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Government is working on legislation aimed at registering non-governmental organisations (NGO) and says that it will consult with local groups when the draft is complete.
By Shuntel Glasgow
The United States Agency for Inter-national Development (USAID) Youth Resilience, Inclusion and Empowerment (Y-RIE) in collaboration with Tagman Media Inc recently conducted a crime and violence research programme to foster youth development and highlight recommendations to help curb the issues.
-650 already registered for first phase
There is a growing need for welders in the oil & gas sector and in response, government is stepping up training efforts with the aim of targeting 3,000 Guyanese, through a new programme by the School of the Nations in collaboration with the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL).
The police and the Ministry of Labour are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 19-year-old of Lot 105 Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara, who was electrocuted on Friday while installing gutters on a three-storey building under construction at 27 Norton Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown.
Police are investigating the murder of 19-year-old Orlando Samaroo of Lot 439 Belle West, West Bank Demerara, which occurred between 2024-05-16 and 2024-05-17 at Belle West (Phase #2).
The Government of Suriname has not yet issued the 150 SK fishing licences to Guyanese fishermen, which were promised in 2021 following an agreement between the two countries, and President Irfaan Ali on Thursday said that he was dissatisfied at the situation.
The Guyana Press Association (GPA) has asserted its refusal to become a puppet of any political organisation and says it will not stand idly by as its members are attacked or defamed.
The Mahaica/Mahaicony/Abary-Agricul-tural Development Authority (MMA-ADA) at Onverwagt, Region Five yesterday received a $110 million amphibious excavator to aid in the efficient delivery of services for the area, a Department of Public Information (DPI) release stated yesterday.
Police yesterday confirmed that investigations are continuing into the allegations of rape against former Minister of Local Govern-ment, Nigel Dharamlall, who was released on $500,000 bail after turning himself into the Cove and John Police Station on May 14.
The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) is not comfortable with the ruling party’s response to the allegations of sexual misconduct against one of its senior members and feels that national standards of professional conduct must be elevated.
Dear Editor,
The recently concluded PPP 35th annual congress will go down in history for the election of Nigel Dharamlall to the 35-member, central committee of the PPP party, and to its executive council.
The Essequibo Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ECCI) has unveiled plans to establish a new office in Richmond, with the aim of broadening its membership base and fostering economic growth for businesses in Region Two.
Dear Editor,
The recent news of disciplinary action taken against two persons by the Medical Council of Guyana (MCG) caused me to compare provisions of the Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Act 2010 with the Medical Practi-tioners Act regarding the relationship between legal and medical practitioners and their res-pective clients.
(Reuters) – Oleksandr Usyk scored a razor-thin split decision over Tyson Fury to become undisputed heavyweight boxing world champion in a thrilling contest at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.
NSC Independence 3-Stage Road Race
By Michelangelo Jacobus
It was a record-breaking performance from Briton John as he shattered the stage one and two records as the highly anticipated National Sports Commission’s (NSC) Independence 3-Stage cycling road race pedalled off with a feverish pace from the Corriverton Police Station in Berbice yesterday.
Dear Editor,
As a purely internal matter, the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) at its recent Congress took the far-reaching step of removing any references to Marxism/ Leninism and Socialism from its Constitution.
Introduction
Chapter 20 of the book is a celebration of the women in politics particularly beginning in 1961 when Moses Nagamootoo joined the PPP as a youth in pre-independence Guyana.