After meeting with angry vendors in Mon Repos who had their stalls looted and burnt during this morning’s protest along the East Coast, President Irfaan Ali moved to the community of Buxton as he tried to quell the protests taking place several villages away at Golden Grove. While in Buxton, the President declared that he…
By Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.gy Protest action on Tuesday for justice over the shooting death of 23-year-old Quindon Bachhus by a policeman also presented the opportunity for rioters to loot, burn stalls and destroy the vehicles of vendors at the Mon Repos Market on the East Coast of Demerara. The destruction has left vendors with millions…
The Opposition APNU+AFC has condemned the escalation of the protests on the East Coast of Demerara, which it believes could distract from the real reason for the protest action. Hundreds of residents from the East Coast Demerara took to the streets this morning calling for Justice for Golden Grove youth Quindon Bacchus, who was shot…
— Argentine entrepreneur Grobocopatel in dialogue with IICA Director-General THE concurrent global crises that have sent food prices soaring provide an opportunity for Latin America, which must see this situation as a starting point for the transformation of its rural areas. This is the vision of businessman, agricultural engineer and international consultant, Gustavo Grobocopatel, who…
DRAINAGE works are currently ongoing on the dumpsite access road at Eccles, East Bank Demerara (EBD), which is an important connector to both the Mandela to Eccles and the Ogle to Eccles four-lane highways, President Dr. Irfaan Ali said in a Facebook post on Sunday. The new drainage infrastructure is set to complement the significant…
— Public Works Minister Juan Edghill WITH 52 persons displaced from their homes in Kwakwani due to flooding caused by heavy rains and the overtopping of the Berbice River, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill, following an assessment over the weekend, said a long-term solution is needed to address flooding in the community. In May last…
THE Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Monday dispatched 475 food and cleaning hampers to residents of Kwakwani, Ladernsville and Hururu in Region 10. According to a release, the hampers were distributed by regional representatives to the flood-affected residents in the mentioned communities. Additionally, resources were also delivered to bolster the two existing shelters in the…
THE Georgetown Mayor and City Council, on Monday, voted to begin making payments to former Town Clerk, Royston King, after receiving a court order to do so. This decision was made during the council’s statutory meeting, which was held in the upper flat of the Kitty Market. The matter was raised as the Town Clerk…
— authorities request critical information from the company RAMPS Logistics Guyana, on Monday, disclosed that it was currently working to submit additional documents that have been requested by the Local Content Secretariat (LCS). The logistics company which was incorporated in 2013 and is parented by RAMPS Logistics Limited out of Trinidad and Tobago, had recently…
THREE-YEAR-OLD Daniel Major died on Monday, hours after he was struck down by a motorcar while attempting to cross the Canefield Public Road, East Canje, Berbice According to a police release, the accident occurred on Sunday, at about 19:45hrs and involved Major of Second Street, Inslington Village, East Bank Berbice and motorcar HA 9700, driven…
