The 21-year-old man who claimed that the stabbing death of his 19-year-old girlfriend was an accident was today charged and remanded to jail for the young woman’s murder. 19-year-old Shenese Walks was found dead with a knife stuck in her neck in a pool of blood in her boyfriend’s apartment last week. In Court today,…
SCHOOLS are expected to be opened next week across the country and the Ministry of Health is expected to collaborate with the Ministry of Education to increase vaccine uptake in children ages 12 to 17. This was revealed by Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony during his COVID-19 update on Tuesday where he noted that there…
–stakeholders sign two agreements to train youths and retired officers THE Ministry of Labour and the Guyana Police Force (GPF), on Tuesday, signed two agreements, which will set the basis for training of youths in vulnerable communities and retired officers of the force. Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton, said that the youth-focused agreement is intended…
GTT in collaboration with Bounty Supermarket during the Easter season afforded three finalists in its Easter promotion the opportunity to win a supermarket sweep, a release from the company said. Marianne Henry and her family will have a thrilling Easter season and beyond, after winning $150,000 in groceries and household items during GTT’s ‘Egg-citing’ Easter…
THE Women and Gender Equality Commission (W&GEC) has outlined a five-year (2021-2026) strategic plan, which includes a comprehensive process through which the commission can advocate and support “a gender just and equitable society in Guyana.” The W&GEC, which falls under the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, outlines a number of objectives in the…
THE government has tabled the Nurses and Midwives Bill 2022 in the National Assembly, making provision for the registration and regulation of nurses, midwives and nursing assistants. Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony on Wednesday last presented the Bill during the 46th Sitting of the Twelfth Parliament at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC). Presented…
The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) in collaboration with Dave West Indies Imports and Exports will commence the Under-15 Inter-County tournament 2022 on Friday April 22. The first-round matches will be played at the Imam Bacchus ground in Essequibo and the Number 69 ground in Berbice. “The playing of matches at various venues across the country…
–says President Ali as High Commissioners from both countries accredited PRESIDENT Dr. Irfaan Ali is of the view that partnerships with “like-minded countries” and institutions are key to achieving the sustainable development goals of eradicating poverty, ending hunger, achieving food security, improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture. The Head of State made the foregoing observation…
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy A nearly 50 per cent rate of economic growth is still expected in Guyana even though the Ukraine/ Russia war has constrained countries in recovering from the enduring economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which in its April 2022 World Economic Outlook,…
JUST under a week after the new four-lane Mandela-Eccles Road was opened to the public, preparatory works have commenced for the laying of the foundation for the 150-room Four Points by Sheraton–Marriott hotel. The Guyana Chronicle was reliably informed that following the land clearing stages of the project, which is currently ongoing at the Houston…
