Thirty-nine-year-old Mmiettenna Knights can remember the day as if it were yesterday, when she received the shocking news that her reputed husband, a miner had been killed in the backdam in Region Seven; and she still has several questions as to what really transpired on May 8.
Guyana’s children continue to be engaged in child labour in agriculture and in the worst forms of child labour in commercial sexual exploitation, according to the United States Department of Labour (DOL), which also said there is no comprehensive policy to combat child labour since the existing social programmes do not fully address the problem.
The government has not been transparent enough in all of its actions in its first 100 days in office, including in the appointment of ministers, which was “untidy,” Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc (TIGI) President Calvin Bernard says.
Thirty-two year-old Marsha Archer’s only dream is to complete her studies to become a lawyer, but while she has no difficulties with the academic requirements her struggle is to pay for those studies.
A mother died on Saturday night at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corpora-tion (GPHC) almost two weeks after she had given birth to a baby girl.
As a mother and wife it became excruciating for Naomi (not her real name) to watch her husband turn to alcohol for solace while neglecting the people he loved.
While the opposition PPP/C has continued to accuse the government of sowing ethnic division, President David Granger yesterday committed his government to dismantling “the artificial walls of distrust and division” that continue to keep the country’s people divided.
An investigation has been launched into the death of a patient at the National Psychiatric Hospital at New Amsterdam, according to Minister of Public Health Dr George Norton, who yesterday once again decried the scandalous condition of the facility and announced a plan to rectify the situation.
Government will be moving to mount a comprehensive response to human trafficking through more prosecutions and improved assistance for victims, according to Junior Social Protection Minister Simona Broomes.
The Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) has indicated that it could be ready to hold the long-awaited local government elections by December, according to Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan.
By Oluatoyin Williams It might be seasonal, but African head wraps are very much a going thing in Guyana even though many who step out in the headgear are more enamoured of the fashion than of the culture and tradition.
The Guyana Police Force will be asked to investigate what appears to be illicit transactions involving the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Administration) of the Guyana Power & Light (GPL) and a member of the company’s board, who paid themselves millions of dollars.
A mother is fighting for the release of her 15-year-old daughter, who was held at a police station for over a week before being placed at the Sophia Juvenile Holding Centre.
Weeks after she lost her reputed husband in a mining pit accident, a young mother faced added hardship when her mother-in-law forcefully removed her from the house she called home even as she fights to get some form of compensation from her husband’s employer.
Results from a ten-year surveillance have revealed that 79% of the persons diagnosed with cancer receive no treatment; a fact that should be of major concern to all Guyana, according to Director of Disease Control at the Ministry of Health Dr Morris Edwards who also revealed that the second most affected group is made up of persons between the ages of 15-39.
The government last evening took a major step towards scaling back the controversial benefits package for former presidents, which Finance Minister Winston Jordan denounced as a “vulgar” insult to hardworking taxpayers that have had to foot the bill.
Some residents of Bartica are objecting to Gordon Bradford being returned to the position of Chairman of Region Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) and are calling on the ruling coalition to support someone else, but Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan said he is unaware of any dissatisfaction by citizens to Bradford retaining that position.
Minister of State Joseph Harmon yesterday said that the fuel scam discovered at the Guyana Oil Company (GuyOil) where vehicles not affiliated with any government ministry or agency have been accessing fuel involves millions of dollars and he said the Managing Director of the company has to go.
President David Granger says that when the PPP/C takes up its 32 seats in Parliament, the government will be able to reach out to it for more inclusive governance and he acknowledged that parts of the agreement underpinning the historic alliance between APNU and the AFC collide with the Constitution and would therefore have to await reforms In an exclusive interview with the Stabroek News last Friday the Head of State said it was following legal advice this would have been discovered.
Canada’s recent $126 million (CDN$750,000) grant to Guyana aims to up conviction rates with the number of issues to be tackled ranging from improving police investigative capabilities to enhanced prosecution in the courts.
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