The Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) today said it has noted recent incidents involving critical injuries to consumers and severe damage to property during the use of a particular brand of cooking gas product.
At least eleven squatting areas in Region Ten have been identified for regularisation in 2025, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported.
The re-opening of several schools in Linden for the Easter Term have been delayed by one week to facilitate crucial rehabilitation works.
A scene from La Bonne Intention Primary School yesterday. (Ministry of Education photo)
There is a sense in which the Tuesday, December 31st Stabroek News lead story – ‘GPHC says has seen over 60,000 patients this year’ provides a generous measure of enlightenment on both the nature and the scale of the challenges (crises?)
Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill, accompanied by Head of the Special Projects Unit (SPU) Collin Gittens, and other technical staff on Sunday met with residents and businesses at the Grove Primary School to discuss the scope of works and plans in place for the rehabilitation of the corridor from Diamond Bridge to Good Success on the East Bank of Demerara.
A 32-year-old motorcyclist has been hospitalised at the Suddie Public Hospital following a serious accident where he collided with a Guyana Power & Light (GPL) utility pole on Sunday morning at about 1.15 on the Land of Plenty Public Road, Essequibo Coast.
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CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa made light work of a modest target of 58 to claim victory against Pakistan by 10 wickets at a sun-bathed Newlands yesterday, wrapping up the series 2-0 inside four days of the second and final test.
(Field Level Media) Cade Cunningham had 32 points, nine assists and six rebounds and the host Detroit Pistons won their season-high fourth straight game with a 118-115 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers last night.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Aryna Sabalenka is clear favourite to win a third straight Australian Open title later this month but the Belarusian did not get to be world number one by taking anything for granted.
WASHINGTON/CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez, who says he won a July presidential election and is recognized by multiple countries as president-elect, said yesterday he had a fruitful meeting with U.S.
(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister in waiting Stuart Young is expected to take up official duties by the end of February.
CARACAS/ASUNCION, (Reuters) – Venezuela broke off diplomatic relations with Paraguay yesterday, with Paraguay expelling Venezuela’s diplomats in the country in return, a day after Paraguayan President Santiago Pena expressed support for Venezuela’s opposition.
OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday said he would step down in the coming months after nine years in power, bowing to pressure from lawmakers alarmed by his Liberal Party’s miserable showing in pre-election polls.
BAMAKO, (Reuters) – Canada’s Barrick Gold ABX.TO said yesterday it would suspend operations in Mali if the country does not lift restrictions on gold shipments within the coming week, as the mining group faces what sources told Reuters amounted to a confiscation order.
BEIJING, (Reuters) – Corruption is the biggest threat to China’s Communist Party, President Xi Jinping said today, in a clear warning that the ruling party is resolved to tackle a long-running problem that is now entrenched in many strata of Chinese society.
