A five-year-old boy of Akawini, Pomeroon River, Region Two, is in a critical condition at the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was found hanging from a tree with a rope tied around his neck. The child was discovered by his 25-year-old mother on Wednesday at around 11:00hrs. Police Commander, Shiverpersaud…
The Chairman and Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission met this afternoon with Attorney General Anil Nandlall on the proposed reform of Guyana’s electoral laws. The meeting took place at the Attorney General Chambers and lasted for close to two hours. After the meeting, Opposition nominated GECOM Commissioner Vincent Alexander told News Source that the…
Patrol ranks of Regional Division 4 ‘C’ came under fire in the wee hours of Thursday after they reportedly attempted to stop a car (PSS 7835) which was being driven in a dangerous manner with three men inside. Police Headquarters reported that the incident occurred at about 01:22hrs within the vicinity of Industry, East Coast…
One day after the Director of Public Prosecutions discontinued the private criminal charge that was filed by Woman Police Constable Shawnette Bollers against Attorney Nirvan Singh, the Police Constable picketed the DPP’s Office, pointing out that the DPP has stripped her of her right to be heard by the Court. The DPP did not give…
At the opening of the Agriculture Investment Expo this morning, various regional Heads of Government urged more support for the region’s agriculture industry as they also called for the lifting of tariffs that continue to affect intra-regional trade. Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne called on regional leaders to address the concerns of…
-monitoring of Region One mangroves among objectives FOUR women are currently being trained to operate drones in Region One (Barima-Waini) as part of efforts to stop the removal of mangroves in that area. Shakira Yipsam of Arouka Mouth, Olivia Williams and Mariella Campbell of Imbotero and Evonnedy Wells of Smith Creek, were selected through an…
ONE YEAR after acquiring a Guyanese contact centre, itel, the international award-winning customer experience provider announced that it had already invested over US$1M in upgrades to the facility, with plans to invest a total of US$4 million to bring the site to a world-class standard by July 2022. According to a release, itel’s Founding Chairman…
PERSONS from across the country have been invited by ExxonMobil Guyana to learn about its proposed Uaru project and to put forward questions or concerns that they might have regarding this potential operation in the Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana. In order to move forward with plans for Uaru, the company would have to obtain environmental…
SOME 60 persons who completed programmes at the University of Guyana (UG) and the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) through scholarships from the government, will soon be able to apply their knowledge in various areas within the public service. Those persons were engaged on their placements in the public service by Vice-President, Bharrat Jagdeo and…
IN celebration of the first-ever international day for women in maritime around the world, the Ministry of Public Works held a small, but significant ceremony, on Wednesday, at its Wight’s Lane office, to celebrate the hard-working and ingenious women who shape and sustain Guyana’s maritime sector. 32 women in that field were bestowed tokens of…
