The Government has tabled the Industrial Hemp Bill, which was read for the first time this morning by Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha. Once passed, the legislation will provide for the cultivation and manufacturing of industrial hemp and hemp-related products in Guyana. However, the Government maintains that the cultivation of hemp will be done in an…
A concerned parent of a 13-year-old schoolgirl who was reportedly drugged while at school on Friday last is calling for a thorough investigation. The child was among four girls of the Patentia Secondary School, West Bank of Demerara in Region Three who were hospitalised for hours after they allegedly consumed an illegal drug. The parent…
Six persons including two young children were injured today when the driver of the car that they were all in, lost control and flipped off the Soesdyke/Linden highway. A police report indicated that the accident occurred at around 11:40 this morning along the highway in the vicinity of the village of Yarrowkabra. The driver of…
Two children, ages one and four, are among six persons who were injured in an accident Tuesday morning at Yarrowkabra on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway. Police said the accident involved a motor car (PAB 2411) which was being driven by 33-year-old Paul Archer of Half Mile Wismar, Linden. The five other occupants were Ayanna Liddell, 19,…
President Irfaan Ali and Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Keith Rowley met and held bilateral talks this afternoon at State House, moments after the Prime Minister arrived in Guyana ahead of the Regional Agriculture Forum and Exhibition which opens on Thursday. According to a statement from Prime Minister Rowley’s team, the two leaders…
By Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.gy When Kristy Griffith was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison for a $1.1 million drug bust in 2020 at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), she was determined to make a change and turn her life around at that very moment. The 41-year-old mother of five, a certified…
After initially backing the incumbent Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland of Dominica for a second term as Secretary-General, the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is now allowing member states to vote for a candidate of their choice. CARICOM’s new position followed the entry of the Jamaican Foreign Minister Kamina Johnson in the race for the top Commonwealth…
With the number of staff members being reduced in the past 18 months by more than 300, the Chief Executive Officer of Guyana Water Inc. believes that the company is now in a better financial position. At a press conference today, CEO Shaik Baksh said the staff reduction formed part of the company’s restructuring plan. …
With the number of staff members being reduced in the past 18 months by more than 300, the Chief Executive Officer of Guyana Water Inc. believes that the company is now in a better financial position. At a press conference today, CEO Shaik Baksh said the staff reduction formed part of the company’s restructuring plan. …
By Tota C. Mangar THE system of indentureship as experienced by East Indian immigrants in colonial Guyana could be characterised as one of ‘struggle, sacrifice and resistance’. On the estates, the indentured labourers faced the harshness of the labour laws and it was obvious that the powerful plantocracy had effective control of the immigrant labour force.…
