Recently appointed Deputy Police Commissioner, Lyndon Alves is the new Crime Chief. He takes over Law Enforcement Department from his fellow Deputy Commissioner, Paul Williams, who will now be in charge of Force Administration. The Guyana Police Force also announced yesterday that Deputy Commissioner Maxine Graham will be in charge of Operations and Deputy Commissioner…
.…..teachers and students show up in numbers Schools across the country re-opened on Monday morning amidst strike action by teachers with some students in some Regions being forced to return home on the instructions of the school’s administration. In Georgetown , most schools , including the senior secondary schools were open and teachers were attending
St Lucia Stars ended their 2018 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a six-wicket victory over Barbados Tridents. The Tridents never really looked like defending a total of 135-7, with the lowest total successfully defended here in Hero CPL – 137 in 2016 – rarely threatened. An Andre Fletcher four and two Rahkeem Cornwall sixes…
President David Granger has reiterated his Government’s commitment to Guyana’s indigenous people to eliminate all aspects of inequality between citizens of Guyana. In his address at the launching of Indigenous Heritage Month, President Granger noted that it is his Government’s prime concern to focus on the elimination of inequality by placing it as a top…
Guyanese Calvin Ming continued his podium running form in the Cooper Tyres Mazda USF200 with his best ever finish, a second position in Portland Oregon on Saturday. The Guyanese, who finished third driving for the Pabst Racing team was elevated one podium spot after a 30-second penalty for initial second place finisher and Exclusive Motorsports
(Reporting and Photography by Akeem Greene in Barbados) Team Guyana is sending a strong message that they mean business at the third round of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC) currently being staged at Bushy Park, Barbados, by taking pole position in two races, compliments of Mark Vieira and Matthew Truelove. At Saturday’s practice and qualifying sessions,…
They were less than 30 minutes away from their Amelia’s Ward Linden home yesterday, when tragedy struck and claimed the lives of well known Linden seamstress, Tessa Telford-Ibrahim and her son, Marlon McFarlene, who was an employee of Guyana Goldfields and former member of the Guyana Defence Force. The two along with four other relatives…
– President says some budgetary programmes could be slashed – calls strike action premature PRESIDENT David Granger has said his government is actively searching for alternative sources of finance to meet the needs of teachers. His announcement comes at a time when the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) is threatening to up the ante over failed
As part of its corporate/social responsibility, KFC Guyana has partnered with By Faith Charity to provide school shoes for children of the hinterland region. Operations Manager of KFC Guyana, Greg DeGannes, recently made the presentation to Leslyn Holder, the Chief Executive Officer of By Faith Charity. DeGannes said education and youth development are always high…
The National Anti Narcotics Agency has reported that in 2017 over $20 Billion worth of narcotics were removed from the streets of Guyana and over three hundred persons were convicted for various crimes related to narco possession, trafficking and other drug related offenses. In its 2017 report, the agency announced that a total of 55,139 KG…
