After several warnings, the Ministry of Housing and Water/Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) on Tuesday demolished 20 ‘unoccupied’ and ‘incomplete’ structures at Cummings Park, Sophia. The News Room was informed that the structures were erected on reserve land which is considered “zero tolerance” since it falls in the Eugene…
The Parliamentary Committee of Supply on Monday approved $50 million for startup operations of the Guyana Technical Training College at Tain, Port Mourant, Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne). This college is a government initiative intended to provide hands-on training for thousands of Guyanese youths for jobs locally and regionally. The…
More than 600 direct jobs in the bauxite industry were lost between 2015 and 2020 when the APNU+AFC coalition was in government, President Dr. Irfaan Ali said Monday night. And according to him, the loss of jobs was only part of the ills the sector grappled with during that period….
The Parliamentary Committee of Supply approved the budgetary allocations for local constitutional bodies and included in those funds is a $32.5 million allocation for the Office of the Leader of the Opposition. These funds were approved on Tuesday as Parliamentarians began the Consideration of Estimates for the 2024 National Budget….
Please see below press release from Caribbean Science Foundation The Caribbean Science Foundation (CSF) held the second annual Caribbean STEM Olympiads (CSO) on 17-21 January 2024 in a virtual format. In these Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Olympiads, individuals and teams representing educational institutions, clubs or themselves competed in…
Banks DIH is getting ready to open its multi-million, multi-story parking lot at Riverview, Ruimveldt, Georgetown by April 2024. Construction on the elevated parking lot started in 2019 but at the weekend, during the hosting of the company’s 68th Annual General Meeting, company executives explained the investment to the public….
Fifth form Physical Education and Sport students of the Marian Academy on Saturday held an exposition at the school to demonstrate key subject areas. The Expo was held for the purpose of their School Based Assessment and entailed examining the five compulsory cores areas of the subject, namely History and…
Two men were on Monday found guilty of the murder of Corentyne businessman Lomenzo Johnny, whose body was discovered four years ago in a clump of bushes on a farm a short distance away from his home. Satram Khuslay called “Steve Urkle”, 30, of Hampshire and Bilall McLennon, 34, of…
Sachin Pitamber and Aditi Joshi, both of Queen’s College, excelled at the national Under-14 championship held at Queen’s College on January 27. Pitamber secured 6.5 points out of a possible seven points to capture the top spot in the Open division, while in the Girl’s division Aditi Joshi won all…
Imran Khan, the former Pakistan captain and Prime Minister, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by a special court in Pakistan. He stands accused of not returning a diplomatic document after he was removed from the office of Prime Minister in 2022. He has been in prison since August…
