President Irfaan Ali and the Chairman of Mocha Arcadia Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), Rudolph Adams clashed on Sunday as the President visited the community for the commissioning of a $59 million rehabilitated road and to sign contracts for other roads in the community. The Chairman of the NDC, Rudolph Adams while applauding the move by…

— Hemwantie Sahadeo from Leguan scores nine grade ones, three grade twos at exams THINGS may not have been very bright financially for 17-year-old Hemwantie Sahadeo and her family but when it came to her education they spared no effort in doing the best they all could. Lesson fees alone took a huge chunk of…

The second batch of tickets for the Hero Caribbean Premier League knockout matches will be going on sale at the Box Office at 233-234 Camp Street, Georgetown, from 09:00h on Tuesday September 13, including tickets for the final. All of these matches will take place at the Guyana National Stadium in Providence between September 27-30.…

— President Ali tells Mocha-Arcadia residents, commissions Burnham Boulevard, contracts signed for two more road projects TO resounding applause and loud cheers President, Dr Mohammed Irfaan Ali, along with several members of Cabinet on Sunday afternoon commissioned the Burnham Boulevard in Mocha-Arcadia, East Bank Demerara (EBD). The rehabilitation and commissioning of the road comes on…

Several issues at the Mocha primary in the community of Mocha/ Arcadia on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) were raised with President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Sunday and in turn, the President promised to address these issues. Oddessa Wilson, a mother of a Grade Six pupil with a disability, lamented that the school is…

With the obvious need for more healthcare providers, the Health Ministry on Monday oriented 124 nurses into a training programme that focuses on clinical and technical skills. The ministry’s Senior Health Education Officer, Georgel Abrams, said the programme will see this batch of nurses being trained both in theory and practice before they are sent…

Four people are now homeless after a massive fire at Seaview Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara (WCD), ravaged their house on Sunday night.  According to a release from the Guyana Fire Service, firefighters from the Leonora fire station responded to a fire at the location at about 21:43 hrs on Sunday.  At the scene, it…

Businessman Mark Gomes was on Monday released on $200,000 bail on a charge of trafficking over 24 grams of cocaine at his Craig Street, Campbellville, home. Gomes, 38, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty. Particulars of the charge alleged that Gomes on September 9, at Lot…

MINISTER of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai, on Saturday, handed over houses that were recently constructed by Food for the Poor (FFTP) Guyana Inc. to five families in Mainstay/Whyaka, Region Two. One beneficiary, Julian Thornhill, a father of three said he is glad that he was able to qualify for one of the houses. He said…

There are calls for the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Guyana Police Force to release the full report submitted by a Regional Security Services investigator who reviewed the Police probe of the murder of biker Ricardo Fagundes and claims of a cover-up in the investigations. In a statement, the Ministry of Home Affairs said…