SURASH Goolchand, 54, of Lot 156, Market Street, Enterprise, East Coast Demerara, died in a fire that gutted his house early Thursday morning. Following the fire, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) issued a statement reminding citizens to equip their homes with fire extinguishers and smoke alarms. According to the Fire Service, when it received the…
As cooperation between Guyana and Ghana intensifies, a small private sector team from Ghana travelled to Guyana with the intention of scoping out opportunities for partnerships and investments across several local sectors. This was related to the News Room on Wednesday by Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo. The News Room understands that this Ghanian team…
–WPO General-Secretary tells candlelight vigil IN observance of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the Women’s Progressive Organisation (WPO) on Thursday hosted a candlelight vigil at Beterverwagting on the East Coast of Demerara in support of victims of domestic abuse. WPO General-Secretary, Sheila Veerasammy told the Guyana Chronicle that sensitisation of domestic…
Adaicia Semple is a 16-year-old from Tempie Village, West Coast Berbice. She was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease, Lupus, a year ago and is now battling kidney failure. Lupus commonly affects the skin, joints and kidneys. Lupus attacks healthy tissues in the body and the signs and symptoms of it are not always present. Rather,…
-but could rise again with December-January rains PRICES for vegetables have dropped significantly following the unprecedented floods in May-June, due largely to inclement weather and government’s cash grants to affected farmers, but prices could go up again with the upcoming rainy season. In the aftermath of the floods, the government allocated $7.8B to small and…
Long-serving cricket administrator Dennis D’Andrade was on Wednesday re-elected President of the Upper Corentyne Cricket Association (UCCA) when the association held its biennial elections at the Skeldon Community Centre Ground. D’Andrade and his entire slate were re-elected on a 19-0 vote, as clubs in the area rewarded them for the outstanding work they are doing…
– Minister Persaud urges GPL prepaid customers to secure their grants now THE $25,000 cash grant vouchers by the Government of Guyana 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…
In a scathing rebuke of criticisms of the government’s recently announced seven per cent across the board salary increase for public servants, President Dr Irfaan Ali on Friday defended the offer and said public servants are better off under his government than they were under the former APNU+AFC administration. The President took particular umbrage to…
SENIOR Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh and European Union (EU) Ambassador to Guyana, Dr. Fernando Ponz Cantó have held wide-ranging discussions that focused on the government’s ongoing investment programme in the sea and river defence sector, including mangroves. Both are key areas that underpin EU support…
By Akeem Greene akeem@newsroom.gy British explorer Lucy Shepherd recently undertook a daring East to West expedition of the expansive Kanuku Mountains, and while her experiences might seem fictional to many, the achievement made her and others embrace the need for the rainforests of Guyana to be further protected. Shepherd completed a 253-mile (407km) trek across…
