Parents and residents yesterday forced the closure of the Mocha Arcadia Nursery School, following a protest over the appalling conditions their children are enduring and the continuing neglect by authorities.
A 19-year-old independent candidate beat the PPP/C and the group 8th of May Movement, in the First-Past-The-Post component of the recently held Local Government Elections (LGE) and having gained a seat on the Beterverwagting/Triumph Neighbourhood Democratic Council, plans to push for a research centre for the area.
The first ever Mayor and Deputy Mayor of new town Bartica were elected yesterday, when the Town Council held its first meeting after the March 18th local government elections.
Scenes from Easter Monday – Photos by Dhanash Ramroop
This little girl seemed perplexed as two Disney-themed kites (one of them hers) did battle over her head at the Georgetown seawall yesterday afternoon.
Bees on Saturday attacked a group of Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) workers at Bath, West Coast Berbice leaving one man dead and another hospitalised.
With Local Government Elections (LGE) over, residents of Bartica are hoping that the historic vote rejuvenates their community and addresses key problems like unemployment.
Despite just winning one seat on the city council via proportional representation in Friday’s Local Government Elections (LGE), leader of Team Benschop for Mayor, Mark Benschop, said the seat will be rotated among members of the group and used to fight for the disempowered in Georgetown.
Despite just winning one seat at the just-concluded local government elections, the Bartica Independent Green Alliance (BIGA) plans to continue working towards achieving the goals outlined in its manifesto, according to Chairman Holbert Knights.
As the end of the crop cycle for rice in Mahaica and Mahaicony approaches, farmers have given up the fight to save their dying and almost dead crops and are seeking assistance from the government to restart planting in the coming months.
Candidates for Bartica’s historic municipal elections are stepping up their campaigning for Friday’s vote amid heightened public interest over a group of independents challenging the governing APNU+AFC and the opposition PPP/C.
The governing APNU+AFC coalition is facing challenges from independents in two constituencies in the Mahaicony-Abary Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) in races that will be keenly watched on March 18.
Almost 4,000 acres of rice have died so far, owing to El Nino and farmers siphoning off the limited water, and Mahaicony farmers are pleading with the MMA-ADA or other authorities to assist them in their time of dire need.
The Guyana National Youth Council (GNYC) and Youth Challenge Guyana yesterday launched their ‘Vote Like a Boss’ campaign to rejuvenate the energy surrounding the upcoming Local Government Elections (LGE) and increase the number of youth, women, and special interest voters.
Saying that the opposition is being subjected to “extremely partisan behaviour” by Speaker Barton Scotland, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday declared that the situation is becoming overbearing and that the PPP/C would fight future attempts to restrain its representation of the people.
Saying that the opposition is being subjected to “extremely partisan behaviour” by Speaker Barton Scotland, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday declared that the situation is becoming overbearing and that the PPP/C would fight future attempts to restrain its representation of the people.
As El Nino continues to scorch acres of rice in the Mahaica and Mahaicony areas, the situation is being compounded by the monopolising of the limited water by farmers closer to the source.
A mother of two has died after she was struck down while crossing the road to take a bus from her workplace on Saturday night.
Story and photos by Dhanash Ramroop As rice farmers struggle to cope with an extremely dry season, the Mahaica Mahaicony Abary Agricultural Development Authority (MMA-ADA) and the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) have been forced to monitor the farmers’ use of the limited water.
Annual walk: Guyana Defence Force soldiers in their annual walk yesterday.
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