An illegal electrical connection at the SACHI’S shopping tent facility on Regent Street has been determined to be the cause of the fire that gutted the tent and the department store next door three nights ago. Fire investigators have concluded that the fire started at the tent facility which was located on the plot of…
— aviation industry, down by 89 per cent in September, making gradual recovery, says Field — industry catalysing increase in economic activities By Navendra Seoraj THE local aviation industry, after declining significantly over the past nine months because of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, is on the road to recovery, with over 5,000 persons arriving…
The five Wartsila generators, which have been repeatedly touted to be among the breakthrough initiatives for increasing electricity supply, have finally arrived at its Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara location. But while these generators are now in the possession of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc., citizens are being reminded that it will…
The Guyana Police Force has alerted the International Police Organisation (Interpol) on its search for the Guyanese scrap metal dealer who is wanted for that 11.5-ton cocaine bust. Senior Law Enforcement sources indicated to News Source today that Caribbean Countries have also been alerted on the search for the businessman, Marlon Primo. The Customs Anti…
— in first 100 days, groundwork laid to reboot economy, build inclusive society, transform lives, put Guyana on path to rapid development By Navendra Seoraj RESTORING balance to an economy ‘rattled’ by a five-month elections impasse and the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, while protecting people, has been the foremost aim of the new People’s Progressive…
(OFFICIAL CWI STATEMENT) This morning, Cricket West Indies (CWI) was informed that some members of our New Zealand touring party had contravened the strict COVID-19 protocols within the team’s Managed Isolation Facility in Christchurch. The New Zealand Ministry of Health has advised us that all members of the West Indies touring party will now be…
Eight students at President’s College who returned to their dorms over the weekend have tested positive for Coronavirus and have been placed in isolation. Four of the eight students are from the Region Eight community of Kato. The first group of students were only tested upon their arrival at the school on Friday and not…
— MoE wary of learning loss, losing learners to the labour market MANY students in Grades 10, 11 and 12 returned to the face-to-face classroom setting on Monday, as the Ministry of Education attempts to prevent further learning loss and losing learners to the labour market. During a press conference on Monday afternoon, Education Minister,…
The police are investigating the armed robbery committed on 35-year-old Cleveland Mentore a gold miner of Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara (ECD) and 29-year-old Shelly Thomas of Industry, ECD, which occurred on Monday night on the Ogle seawall. Police Headquarters in a statement noted that the couple was on the seawall in the vicinity of…
A 29-year-old sanitation worker lost his life yesterday while on duty at the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Lilliendall. The young man, Kevin Smith, was reportedly using a freight lift in a section of the building when it crashed to the ground, leaving him with several fatal injuries. He was rushed to the Georgetown Hospital’s emergency…
