Vehicle passes for the Guyana leg of the Hero Caribbean Premier League will go on sale from Monday September 19, 2022, it was announced on Saturday evening. It was indicated that the passes will only be for the four home games and neutral matches on September 21, 22, 24 and 25. Tickets will be priced…
–with commissioning of $26M supply system OVER 400 residents of Annai, North Rupununi, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), now have access to potable water, following the commissioning of a $26 million water distribution system. Housing and Water Minister, Collin Croal, and Regional Chairman of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Nine, Bryan Allicock, attended…
–UN Secretary-General says, champions call for peace WHILE thanking those in attendance for “joining us to sound the call for peace”, Secretary-General António Guterres reminded that “today [Friday], peace is under assault.” “The poison of war is infecting our world, by jeopardising millions of lives, turning people against each other, pitting nation against nation, eroding…
ESHIKA SINGH, of Zorg-en-Vlygt, in Region Two, is in need of a scholarship to pursue studies in petroleum/chemical Engineering. The former Anna Regina Secondary School student copped the 6th position in the country at this year’s CSEC examinations with 18 Grade Ones. Singh recently told this publication that while growing up she never knew the…
-NBS granted three-month stay to decide on CCJ appeal THOUGH upholding the High Court ruling, the Court of Appeal on Friday slashed the $59 million judgement that the New Building Society (NBS) was ordered to pay former Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Maurice Arjoon, to $18.8 million. In 2017, High Court Judge, Brassington Reynolds, found that…
A 59-year-old woman, was, on Friday, remanded to prison for allegedly attempting to smuggle cocaine hidden in biscuit wrappers out of Guyana through Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA). Unique Sunshine London of Haslington, East Coast Demerara, appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Diamond/Grove Magistrates’ Court and denied trafficking 11.188 kilogrammes of cocaine on September…
–find investor to produce cheap electricity; interview Opposition Leader; build three 10-storey hospitals for US$48M VICE-President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday evening challenged Kaieteur News publisher Glenn Lall to deliver on several claims he made during his show on Kaieteur Radio. Lall, during the radio programme, claimed that many projects could be done differently and…
THE Guyana Police Force is expected to conduct an investigation into the data supplied by the APNU+AFC during the national recount of ballots cast in the 2020 General and Regional Elections. In a correspondence which was seen by the Guyana Chronicle, Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, S.C., on behalf of the government,…
THREE months after President, Dr Irfaan Ali announced that the government will give a one-off grant of $150,000 to fisherfolk across Guyana, the initiative was finally rolled out in Region Six on Friday. The extended time to launch the programme was due to systems put in place by the government to ensure greater scrutiny of…
RESIDENTS of Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) will soon benefit from $8.6 billion in road works, as 268 contracts were signed on Friday at the Albion Community Centre, to pave the way for the commencement of this transformative project. Vice-President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, who led an outreach to the region, said that, overall, some $20 billion…
