THE Civil Defence Commission (CDC), on Saturday, distributed over 335 food hampers, and cleaning hampers, along with 720 bottles of vitamin C tonic to the Deputy Toshao of Orealla and Siparuta, Randy Herman. Herman expressed gratitude on behalf of all the villagers and councillors to the CDC for what he sees as “a timely assistance”…
A salesman working at Chesney, East Berbice – Corentyne was Saturday afternoon shot when bandits pounced on him and others. The injured man has been identified as Lochan Matadeen of Number 63 Village. He was reportedly shot to his abdomen in what is now a failed robbery attempt on a truck owned by Sunshine Supermarket.…
The Opposition APNU+AFC has called on the government to pay all public servants an end of year bonus and it should be more than the two-week salary equivalent bonus that has been announced by the government for health workers. In a statement today, APNU+AFC Executive Aubrey Norton said the year has been a challenging one…
– changing business culture, expanding, investing in training to benefit from economic boom By Navendra Seoraj GUYANA is fast becoming a business magnet, attracting major foreign and local investors who are keen on pumping money into this fledging petroleum State, which is anticipating an “economic boom;” something that every member of society, including “women in…
New traffic arrangements implemented by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has led to a major backup of traffic on the East Bank and West Bank of Demerara. Commuters have been stuck in the traffic for more than three hours and have taken their complaints to Facebook. When contacted, Minister within the Ministry of Public Works,…
Guyana and Brazil have agreed to restart discussions on the road project that would make travel between the two neighbouring states much easier. The Minister of External Affairs of Brazil and a government team paid a one day visit to Guyana and held discussions with President Irfaan Ali and other government officials. In a joint…
PELE hopes he will one day “play ball together in the sky” with “great friend” Diego Maradona after the Argentina legend died at the age of 60. Maradona’s passing was confirmed by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), with tributes soon flooding in for a much-loved sporting figure. The Argentina and Napoli great had undergone a…
The indigenous villages of Orealla/Siparuta, situated along the Corentyne River in Region Six, will proceed on a two-week lockdown effective Friday, November 27, as the COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the communities. This was revealed by Toshao of the villages, Carl Peneux during an interview with the News Room on Thursday evening. He noted…
The World Bank has announced that it has approved US$7.5 million to aid in Guyana’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Project. The money is to be used to support the country in tackling the current pandemic and strengthening the country’s health system. According to the World Bank’s Country Director for the Caribbean, Tahseen Sayed, the Bank is working…
(REUTERS) – World soccer great Diego Armando Maradona, who died yesterday less than a month after his 60th birthday, was worshipped like a god for his genius with the ball, but his demons almost destroyed him. Maradona had died after suffering a heart attack at his home in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, those close…
