Shamar Meusa

A visually-impaired pianist has graduated as the Foundation 7 Music School’s top student this year.

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) on Friday voiced its objection to government’s continued “arbitrary imposition” of salary increases on public servants despite the existence of a binding collective bargaining agreement.

A mother is calling on the relevant authorities to investigate an issue of bullying which left her 8-year-old son hospitalised.

A second round of spring tides in less than a month saw Mahaicony residents complaining that yesterday’s flooding was even higher than that at the end of September even as the authorities continue repairs to breaches in an eroded sea dam.

The 45-year-old man who admitted to chopping his wife to death in a 2016 attack at the Bygeval Secondary School was yesterday sentenced to 22 years in prison for manslaughter  and eight years for wounding his wife’s cousin, Brenda Thomas.

Terrence Madray, who clubbed his bedridden mother with a piece of wood, resulting in her death, was yesterday sentenced to 21 years in prison after admitting to the crime.

The Board of Industrial Training (BIT) yesterday hosted its 14th graduation exercise for 260 youths who were part of its National Training Programme for Youth Empowerment (NTPYE) programme.

Following spring tides over the past several days, some farmlands along the Mahaicony coast remain flooded and affected farmers are awaiting the passing of the tides to be able to completely assess their losses and decide on their next steps.

Millions of dollars in crops and livestock were lost over the weekend along the Mahaicony coast following the extreme high tides.

Spring tides continued to batter sea defences across the coast yesterday with flooding reported in almost every coastal region as the authorities scrambled to respond with hundreds of persons at risk. 

Two men are now dead after stabbing each other during a fight last night in Alberttown, Georgetown.

  The trial of Abishai Caesar continued yesterday with his former reputed wife giving evidence and she testified that her then husband had confessed to her that he stabbed Anna Catherina businesswoman Jennifer Persaud and her sons after Persaud woke and recognised him.

A massive Massy superstore was opened in the MovieTowne compound at Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara yesterday and over 120 persons are employed at the location.

The Georgetown City Coun-cil yesterday passed a no-confidence motion against the Chief Constable, Andrew Foo.

A tug and barge hit the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) early yesterday morning, causing extensive damage requiring millions in repairs and disrupting travel between the West and East Demerara.

Another group of youths yesterday graduated from the third ‘Youth in Natural Resources’ apprenticeship programme.

Eleven Guyanese are the latest beneficiaries of the UK Government’s Chevening Scholarship Programme.

A man was nabbed by the City Constabulary early on Thursday morning after he was caught attempting to break into the Bourda Market and then shot at one of the arresting ranks during his bid to escape.

“Guyana has not given me that chance to showcase my ability to its fullest and because of that I had to migrate to a smaller place that respects art and the artists,” says Lionel Aubrey Simon.

As more police officers undergo training to curb noise pollution, Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan has said that their efforts would be supported by a move to revoke the licences of businesses that break the law.