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).
CARTAGENA, Colombia, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s political crisis should be among top discussion items at a regional summit for Latin American leaders taking place this weekend in Cartagena, Colombia, Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said yesterday.
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.
BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Syrian rebels including jihadists counter-attacked the army and its allies yesterday aiming to break a weeks-long siege on eastern Aleppo, insurgents said.
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.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma has asked a court to postpone a hearing scheduled for Tuesday, when his application to delay the release of a report over allegations of political influence by his wealthy friends was due to be heard.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in two years in the third quarter as a surge in soybean exports and a rebound in inventory investment offset a slowdown in consumer spending.
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.
HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp, the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, yesterday reported a 38 percent drop in quarterly profit that still beat Wall Street’s expectations as cost cuts partly offset declining crude oil prices.
A man was yesterday refused bail after being accused of sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl.
The bottom flat of the reconstructed Kitty Market will be outfitted with air conditioning units, according to Town Clerk Royston King.
HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Unpaid debts and broken promises are making Venezuelan oil giant PDVSA an outcast in several Caribbean countries where it had been a guest of honor.
BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – Canada and the European Union will sign a landmark free trade deal tomorrow after a series of key votes in Belgian regional assemblies yesterday ended opposition that had threatened to destroy the entire agreement.
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.
(Trinidad Guardian) In an historic move and in the midst of what she claims are death threats, University of the West Indies lecturer, Rhoda Bharath, has written to acting Commissioner of Police (CoP) Harold Phillips requesting a criminal investigation be launched into President Anthony Carmona and Chief Personnel Officer, Stephanie Lewis.
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.
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