Guyana News

It is unclear just what President George W Bush achieved on his six-day tour of Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico.

Dear Editor, The Angad Rupee Rice Mill is in the centre of the MMA/ADA project west coast, Berbice.

Dear Editor, I refer to Walter Jordan’s letter captioned “Pollsters should not express political opinions (07.03.10).

Dear Editor, It was recently reported that the President of the Caribbean Development Bank, Dr Compton Bourne, following a visit to Guyana, indicated that when compared to other countries in the region, Guyana probably had the highest rate of project implementation.

Dear Editor, I write in response to Ms Amna Ally “PNCR membership solidly supports leader” (KN 07-03-08).

Dear Editor, It behooves me to respond to the President’s address to the army top brass on Thursday, March 8, 2007 as reported in your newspaper on March 9, 2007.

Dear Editor, The recent capture in Trinidad of another entrepreneur shows that the US government means business in decreasing the export of narcotics.

The UK High Commission said from Monday it will only be accepting online visa applications.

The results of the primary grade assessments are going to be centrally computerised, to ensure transparency and objectivity in the allocation of places at secondary schools.

The government is moving to strengthen the laws to protect crops and property from cattle roaming in the Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abary (MMA) area.

The Ministry of Agriculture has issued an order against the release of 950 metric tonnes of soya feed contaminated with Salmonella typhimurium, which is on board the vessel Myra, moored midstream of the Demerara River.

Two weeks before world cup matches are to be staged here, the entire Demerara system suffered a power shutdown on Tuesday night which lasted for hours.

Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik has refused a plea deal to serve a reduced prison sentence on federal tax and wiretap conspiracy charges in the US.

British High Commissioner Fraser Wheeler on Tuesday told Marian Academy students that Commonwealth Day is about recognising that we are all a part of a family of nations committed to equality, justice and democracy.

Minister of Amerindian Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues says plans are in train to build a dormitory in Georgetown to house scholarship students from hinterland communities who are attending city schools.

The Guyana Water Incorporated has installed 44,500 water meters around the country.

Guyana received almost $204 million in aid after the Great Flood of 2005.

The prison administration has established monitoring teams to audit the security and management of prison locations as part of wide-ranging measures aimed at preventing jailbreaks.

Prisoners who have been rehabilitated and are about to re-enter society should not be labelled ex-cons or criminals, and they are also under no obligation to disclose their past to potential employers.

Transport and Hydraulics Minister Robeson Benn says regular aerial inspections are among the measures carried out to monitor the activities at mining camps.