State television anchor, Natasha Smith was reportedly pulled from presenting the daily “NCN 6 O’ clock News” because of her pregnancy and the matter is being probed by the Guyana Press Association (GPA).
Isaac Caesar, the 15-year-old boy who was listed as critical at the Georgetown Public Hospital after the fatal Regent Street accident two Saturdays ago, has been transferred from the Intensive Care Unit to the ward after he regained consciousness.
The Ministry of Education (MoE) plans to revive and strengthen Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) and student councils across the country in order to foster a community alliance that it hopes will help to improve the quality of education offered, especially in the hinterland.
By Gaulbert Sutherland in Hawaii
More emphasis needs to be placed on often overlooked nature-based solutions such as conservation to protect against the challenges of climate change and ensure sustainable development, according to a top United Nations climate official.
A farmer at Black Bush Polder, Corentyne was recently on a local television programme where he expressed his disapproval of a `stop off’ near an inactive koker at the trench located at the entrance to Black Bush Polder.
Dean Hassan of Tesouro Resources last week sent a team to six orphanages around Georgetown to assist them with preparations for their return to school today, a release from the company said.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Pakistan’s one-day series against West Indies will take on special significance when the two teams clash in three matches starting later this month in the United Arab Emirates.
Guyana’s imminent oil production will yield significant revenue that can create a large number of jobs in the manufacturing of value-added agricultural products and the development of its physical infrastructure, while at the same time delivering quality education for a diversified economy, United States Ambassador to Guyana Perry Holloway says.
With the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) rejecting the government’s “final offer” on public servant wages, the negotiations are likely to go straight to arbitration, according to former Labour Minister Dr Henry Jeffrey.
Acting Commissioner of Police David Ramnarine yesterday urged ranks of the Traffic Department and the Anti-Crime Unit to stop harassing the public while carrying out their duties and he warned that those found guilty of such behaviour would face strict penalties.
Apologising for the delay in setting up the Local Government Commission, Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan has committed to it becoming a reality by the end of this month and has also revealed that a building has already been identified to house its permanent staff.
The Georgetown municipality has challenged the right of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) to object to its decision to allow the construction of a seventh floor at the Camp and Robb streets junction, while claiming that its approval does not in any way affect the High Court injunction that was issued to block the development.
Archaeologist and renowned artist George Simon is urging government to reconsider plans to relocate the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology, highlighting a number of concerns such a move would entail and pointing out that at the moment, there is no suitable facility for the museum’s collection.
The air transportation fitness of Dynamic Airways is being reviewed by the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), following the airline’s submission of incomplete information to the agency as well as complaints by customers.
Attorney-General (AG) Basil Williams has sought to distance himself from any direct interference in preventing Deputy Registrar of the Deeds Registry Zanna Frank from performing her duties, while contending that she has presented no evidence to support her claims against him in a recent lawsuit.