By Oluatoyin Alleyne | Saturday, October 18, 2008 | 0 Comments
John Lewis aims for the whole
It is not about how many brands you stock in your boutique; it is about setting the right atmosphere …
By Oluatoyin Alleyne | Saturday, October 11, 2008 | 28 Comments
Preferred life on the streets
Geneiva Henry, 85, who was found bludgeoned to death on September 30 was buried yesterday after a simple ceremony at the …
By Oluatoyin Alleyne | Friday, October 3, 2008 | 10 Comments
Parents invite Baksh to meeting
Minister of Education Shaik Baksh has been invited to a meeting next Friday with parents and residents of the Santa Rosa …
By Oluatoyin Alleyne | Saturday, September 27, 2008 | 3 Comments
Wanita Huburn is a name that is well known since the voice behind the name has been heard on some of the more popular radio …
By Oluatoyin Alleyne | Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 1 Comment
-NAMILCO’s dominant position leads to exploitation concerns
The government will move to make the domestic flour market more competitive as it wants to ensure that the …
By Oluatoyin Alleyne | Tuesday, September 23, 2008 | 21 Comments
In a complete turnaround from his previous statement on the issue, Minister of Education, Shaik Baksh, announced yesterday that plans were in train to install …
By Oluatoyin Alleyne | Saturday, September 20, 2008 | 2 Comments
A 38-year-old East Coast Demerara (ECD) man has been missing for four days and his relatives fear the worst since he has received death threats …
By Oluatoyin Alleyne | Friday, September 19, 2008 | 2 Comments
Several years ago Guyana, like many other countries, realised that because of poverty many children were suffering from iron deficiency and malnutrition and to address …
By Oluatoyin Alleyne | Friday, September 19, 2008 | 0 Comments
Six women are currently in treatment at the recently-opened women’s drug rehabilitation centre at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, head of the centre, Clarence Young …
By Oluatoyin Alleyne | Saturday, September 13, 2008 | 2 Comments
At 28 years old, Chandini Ramnarain like many of her peers has dreams but unlike some who may still be finding themselves, she is moving …
By Oluatoyin Alleyne | Wednesday, September 10, 2008 | 33 Comments
One nabbed after escape blocked
Car thieves were yesterday found stripping a vehicle of its stereo and other valuables in the Botanic Gardens and one was …
By Oluatoyin Alleyne | Wednesday, September 10, 2008 | 9 Comments
Dozens of cases being found each year
More than four years ago 62-year-old David (not his real name) thought he was suffering from hypertension and visited …
By Oluatoyin Alleyne | Monday, September 1, 2008 | 9 Comments
A recent gathering of persons living with HIV shared their “deepest emotional pain” over stigma and called for recognition of their diversity and the establishment …
By Oluatoyin Alleyne | Saturday, August 30, 2008 | 0 Comments
When Suriname heard Guyana was hosting Carifesta X its cultural gurus were immediately propelled into action as they wanted to show some “neighbourly love” by …
By Oluatoyin Alleyne | Saturday, August 30, 2008 | 0 Comments
If the Carifesta secretariat did not deliver on any of the other promises it made it certainly hit the nail on its head when it …
By Oluatoyin Alleyne | Monday, August 25, 2008 | 1 Comment
The Guyana Cancer Institute says 52 persons have died since it opened its doors in June 2006 and this is mainly because they sought out …
By Oluatoyin Alleyne | Thursday, August 14, 2008 | 0 Comments
Guyana’s first ever female drug rehabilitation centre was officially commissioned yesterday at a cost of over $20M at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara.
It will however …
By Oluatoyin Alleyne | Wednesday, August 6, 2008 | 0 Comments
By the end of this month the new reference laboratory handed over to the Guyana Government recently, is expected to open its doors and some …
By Oluatoyin Alleyne | Tuesday, August 5, 2008 | 3 Comments
Twenty-one-year-old Natasha Vieira, who died in the Female Observation Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital after she was attacked by another patient, died as a …
By Oluatoyin Alleyne | Saturday, August 2, 2008 | 0 Comments
The name Lou-Ann Lewis-Jackson is well known in local designing circles as she is one of the most accomplished local designers who is always round-the-clock …