Bauxite dust problem at Linden triggers EPA intervention
Bosai directed to submit plans for alleviating the problem by month end The Chinese Bauxite Company Bosai has been given up to the end of this month to provide the local Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with firm proposals for alleviating the worsening problem of dust emission from its bauxite operations at Linden. EPA Executive Chairman [...]
Investors, government in fresh bid to end stalemate over disbursement of EU grant for second phase of Ogle Airport project
Government and the group of private aviators comprising Ogle Airport Inc. the company holding the lease for the development of the Ogle Aerodrome into a municipal regional airport may be moving closer to an agreement that could end the controversy over the release by the Ministry of Finance of the 1.5 million euro European Union [...]
Freedom of thought and of religion
Article 145 of the Constitution of Guyana provid
Frankly Speaking
Did He die in vain? – faith, belief, acceptance By A.A. Fenty Oh it’s me again. On this the holiest of days in the Christian calendar. Me again – still baffled, uninformed or unwilling to understand. But yet open-minded about both the strong mental, spiritual and heart-felt religious beliefs of the converted loyal, and the [...]
Bombing the US budget
by Pascal Boniface (Pascal Boniface is Director of the Institute for International and Strategic relations, Paris (IRIS). His most recent book is Football et Mondialisation (Football and Globalization).) PARIS – As the United States and the world mark the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, debates are raging about the consequences – for Iraq, [...]
Markets open on holidays
In order to facilitate the request of stallholders, the Mayor and City Council said, all of its markets will be open from 7 am to 2 pm from yesterday to March 24.
Mayor urges good neighbourliness in holiday messages
Georgetown Mayor Hamilton Green has extended Youman Nabi, Good Friday and Phagwah greetings to citizens. In his Youman Nabi message, Green said that even as the spirit of caring and sharing love is emphasized, there should be contemplation on ways to improve the general conditions of the city. “One such way is getting involved in [...]
KFC franchise holder owes $37.6M in VAT payments – GRA
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has filed a statement of amounts due as Value-Added Tax (VAT) from Friendship Hotel and Restaurant Holdings Limited in the High Court, and has slapped 60 charges on nine other businesses. According to the GRA, the statement revealed that the company owed the GRA $37,648,739.00 as VAT and interest for [...]
Liquor licence breaches court ban
Masjid mulls legal action against GRA Members of the Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara masjid are considering taking legal action against the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) for its continued granting of liquor licences to a business opposite it, despite a court order preventing this. The issue over a liquor bar operating close to the mosque has [...]
Guyanese should unite and fight evil
- Jagdeo says in Phagwah message Guyanese should make Phagwah a time to carry out a self-introspection and as the festival advocates the principle of good over evil, citizens should all unite and pool their energies for the fight against the many evil forces in our society, President Bharrat Jagdeo said in his Phagwah message. [...]
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Sophia man dies after lighting himself afire
A 26-year-old South Sophia man who suffered severe burns to his body died yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital. It is suspected that Charlon Wills of 605 Trotman Street, Block X, South Sophia set himself afire some time on Wednesday and was later rushed to GPH for medical attention late that evening.
West Demerara man shot in back during row
A 22-year-old De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara man who was shot in his back on Sunday following an argument with his friend is recovering in the Georgetown Public Hospital after undergoing surgery to remove the bullet. Derion Elexey is said to be in a stable condition.
IAC urges peace in holiday messages
The Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) in extending best wishes and greeting to all Guyanese during this holiday season called for peace to prevail. The organization, in its Youman Nabi message said it was pleased to join with Muslim brothers and sisters in commemorating the festival. “This auspicious occasion, not only marks his birth anniversary but [...]
Guns and ammo found, shooting reported at Mazaruni
Ranks of a Joint Services patrol operating in the Mazaruni area conducted a search on a shop around noon on Wednesday and discovered two firearms, one of which was wrapped in plastic and buried. Two men have been arrested in relation to the find and are in police custody assisting with investigations. Meanwhile, police have [...]