Beharry and Co supervisor dies in worksite accident
A supervisor at the Edward B Beharry and Company Limited, Mandela Avenue location, died on Tuesday in a worksite accident involving a pressurized air hose.
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A supervisor at the Edward B Beharry and Company Limited, Mandela Avenue location, died on Tuesday in a worksite accident involving a pressurized air hose.
President Irfaan Ali yesterday helped to turn the sod for what is expected to be one of the largest malls in Guyana and which will be situated at Leonora, West Coast Demerara.
IDB Invest, a member of the IDB Group, has approved a US$4 million loan to Surinamese company, Fernandes Guyana Enterprise (FGE) to expand bread production here.
Although the Ministry of Education (MoE) has extended the timelines for the completion of several projects ongoing at the University of Guyana (UG) Turkeyen campus, it has warned it will terminate those not completed on the revised schedule.
With the Cricket Administration Act no longer suspended, the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) is likely to now be able to hold its elections to select office-holders.
Introduction In the last week, Stabroek News has carried several articles on the deplorable conditions encountered by residents in mainly rural coastal communities.
Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill yesterday appealed to vendors who sell on the Seawall to comply with the applicable regulations.
An undisclosed number of students at the University of Guyana (UG) are expected to face disciplinary action after the university received a “selfie video” showing the students breaching the COVID-19 guidelines.
Guyana yesterday recorded 36 new COVID-19 cases after over 600 persons were tested during the most recent testing cycle.
Robbery charges against a Police Tactical Services Unit (TSU) constable have been dropped after he agreed to pay compensation to the victim.
Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha and a team of senior officers from the ministry on Friday told farmers from along the Pomeroon River in Region Two that they will soon benefit from an improved drainage and irrigation system and aid with planting materials.
Stating that Guyana does not have the capacity to host two major examinations simultaneously, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand says that the Ministry is awaiting the disclosure of dates for the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) exams before setting a date for this year’s Grade Six Assessment (NGSA).
A man who claims to be Guyanese recently admitted in a Barbados court to jumping off a cement boat and swimming to the shores of the Land of the Flying Fish where he remained illegally for months before being arrested.
The Ministry of Health has not made use of thousands of antibody tests that were donated to Guyana but plans to employ them for surveillance in the first quarter of 2021.
(Reuters) – Newly unsealed court documents and other records show that Merck & Co and U.S.
Having completed hearing all the arguments in the Director of Public Prosecutions’ (DPP) appeal to the High Court ruling quashing her order that Marcus Bisram be tried for the murder of Faiyaz Narinedatt, the Guyana Court of Appeal is now set to rule.
A teen was yesterday released on bail for an escaping custody charge and a robbery charge after assuring the court that he will attend his court dates.
A Linden taxi-driver was yesterday charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on a man.
A man who admitted to damaging the Kingston Seawall Bandstand was placed on 40 hours community service.
The United States this evening disclosed that Guyana had agreed to the establishment of a Taiwan office here, a development likely to gravely harm Georgetown’s relations with China.
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