Gaulbert Sutherland

The justice system remains “broken” despite the $4 billion spent in the IDB-funded four-year Justice Sector Reform Strategy Programme and this is “a clear case of no value for money spent,” attorney Basil Williams said as the debate on 2012 budget continued in the National Assembly yesterday.

The search continues for varieties of potatoes and onions that can be grown commercially and at a competitive cost here.

The search continues for varieties of potatoes and onions that can be grown commercially and at a competitive cost here.

Close to US$180M will be spent in the near term by Canadian companies holding licences to mine gold here, according to Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud.

Over two years after a 15-year-old boy was locked-up and fire set to his genitals in a police station, the government has indicated that it is considering settling the matter but only if the youth comes forward.

Story and photos by Gaulbert Sutherland Reaching the shell mound involved stooping through tunnels made by the thick bush, balancing on slippery logs and tramping through thick mud.

In rice fields along the Mahaica River, the pumps are working overtime.

In his waterfront shop on the Pomeroon River, Rudolph Gobin and a friend take a drink and argue over the prices of farm produce and the weather.

Canadian mining company, Reunion Manganese forecasts an investment of US$250 million at its Matthew’s Ridge project with commissioning of the manganese mine slated for mid-2014 despite challenges with poor infrastructure, shortage of skills and red tape.

There will be more work for the 10th Parliament as “two powerful agendas” take centre stage with great expectations, new Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman, said.

New Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman hopes to revitalize the National Assembly by bringing the proceedings and parliamentarians to the people and he believes that the new “unorthodox” configuration will foster cooperation since the parties will need each other to get things done.

Halt! The market vendor shrieks. A bargain for this customer. Piece of beef and candy too.

Leaders of the opposition have welcomed police commissioner Henry Greene’s decision to go on leave in light of an investigation into allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman.

Opposition leaders say that the administration should have consulted with them before setting up the panel to review the tax system.

The bodies of three schoolboys missing since last week were found buried in a sandpit in Aishalton, Deep South Rupununi late Saturday.

Side-by-side, they walked together and the moment her husband signed the oath of office, Deolatchmee Ramotar became the First Lady of Guyana.

Upset with the results of Monday’s presidential election and amid claims of rigging, hundreds of APNU supporters thronged Public Buildings last evening even as leaders of the three main political parties met inside and committed to remain in contact to discuss issues of concern.

The presidential candidates at Monday’s general elections have called for calm even as chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Dr.

Overseas and local electoral observer teams were yesterday finalising preparations for scrutiny of polls today when Guyanese vote to elect a new government.

The PPP/C made its final appeal for votes last evening, with leaders saying that it is the only party with a viable plan while warning against violence and any attempt to disrupt tomorrow’s polls.