President David Granger on Sunday expressed condolences on the passing of Mr. Robert Frederick Allicock, MS. Mr. Allicock, was the father of Fourth Vice President and Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Mr. Sydney Allicock and Chairman of the Upper Takutu- Upper Essequibo Region (Region Nine). He died Sunday morning at the age of 86. He…

If Fly Jamaica decides to return to the friendly skies, the airline will have to seek new operating certification. The Jamaican Civil Aviation Authority has suspended the operating certificate for the Guyanese owned airline. The Head of Jamaica’s Civil Aviation Authority, Nari Singh was quoted by Jamaica’s RJR News as saying that the action was…

PRESIDENT of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Adrian Saunders, after hearing two days of intense oral arguments, said the Court will announce a date for decision on the consolidated appeals on the Guyana Court of Appeal’s decision to invalidate the vote of no-confidence against the Guyana Government. He said based on the decision of

By Akeem Greene Weeks before the event, the 125cc Juniors was billed as the group not to miss at the first Georgetown Grand Prix for 2019. On Saturday evening, they exceeded expectations with the most sublime karting led by cousins Nathan Rahaman and Zachary Persaud. Rahaman was named champion driver, a title well deserved as he copped…

President David Granger has expressed his sadness at the death of Magda Lois Muriel Pollard, AA, CCH, former Principal of the Carnegie School of Home Economics and Women’s Affairs Officer at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. In a statement, the President said Magda Pollard was born in 1931 at Buxton, East Coast Demerara and she…

Dear Editor ON May 9, this year, the world is celebrating the seventy-fourth anniversary of the end of World War II. It was on this date in 1945 that the German High Command surrendered after a bloody battle with the Red Army to take Berlin. At the end of that war, the most destructive in

By Akeem Greene Two-time Caribbean Group Four Champion Kristian Jeffrey will sport the Torginol Paints brand for the entire year as he competes in the Caribbean and possibly Europe. The two sides made the partnership public on Friday at GT Motorsports ahead of Saturday’s Georgetown Grand Prix. Torginol had first supported the ace driver with…

Police investigators are probing the shooting death of a 20-year-old man. The young man, Patrick Fraser, was shot late last night while hanging out in the yard of an abandoned house in Bagotstown. He was rushed to the Diamond Hospital where he died. The dead man was the grandson of the owner of the C…

AT the Guyana ‘Independence’ celebrations in New York later this month, local artiste Oninelle ‘Omaje’ Joseph, who sings a fusion of jazz and reggae music, promises to make her performance ‘all Guyanese’. The singer, who has since clarified that she is not a dancehall artiste as was incorrectly being peddled on social media and posters,

President David Granger is saddened at the death of Magda Lois Muriel Pollard, AA, CCH former Principal of the Carnegie School of Home Economics and Women’s Affairs Officer at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. Magda Pollard was born in 1931 at Buxton, East Coast Demerara. Ms Pollard taught Home Economics at the Bishops’ High School…