The Private Sector Commission is following the government in linking two recent fires at two police buildings to political activists outside of Guyana. In a statement issued this morning, the PSC said it has noted a spate of fires across the city, adding that the fires represent an obvious threat to the maintenance of law…
THE Ministry of Human Services and Social Security will today join the rest of the world in kicking off 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence under the theme, “Orange the World: End Violence against Women Now!” It is an annual campaign that begins on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (Nov…
When a woman experiences violence, one of the first avenues of recourse – if not the first – is engaging the Guyana Police Force (GPF). But inadequacies in the response of some police officers continue to plague the provision of support services. “I think this is perhaps the biggest challenge that we are facing in…
Six female volleyball teams will vie for supremacy on Sunday (November 28) when the Guyana Volleyball Federation stages a one-day tournament at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown. The competition will serve off at 09:00h. The Federation said the aim of the tournament to select a senior squad to commence training for future…
The lack of trust between the police and the public is nothing new but on the Essequibo Coast, residents have a high level of distrust for the police. This was revealed by Regional Commander, Woman Superintendent Denise Griffith during this week’s ‘Police and You’ programme. The Commander explained that this poses a challenge to policing…
The Government of Guyana has indicated that it is in support of an analysis being done to determine the cause of a significant decline in catches being experienced by local fishermen. Stakeholders in the local fishing industry met on Wednesday with the Agriculture Minister, Zulficar Mustapha. During the meeting the fishermen and other stakeholders raised…
Sixteen-year-old Jordan Johnson and Guyanese Matthew Nandu starred with the bat to lead Team Auguste to a commanding victory over Team DePeiza in the third West Indies Rising Stars Under-19 warm-up game on Thursday at the Coolidge Cricket ground in Antigua. Set a target of 240, Team Auguste coasted to an eight-wicket victory in just…
The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) has renewed its call for the private sector minimum wage to be increased and for private sector employers to follow the government’s footsteps and give their workers a pay increase. The Federation registered its disappointment over the fact that with the recent increase approved by Government,…
See below full statement issued by Mohamed’s Enterprise: Mohamed’s Enterprise of Lot 29 Lombard Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, Guyana stands by a track record of quality, efficiency, competence and commitment to the growth and development of our country. We, therefore, reject any insinuation about our experience and competence. Since our company was awarded a contract to…
A 54-year-old man from Enterprise on the East Coast of Demerara lost his life tragically this morning as a fire swept through his brother’s home. An alarm was raised about the fire just before 4 o’clock this morning at the Market Street Enterprise home of Surash Golchand. The brother who died was identified as Shwavash…
