With the opening of a new multi-million dollar hotel in the Cinderalla County on Friday, President Irfaan Ali has promoted Region Two (Pomeroon—Supenaam) as a special development zone that would advance investment opportunities. President Irfaan Ali inspects a room at the new Jaigobin Hotel The Head of State was speaking at Henrietta on the Essequibo…
A taxi driver who was charged four years ago with causing the death of a couple by dangerous driving, met his demise this morning in an accident along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway. Dead is 29-year-old Mark Cameron of Guyhoc Park, Georgetown. A police report said Cameron was driving a motor car along the Linden/Soesdyke highway at…
By Dr. Vishnu Bisram GUYANESE in the US are in the thick of the celebration of American Thanksgiving holiday that is observed on Thursday November 25 but will be carried over through Sunday. Thanksgiving Day is a historical celebration in the US going back to the 1600s since the early settlement of North America by…
Ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Friday discovered $US17,000 (G$3.4M) worth of cocaine hidden inside Christmas cards at the Guyana Post Office in Georgetown. A brief release from CANU noted that ranks were performing duties when they made the discovery of 647.6 grams (1.4 lbs) of the illegal substance in five yellow envelopes.…
A taxi driver who was charged four years ago with causing the death of a couple by dangerous driving, met his demise this morning in an accident along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway. Dead is 29-year-old Mark Cameron of Guyhoc Park, Georgetown. A police report said Cameron was driving a motor car along the Linden/Soesdyke highway at…
THE attention of the Ministry of Finance has been drawn to yet another pronouncement by former Minister of Finance Mr Winston Jordan (Letter in Stabroek News of November 25,2021 headlined, “Finance Ministry removed critical control measure and this has opened door to procurement confusion and corruption”), as he persists in continuously peddling unmitigated ignorance on…
Ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Friday seized a total of 48.4 kg (107lbs) of cannabis that has a street value of over G$15M. A press release from CANU noted that ranks conducted a search operation at Lot 1067, New Glasgow Housing Scheme, Edinburgh East Bank Berbice, during which several parcels containing cannabis…
A taxi driver who was charged four years ago with causing the death of a couple by dangerous driving, met his demise this morning in an accident along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway. Dead is 29-year-old Mark Cameron of Guyhoc Park, Georgetown. A police report said Cameron was driving a motor car along the Linden/Soesdyke highway at…
HIGH Commissioner of India to Guyana, Dr. K.J. Srinivasa has recently inaugurated the first-ever Ganga Maa Temple at Good Success, on the bank of the Demerara River. The temple was built by Guyana Divya Jyoti Association and adds to the many mandirs already in existence in Guyana. It is a great tribute to the Indian…
THE $25,000 cash grant vouchers by the Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security can now be cashed by December 15, 2021, owing to a provision by the Ministry to ensure that everyone who is entitled receives the grant. Minister, Dr. Vindhya Persaud made the announcement of the extension this…
