Daily Archive: Thursday, August 1, 2019

Articles published on Thursday, August 1, 2019

Residents of Mount Sinai, New Amsterdam, East Berbice-Corentyne  registering to uplift their land titles at the Berbice Educational Institute, Vryheid, New Amsterdam. (Ministry of the Presidency photo)

Gov’t hands out 209 land titles at Mount Sinai, New Amsterdam

Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency,  Joseph Harmon and Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Annette Ferguson, yesterday morning distributed 209 land titles to residents of Mount Sinai, New Amsterdam at a ceremony hosted at the Berbice Educational Institute, Vryheid, New Amsterdam.  “This morning you will see that the distribution of these titles has nothing to do with which political party you represent, this is a distribution of titles to deserving Guyanese…We’re on the right path…this is not the end because 209 out of 1010 [land titles] is still a far way to go,” Harmon said.

GTUC welcomes appointment of Claudette Singh

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) yesterday welcomed the consensual appointment of retired Justice Claudette Singh, SC to the post of Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and urged that the body be able to function without political interference.

Court’s Brand Manager Odetta Aaron presented the sponsorship pact to GBA’s President Steve Ninvalle on Tuesday.

Courts in GBA’s corner

Courts Guyana Inc has stepped up as a corner man for the Guyana Boxing Association’s (GBA) staging of the fourth Caribbean Schoolboys and Juniors Boxing Championships later this month.

Lane closure on Rupert Craig Highway

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) is advising the general public that on Sunday, August 4, 2019 from 6 am to 6 pm a section of the Northern and Southern Lanes of the Rupert Craig highway will be partially closed.

Director General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig receives a certificate documenting the items donated by the United States Department of Defense Humanitarian Assistance Program from US Ambassador to Guyana,  Sarah-Ann Lynch. (Ministry of the Presidency photo)

US donates to Civil Defence Commission

Director-General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig, yesterday afternoon, received a quantity of equipment valued $39,436,217, from the United States  Department of Defense Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP).

Freedom

Today Guyana observes the 181st anniversary since African slaves who had been brought to this part of the world were freed from the abominable, dehumanising condition of captivity, which to date defies definition.