After two years of restrictions that placed a damper on national events, the return of the traditional kite flying, associated with Easter celebrations, is already causing system interruptions at the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) network. As recently as Saturday last, a kite was entangled in the power company’s mains at Prashad Nagar, Georgetown and…
SOME 400 small-business grants will be available for residents of Region Six to either start a business or expand their businesses, Vice-President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo announced on Monday. The Vice-President had weeks earlier made similar announcements — first announcing 250 business grants for residents of Region Two and the same amount for residents of Region…
The badly decomposed body, suspected to be that of missing fisherman Suraj Dhaneshwar, was discovered on the foreshore at Dantzig, Mahaicony on Monday. The News Room understands that the body is presently at the Bailey’s Funeral Home and a DNA test will be conducted to determine the identity of the person. Police sources disclosed that…
HOTELS, shopping malls and a hive of economic activities are expected to spring into operations with the construction of a national stadium at Palmyra, Region Six, similar to the Guyana National Stadium on the East Bank Demerara, Region Four. This is according to Vice-President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, who, at the time, was addressing members of…
About three months after the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) was forced to shut down its massive Garden of Eden power plant on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD), Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips says that the plant has been cleared for use. “All five of the generator sets were checked and all are…
–state-of-the-art hotels, malls, private hospitals on the cards –plans in place for upgrade of Rose Hall aerodrome to Ogle-standard airport –six proposals for small oil refineries being examined PRESIDENT, Dr Irfaan Ali, on Monday announced that Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) is slated for massive transformation across all sectors. The Head of State led a team…
The opportunity for small businesses and others to market local products on the national and international market has now grown with the introduction of the Stabroek Online Market – a new online platform. It was officially launched on Tuesday at the Mariott Hotel in Kingston, Georgetown. The platform promises efficiency, transparency and a seamless customer…
Nine years after the disappearance of Guyana Energy Agency employee, Levoy Taljit, the Guyana Police Force appears to now be treating the disappearance as a murder case. Today, the Police issued a wanted bulletin for a suspect in the murder. In a statement this morning, the Police issued the wanted bulletin for 44-year-old Soesdyke resident,…
One day after Guyana abstained from voting at the United Nations for Russia to be suspended from the UN Human Rights Council, the Government of Guyana has indicated that its decision came as a result of the absence of a full human rights violation report. On Thursday, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted to…
One day after Guyana abstained from voting at the United Nations for Russia to be suspended from the UN Human Rights Council, the Government of Guyana has indicated that its decision came as a result of the absence of a full human rights violation report. On Thursday, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted to…
