Lakhram Bhagirat

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has warned that there will be significant shortages and even unavailability of items leading into the Christmas season and the first quarter of 2022.

The Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) has held off on granting its no-objection for the new Demerara River Bridge project due to the Ministry of Public Works’ non-consultation with the residents of Nandy Park, East Bank Demerara.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has received 20 applications for the post of Chief Election Officer (CEO) and among these is the résumé of Gocool Boodoo, a former controversial CEO, according to Commissioner Vincent Alexander.

By Leyland M. Lucas In the late 1990s, Guyana signed an Oil and Gas exploration agreement with Exxon’s subsidiary, EEPGL.

Any major rehabilitation of the Georgetown/Vreed-en-Hoop Ferry Stellings will have to await a pre-feasibility study being conducted by the Ministry of Transport with regard to the Demerara River crossing, Minister Robeson Benn says.

Long-suffering residents of School Street, Mon Repos, are pleading with the government to repair the road which has been in a deplorable state for at least a decade.

Story and photos by Lakhram Bhagirat Residents of Onion Field Housing Scheme, La Bonne Intention (LBI), East Coast Demerara are calling on the relevant authorities to have the condition of the roads in the area improved.

The Music of the World Super Concert 2 proved to be an evening filled with talent from across the world and was well appreciated by the approximately 3,500 fans, who flocked the stadium for the cultural explosion that was planned for them.

The Local Government Ministry’s decision to install Carol Sooba to act as Town Clerk for the Georgetown Municipality was yesterday met with a protest from city council workers and a union, who said that she was not qualified for the post.

The Demerara Harbour Bridge is expected to reopen to light traffic today, General Manager Rawlston Adams announced yesterday, a day after a section of the structure sank.

Nine of the at least 20 persons injured in Wednesday evening’s shooting at Linden remain hospitalised and some of the wounded are accusing the police of firing live rounds at them.

EZjet Air Services Inc yesterday launched their newest route, a non-stop flight from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri (CJIA) to Toronto, Canada with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sonny Ramdeo saying that they hope to partner with other carriers.

Timehri Neighbourhood Market vendors are still at loggerheads with the government’s decision to have them relocated to facilitate the road expansion project and they have pointed to impending danger and serious health violations at the new site.

Story and photos by Lakhram Bhagirat Salem is a quiet village located on the eastern bank of the Essequibo River, approximately twenty-two miles from Vreed-en-Hoop.

A mother is alleging that her eight-year-old son, a student of St Angela’s Primary School, has been abused by teachers and students on numerous occasions with no action being taken by the authorities.

Director of Pest Control Plus Mohammed Baksh was last night shot by two gunmen, in an attack on Thomas Street, Georgetown and succumbed this morning, police said.

Approximately 2,500 people flocked to the National Stadium yesterday, where the Ministry of Housing (MOH) and the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) launched the first of a series of “One Stop Shop” house-lot allocation exercises for the year.

Fisherman Vishwanauth Narine was stabbed to death by another man in front his Plastic City home yesterday morning, as a result of a dispute over a missing gas cylinder.

The sea dam at Salem, East Bank Essequibo is rapidly eroding and residents fear that it will soon break away and destroy their properties unless the authorities act quickly.