Introduction
There are five parts to Nagamootoo’s Dear Land of Guyana but none of these identifies the theme or what the reader can expect of the chapters within those uneven parts.
Holly Monderson, a 51-year-old clothes vendor of Lot 9 Norton Street, Lacy-town, Georgetown, was robbed and beaten on Tuesday night at her camp located at Issano Landing, Middle Mazaruni, where she operates her business.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) on Friday hosted a lottery in Bartica, Region 7 for medium-scale mining properties.
The file concerning the shooting incident which claimed the life of 18-year-old Jared Jagnandan on March 21 has been returned to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), according to information related by police to the Sunday Stabroek yesterday.
The Zoo Restoration and Enhancement Project has been launched by the Protected Areas Commission (PAC) under the theme, “Wildlife Warriors: Unite for Conservation” and is part of a rehabilitation drive to enhance the structures and surroundings of the Georgetown Zoo and Botanical Gardens.
The Ministry of Health yesterday launched the Malaria Mass Net Distribution Campaign in Aishalton Region Nine, in efforts to reduce the transmission of malaria.
-says typographical error was made
-both companies set for court on GRA summons
ExxonMobil yesterday distanced itself from the huge inflation of an invoice detected by the GRA and pointed to its former broker which it did not name and both are set to appear in court next week over the matter.
-warns of significant losses due to smuggling
The Demerara Tobacco Company Limited (DEMTOCO) has announced an after-tax profit of $2.27 billion for 2023 while noting a “significant” rise in cigarette smuggling which it estimates could cost the local economy some $1 billion annually.
-was to have been completed in July, 2023
By Antonio Dey
Completion of the Bamia Primary School has missed another deadline and Region 10 Chairman Deron Adams yesterday again expressed his dissatisfaction at the delay in finishing the building.
-in wake of over 40 meetings being cancelled because of
absence of gov’t MPs
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira yesterday defended the performance of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and argued that while government agencies are being reviewed and are guided by the Auditor General’s reports for the period under which the APNU+AFC was in office, attention must be paid to the number of violations committed.
Colours of India – the clothing store famous around Guyana for its Indian clothing and accessories was yesterday completely destroyed by a sudden fire leaving the owner with millions of dollars in losses.
Forty-year-old Orlan Roberts who sexually assaulted an 11-year-old as she slept, was on Thursday handed a life sentence and a firm rebuke by High Court Judge Sandil Kissoon.
A Kilcoy, Corentyne fisherman is now on trial before Justice Priya Sewnarine- Beharry at the High Court in Berbice for the murder of his friend, Alexander Yhap at Kilcoy, Corentyne in 2020.
Police conducted an eradication exercise yesterday in Bartica and Fort Nassau, Upper Berbice River, where they discovered illegal firearms and destroyed thousands of cannabis plants valued at some $295 million.
An autopsy performed by government pathologist, Dr Nehaul Singh on the body of Shawn George, the 52-year-old man who was stabbed to death during a scuffle on Wednesday night, has disclosed that he died as a result of multiple stab wounds.