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Wainwright McIntosh of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) earlier this month was elected the new Mayor of New Amsterdam, while Kirk Fraser, also of APNU was elected as the deputy mayor of the town.

The Rose Hall Estate had a successful steam trial done last month with management and staff geared up for the estate’s official opening for the second crop of this year.

Two families are now contemplating their next move after a fire yesterday afternoon completely destroyed their houses at Murphy Dam, Rosignol, West Coast Berbice.

Dr Ashonda Washington is passionate about combating ignorance around menstruation and aside from her work in primary healthcare, she has been holding outreaches to raise awareness and teach proper hygiene during menstruation.

New Amsterdam Mayor  Winifred Haywood last night blasted the ruling PPP/C for neglecting the town for a long time.

As the two major political parties continue their political campaigning within New Amsterdam, two independent candidates are also vying for constituencies 4 and 5 at tomorrow’s Local Government Elections (LGEs).

President Irfaan Ali last evening announced in New Amsterdam that all taxes on cell phones will be removed as he made a strong plea to residents of the town to vote for the PPP/C on Monday at the Local Government Elections.

PPP General Secretary and Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo last evening announced at Corriverton that the government is looking to bring 40,000 acres under cultivation following a meeting with farmers at Crabwood Creek.

The Corentyne man who was charged while a juvenile in 2020 with the murders of Canadian hotelier Vivekanand Brijbassi and his watchman Harry Persaud and opted to plead guilty to the lesser counts of manslaughter when he appeared at the High Court in Berbice last month was yesterday sentenced to four years in prison.

Guyanese Alicia Bess-Anderson, who has been successful at several local and international pageants in the past, returned to form earlier this month when she walked away with the crown at the Believe to Achieve Foundation’s sixth Miss International Elegant Mothers Pageant held in St Maarten.

A devastating fire on Thursday evening destroyed two houses at Bushlot Village, West Coast Berbice leaving seven persons from two families contemplating their next move.

Ninety-nine-year-old Evelyn Ramroop of Palmyra Village says children are a blessing and should do everything in their power to honour and cherish their parents who worked tirelessly to ensure that they were well brought up.

A cattle farmer was yesterday sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a Bloomfield blockmaker whose remains were discovered in two shallow graves at Number 55 Village, Corentyne in October, 2017.

The main opposition APNU yesterday insisted that the upcoming June local government elections cannot proceed without an investigation into the alleged irregularities discovered on PPP/C lists submitted on Nomination Day.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday commissioned the MV Ma Lisha, a vessel which he said will play an integral role in allowing Region One (Barima-Waini) to be an important link connecting Guyana with Trinidad and Tobago, and open a pathway to increased food production and economic opportunities.

Nomination Day for Local Government Elections (LGE) in Region Six went off smoothly yesterday with no major issues, according to the contesting parties.

Intending to create influential and impactful leadership in companies, Dr Shanti Persaud last week commissioned her state-of-the-art Lead to Influence training facility at Lusignan, a close to $200 million investment.

A Corentyne woman is now in critical condition at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after her partner of four years chopped her about her body yesterday morning at Number 55 Village, Corentyne.

A family of Canefield Settlement, East Canje Berbice is now grieving the death of their loved one, Glen McLeod, who succumbed at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital yesterday morning after he was struck by a drunk driver along the Canje Bridge on Monday evening.

PPP/C General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday proclaimed his party’s inclusiveness, while urging supporters to use social media to defend its track record even as he accused sections of the media of joining with the opposition to attack the government Speaking at Babu Jaan, Corentyne, where he, President Irfaan Ali and others had travelled to commemorate the life and work of former president Cheddi Jagan, Jagdeo, noting the diverse crowd gathered, concluded that the PPP/C was the only multiracial party in Guyana.