The Public Accounts Committee has put together eight nominees for the important Public Procurement Commission, but only five persons will eventually be chosen. The names of 26 persons were initially put forward by the two sides in the Public Accounts Committee, but that number was reduced as the key members of the PAC sub-committee met.…
— in 2022, says Food and Agriculture Organisation In 2022, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) must make “extraordinary” efforts to achieve tangible on-the-ground progress towards reducing hunger, making agrifood systems more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable, and to ultimately achieve the Four Betters – Better Production, Better Nutrition, a Better…
The Public Accounts Committee has put together eight nominees for the important Public Procurement Commission, but only five persons will eventually be chosen. The names of 26 persons were initially put forward by the two sides in the Public Accounts Committee, but that number was reduced as the key members of the PAC sub-committee met.…
— residents, entrepreneurs in Mandela laud coming four-lane highway THE new Eccles to Mandela access road is in its final stages and is expected to be completed in approximately two weeks. On Monday, residents in the area said that the project will positively affect their businesses and ease traffic buildups. “Well the traffic is really…
The Public Accounts Committee has put together eight nominees for the important Public Procurement Commission, but only five persons will eventually be chosen. The names of 26 persons were initially put forward by the two sides in the Public Accounts Committee, but that number was reduced as the key members of the PAC sub-committee met.…
SHERRYANN Bashier was on Monday freed of a rape charge by the Sexual Offences Court of the Suddie High Court after a jury returned a not-guilty verdict. Bashier was on trial before Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry for the offence which alleged that between November 11-12, 2015, in the County of Essequibo, she caused a 15-year-old girl…
The Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) on Sunday hosted its five-team Female Volleyball Festival at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, with Pakuri Warriors emerging champions of the one-day tournament. Pakuri Warriors defeated Castrol Strikers in the championship contest, winning 25-22, 14-25, 15-13. The other teams in the competition were Berbice Females, Premier Eagles and Laluni. Berbice…
The Public Accounts Committee has put together eight nominees for the important Public Procurement Commission, but only five persons will eventually be chosen. The names of 26 persons were initially put forward by the two sides in the Public Accounts Committee, but that number was reduced as the key members of the PAC sub-committee met.…
TWO men who were on trial for the 2017 murder of Fazal Shaheed at his Freeman Street, East La Penitence house, were on Monday acquitted of the crime by a jury. Shawn DosSantos and Stephon Howard, who are also residents of Freeman Street, were on trial before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow at the Demerara High Court…
By Isanella Patoir isanella@newsroom.gy Pretty Debideen is the only healthcare worker on Fort Island, located along the Essequibo River. Up until last month, Pretty had singlehandedly managed to keep the island COVID-19 free. Three persons from the island– two teenagers and an elderly person– tested positive for the virus in October. She told the News…
