The village of Aishalton, in South Rupununi, Region Nine, received a boost to its health sector after receiving two All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), a motorcycle and a quantity of medical supplies last weekend.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Foes of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro vowed yesterday to push for a recall referendum against him this year, defying the country’s election authority which said any vote to remove the unpopular socialist leader could not take place until early 2017.
Residents of Palmer Street, La Grange, West Bank Demerara have voiced concern over the damage being done by a private business that is utilising heavy-duty trucks on a street that was repaired last year.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, (Reuters) – Aboriginal tribes from Canada and the northern United States signed a treaty yesterday to jointly fight proposals to build more pipelines to carry crude from Alberta’s oil sands, saying further development would damage the environment.
The “E” Field Sophia ‘mud dam’ is to be replaced with a concrete road to give residents better access to their homes.
The family of a missing woman, who has not been seen for just over three weeks, is appealing for help to find her.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazilian police arrested former Finance Minister Guido Mantega yesterday as a sweeping corruption investigation struck further at the heart of the Workers Party (PT) that ran the country for 13 years.
Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, on Monday attended the final Clinton Global Initiative’s (CGI) Annual Meeting in New York.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept 22 (Reuters) – The family of the North Carolina black man whose shooting death by police in triggered two nights of riots viewed video of the episode yesterday, but a lawyer for the family of Keith Scott said it was unclear if Scott was holding a gun when killed.
Food for the Poor, in collaboration with the Regional Administration, has distributed a quantity of supplies to several Region 9 villages.
(Reuters) – Yahoo Inc said yesterday that at least 500 million of its accounts were hacked in 2014 by what it believed was a state-sponsored actor, a theft that appeared to be the world’s biggest known cyber breach by far.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC — Favourites West Indies take on an unpredictable Pakistan in the opening Twenty20 International of their three-match series here Friday, hoping to make a bold statement and enhance their status as reigning World champions.
Following a visit by its officers, the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) said that passenger and cargo vessels can traverse the part of the Mazaruni River where a sunken dredge is located.
(Trinidad Guardian) The water supply throughout T&T is now under threat after 75 per cent of the Water and Sewerage Authority’s (WASA) water treatment plants were shut down last night.
While the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) is seeking developers to fund new real estate projects it is to take back lands from errant developers such as the Baishanlin-owned Sunset Lakes for failing to meet contractual obligations.
The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) is investigating allegations made against two of its Board members by Essequibo cable broadcaster, Kenwin Charles, Board Chairman Lennox Craig says.
A young couple of Cumberland Village, East Canje, Berbice was robbed of a total of $500,000 in cash, jewellery and items around 02:00 am yesterday.
An East Canje, Berbice, mother of four, who pleaded guilty yesterday to attempting to traffic cocaine concealed in fake compartments of her suitcases, will be spending the next three years in prison.
Hosting the 17th Summit of the Heads of state and government of the Non-Aligned Movement last week, Venezuela got an earful on its territorial claim to Guyana which has seen increasingly tense relations between the two countries over the last 15 months.
Feasibility studies for aquaculture were conducted at the Wales Sugar Estate as part of its diversification plan but a source said the conditions were unsuitable causing GuySuCo to proceed with rice cultivation instead.
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