became the second England batter after Sir Alastair Cook to reach 10,000 Test runs. From 216-5 overnight, 61 short of their target of 277, the…
E-NETWORKS INC., Guyana’s only locally owned telecommunications provider, in collaboration with the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), held a blood drive at the company’s MovieTowne location, on Saturday, in light of World Blood Donor Day which will be observed on June 14, 2022. Ashley John, Marketing Coordinator of E-Networks Inc. told the Sunday Chronicle that…
Police in Region Seven recovered several high-powered weapons on Saturday at Blackwater Backdam. According to a police report, the owner of the weapons is being sought. Based on information received, police ranks went to a mining camp at about 15:00hrs and discovered the weapons – a Rickover 5.56 MM Rifle, a Benelli ARMI Rifle, a…
SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD Nabeel Baksh on Wednesday last attained one of his goals when he graduated at the top of his class at the Calvin M Woodward High School, Toledo, Ohio, United States of America. Baksh left Guyana almost four years ago at age 14. He attended the Leonora Primary School on the West Coast of Demerara…
Following a meeting with several cattle farmers from Black Bush Polder on the Corentyne Coast in Region Six, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha disclosed that works will soon commence to minimise flooding in the Cookrite Savannah. During a meeting on Friday with Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo in Number 63 Village, Corentyne, cattle farmers complained about…
WHEN you’re pregnant, you often dream of what your child is going to be and envision them living a full and normal life, so much so that it is often not easy to face the reality of your child having a different future, if or when, they are born with a disability. In addition to…
By Avenash Ramzan avenash@newsroom.gy “I want the public to be assured that we have to see this through to the end. This Sport Academy must become a fixture of how it is we develop talent.” The words of Sport Minister Charles Ramson Jr. reverberated around the National Aquatic Centre at Liliendaal on Saturday afternoon, as…
