North East La Penitence man Matthew Scott died shortly after he was shot on Tuesday night after rushing to the aid of his sister and a neighbour, who were attacked by armed robbers just a few houses from where they reside.
Samantha Sheoprashad spent the last few years filling social voids within her community and battling depression within herself, overcoming odds to be one of 60 young people from the Commonwealth selected for the Queen’s Young Leader’s Programme.
What happens when you really care? Abbigale Loncke knows. Three years ago, her grandfather had to have his legs amputated due to complications from diabetes and she, along with other family members, tried to find assistance for him, but failed.
For USAID, November 28th marked the beginning of one five-year youth initiative aimed at reducing the involvement of Guyanese youth in crime and violence and the closing of another.
(As part of its 30th anniversary being observed today, Stabroek News revisited the Stabroek Market for which it is named and spoke to some of its stallholders) For 135 years, the Stabroek Market, with its peaked clock tower and steel-framed structure has sat at the edge of the Demerara River, hovering over downtown Georgetown like a prayer.
Restaurant Week will be celebrated later this month. This week we asked the man/woman in the street if they eat out at restaurants and if so, how often and what their experiences have been like?
Some city council workers were yesterday finally paid wages owed to them since last month after a second day of protest action.
Frustration stemming from months of delayed salary payments led City Council workers to protest for the removal of Town Clerk Royston King yesterday.
A youth group outreach project coined ‘Expedition Cinderella’, exposed 31 coastlanders to the remote regions of Guyana, bringing them face to face with a beauty Guyanese often hear about but oftentimes do not experience.
This week we asked the man/woman in the street for their take on the proposed six months of maternity leave for women.
A drive down De Hoop Road reveals miles upon miles of picturesque scenery: ploughed, burnt and irrigated fields, with houses dotting the landscape.
Photos by Keno George Nature, love and identity were the major themes that were examined by the nine young women who made up this year’s graduating class of the E.R
With the addition of five new work stations at the Central Passport and Immigration Office in Georgetown, a larger number of applications are being processed at a much faster rate, resulting in the disappearance of the regular early morning lines outside of the location.
Larissa Wiltshire of Queen’s College, who managed to secure Grade one passes in 12 units and has already been accepted to the University of the West Indies’ Dentistry programme, is the country’s top Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) performer this year, according to recently released preliminary results.
There is nothing unusual about seeing, on a typical morning, a line at the Passport Office so long it meanders around the corner of Camp, into Barrack Street.
With hundreds turning up each day at the Central Immigration and Passport Office to apply for passports, many have been forced to endure hours of waiting, jostle for numbers to get into the line, exposure to the rain and sun or worse, told to come back the next day.
With photos by Keno George It has only been a few days since schools closed for the August holidays, but the children of Buxton, East Coast Demerara have already assumed their rightful places in the niches of their community.
With photos by David Papannah With Guyana having just co-hosted the Caricom Heads of Government Summit, we asked the man/ woman in the street what Caricom means to them as Guyanese, if they were aware of the recently concluded conference and whether they believe we are benefiting from being part of the community.
The remote regions of Guyana are now accessible, to those who may not want to travel to them, through the pages of Undiscovered Guyana a book featuring images of Guyana’s diverse landscapes.
In scorching heat, thousands of spectators gathered yesterday to witness the jubilee independence costume and float parade.
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