As old tyres continue to pile up at the Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill, the Ministry of Communities is seeking to encourage persons to take up the challenge of finding alternative uses for them.
Amazonia Swimming Pool Company yesterday announced that it was pulling its investment from Guyana following the City Council’s decision to remove four large swimming pools that were encumbering reserves on Sheriff Street.
A delegation comprising representatives from the private sector and the Government of Guyana departs today for Cuba to attend the FIHAV (Havana International Fair) 2016 in a bid to improve business relations between the countries.
To close National Bullying Prevention Month, the Youth Advocacy Movement (YAM) of the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) launched an anti-bullying campaign on the avenue of Main Street yesterday.
President David Granger on Thursday described New Amsterdam as a dynamo and said that he wanted it to be the economic driver of Region Six (East Berbice/Corentyne).
The members of the long-awaited Public Procurement Commission (PPC) were sworn in yesterday by President David Granger, who urged them to uphold the tenets of the constitution that require them to be independent, impartial and fair in the execution of their duties.
After being unable to locate its final two remaining witnesses, the prosecution yesterday closed its case against Clifton Graham, who is on trial for the murder of taxi driver Rawlston Bernard Henry.
Sensimelia Alizzia Lewis, 21, of 84 Sugar Cane Avenue, South Ruimveldt Gardens, who police say was found with cocaine strapped to her body while trying to travel to Suriname, is now a remanded prisoner after being charged with possession of narcotics for trafficking.
PPP/C MPs today skipped an event on Guyana’s 50th anniversary of independence organised by Speaker, Dr Barton Scotland in the forecourt of Parliament as the party said it was not inclusive enough.
LONDON, CMC – Discarded Twenty20 captain Darren Sammy has supported the view of two of his former teammates that the sacking of head coach Phil Simmons has negatively impacted West Indies’ performance in the ongoing series against Pakistan.
A statement from the Private Sector Commission follows:
We have called this Press Conference today to express what we believe is a deeply felt national concern of every citizen over the inability of the State to generally protect our citizens from widespread gun inspired crime threatening their wellbeing and safety.
A release from the Ministry of the Presidency follows:
The members of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), who were sworn in by President David Granger, earlier today, have been charged to uphold the sacrosanct tenets of the Constitution and to be independent, impartial and fair in the execution of their duties.
Sparks flew last evening in the National Assembly as government and the opposition clashed over why 16 constitutional agencies got only 60% of the total they had requested for their 2017 programmes.
Joanna Erskine, a prison officer who is accused of smuggling ganja into the New Amsterdam Prison, was yesterday placed on $150,000 bail after denying the charge at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court.
A Cornelia Ida woman was left bloodied and traumatised after she and her two children were attacked by two bandits during an attempted robbery on Wednesday.
Mark Anthony Bartley, accused of knifing another man to death over a box of food in April of this year, was yesterday committed to stand trial for manslaughter.