IN a bid to ease congestion and improve the overall aesthetic of the Parika Market on the East Bank of Essequibo, the government is looking to repurpose one of two ballfields in the area for the creation of a massive market tarmac. The announcement was made by President Dr Irfaan Ali, on Sunday, during a…
President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Monday announced that a new National Stadium will be constructed in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). This new stadium, he said, is part of the government’s development plan for the region. The News Room understands that the new stadium will be constructed at Palmyra. “To support that national stadium, we will…
A young motorcyclist in Linden became one of the country’s latest road fatalities on Sunday morning when he crashed into another motorcyclist who had failed to stop at the major road and ended up in his path. The dead youth was identified as 18-year-old Odel Taylor of One Mile Wismar. The accident occurred at around…
— Guyana continues to engage Suriname’s government at the highest level to resolve matter, says VP Jagdeo VICE-PRESIDENT Bharrat Jagdeo said Guyana will continue to engage Suriname to ensure that the authorities in the neighbouring country follow through with a promise to license Guyanese fisherfolk. He gave the assurance during a meeting with fishermen at…
Primary school children in public schools across the country have started to receive all of the necessary textbooks needed to help their studies and President Dr. Irfaan Ali says that secondary school students will get their textbooks this year too. President Ali said this on Monday while addressing residents of Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). The…
A Section D’ Sophia family has been thrown into mourning following the death of their 14-year-old daughter Makida Quick, who was a student of the Tucville Secondary School. According to a Police statement, the teen was riding her bicycle along the roadway in Sophia when a speeding motorcycle slammed into her. The motorcyclist, 21-year=old Glendon…
–Vice-President announces during outreach to region SOME 3,000 temporary jobs will be allocated to residents of Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) in the coming weeks, Vice-President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo announced during separate meetings with fisherfolk and representatives of the business community in the region on Sunday. The announcement by the Vice-President was greeted with applause from…
With proposals in hand, Vice-President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has announced plans to develop lands formerly owned by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) at Palmyra, East Berbice-Corentyne. Jagdeo made the announcement on Sunday while meeting with the business community in Corriverton. He said a stadium will be built with construction expected to commence before the end…
Declaring that Guyana’s Justice system is ably led by two forward-looking and progressive judges, President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, (CCJ) Justice Adrian Saunders has expressed disappointment that Guyana has not been able to have a substantive Chancellor and Chief Justice in place for almost two decades. “There is one significant blot on an…
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…
