Excessive weight from vehicular traffic and the mining of sand close to the Linden-Soesdyke Highway are the main contributing factors to the soil erosion along the road, which has led to the speed limit being reduced from 100km/h to 80km/h.
-at PPP/C final rally Seeking a return to power following a narrow defeat at the 2015 elections, PPP/C Presidential Candi-date Irfaan Ali yesterday pledged to “make things right again” and vowed better governance of the petroleum sector as he appealed for votes at the party’s final rally before tomorrow’s polls.
Members of Guyana’s disciplined services yesterday showed up in large numbers to vote early for the general and regional polls but up to late last night the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) was unable to give a figure on the turnout.
As members of the disciplined services across the country cast their ballots yesterday in early voting for the upcoming March 2nd general and regional elections, no major issues were reported.
Guyana Industrial Minerals (GINMIN), a subsidiary of United States-based First Bauxite (FBX), yesterday commissioned its mine and processing plant at Bonasika, Demerara River, in Region Three, and pledged that the US$100 million investment would be a world-class operation.
Sacked workers of the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) and residents of Aroaima, Berbice River, are calling on the government to prevent the company from resuming operations here in light of its treatment of workers.
The laidback approach to resolving industrial issues between the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) and majority Russian-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) is an illustration of the Department of Labour’s “incompetence”, General Secretary of the union Lincoln Lewis has said.
Supporters of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) were last night told that there is no need for them remain at, or return to polling stations after they would have voted on elections day as the party is confident that they will emerge victorious.
Workers laid off by the Russian-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) yesterday blocked the Berbice River in protest and their union, the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) has declared the actions of BCGI as a “planned attack on our democracy by the Russian management aimed at creating political turbulence.”
By David Papannah in Anna Regina People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) presidential candidate Irfaan Ali yesterday declared that the policies outlined in his party’s manifesto were conceptualised to take Guyana into the future and he highlighted plans to fight crime.
Former PNCR parliamentarian Anthony Vieira, businessman Deodat Indar and attorney Sanjeev Datadin are among the new additions on the People’s Progressive Party (PPP/C) lists of candidates for the March 2nd general elections.
The man killed during the armed robbery of a Chinese restaurant owner at Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo, on Friday night has been identified as accused serial robber Mark Prince, who was part of a gang of five that included a member of the Joint Services.
The year 2019 saw the passing of many notable sons and daughters of Guyana’s soil.
A US$3.4 million ($714 million) power plant, capable of generating 3.3 megawatts (MW) of electricity was commissioned at Bartica yesterday with officials expressing optimism that it would banish the town’s power woes as the generating capacity is above its peak requirements.
Five persons including a pregnant medic and a nurse died while four others were seriously injured following an accident along the Fairfield Public Road, Mahaicony yesterday morning.
Heavy and continuous rainfall between Wednesday and Thursday left several communities and farmlands in Regions Two and Three inundated yesterday and the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) dispatched Rapid Damage Assessment Teams to assess the situation.
The New Movement (TNM), a new political party promising a vision to transform Guyana for all and boasting a clean slate and young leaders in key positions, was launched on Thursday afternoon.
The construction of the second cell at the Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill is expected to be completed by next January, according to Site Manager Lloyd Stanton.
Migration, death, and even imprisonment are among the reasons why some city residents on the national register have not collected identification cards from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), a check by this newspaper has found.
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