The Guyana Elections Commission is looking at a timeline of late November or early December to host local government elections. Local government elections were last held in 2018. Chairperson of GECOM, retired Justice Claudette Singh explained today that with the Commission set to begin a claims and objections period soon, the process will continue for…
AS India, on Monday, celebrated 75 years since its independence, the High Commission of India in Georgetown held a special celebration at the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, Georgetown. The event saw several cultural performances including rhythmic yoga, singing, and dances. India’s High Commissioner to Guyana, Dr. K J Srinivasa, related a message to attendees on…
US officials have warned of an increase in violent threats to law enforcement following the search of Donald Trump’s Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security issued a memo to law enforcement around the country. It said there had been an “increase in violent threats posted on social media against federal officials”.…
— new PAHO report SOME 900 million people or 96 per cent of the population of the 35 countries of the Americas are currently protected by at least one of the six tobacco control measures recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO), up 50 per cent from 2007. However, progress has not been uniform, the…
THE Ministry of Education has concluded a five-day workshop on “Piloting of the Renewed Curriculum” for the nursery level at Grand Coastal Hotel. At this workshop, 57 master trainers were trained, and they will be responsible for training nursery teachers across the country. According to a release, this first training will take the form of…
Leeward Islands ended day one of their second round game of the Cricket West Indies Rising Stars Under-19 Three-day Championship against Guyana in complete control at Park Hill, Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Opting to bat first, the Guyanese were dismissed for just 73 in 48 overs and by stumps, Leeward Islands reached 119-4,…
THE Ministry of Legal Affairs and Attorney-General’s (AG) Office is still working hard trying to recover monies that were paid out in contracts under the APNU+AFC Government, where goods or services were not delivered. One such case is against Trinidadian company, Davis Ecolife Limited, which had a contract with the National Data Management Authority (NDMA)…
A businessman identified as 50-year-old Kewin Nathaniel Allen of Angoy’s Avenue, Berbice died on Sunday at Blue Mountain Backdam in a freak accident. A statement from Police Headquarters noted that Allen and his 20-year-old son operate a shop in the back dam. At about 12:00 hrs on Sunday, both Allen and his son were in…
STATISTICS and facts from the Bank of Guyana (BoG) provides a different picture from the assertions by the Alliance For Change (AFC) that the economy would see an inflation that is likely to surpass eight per cent by the end of 2022. AFC Member, Jurethra Fernandes, expressed that view during the party’s press conference last…
A young man, just 20 years old, lost his life on Saturday after being stabbed during an argument. Police Headquarters, in a statement, said Owen Young of Perseverance, East Bank Demerara was stabbed by two identifiable males at about 22:00hrs on Saturday, a short distance from his home. Young and both suspects were involved in…
