Kurt Clarke, who was accused of stabbing a former football player, Jamal Fernandes for using a gay slur against him was committed to stand trial in the High Court, after Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry ruled on Monday that a prima facie case was made out against him.
Despite the guaranteed payment for rice supplied under the deal with Venezuela, farmers on the Essequibo Coast continue to complain about late payments and this year’s bumper harvest has underlined the need to find new markets.
With the anticipated regular flights of the Venezuelan national airline, CONVIASA Airlines between Venezuela and Guyana, Guyana Government officials as well as officials from the Venezuelan national airline say the new service will not only enhance the travel opportunities between the two nations but will also boost trade and economic cooperation.
Many Guyanese are unaware of the fact that lack of separation of household waste before disposal can be hazardous to human health and adds to the existing chemical pollutants that come from industrial and manufacturing companies, when mixed waste is disposed at the Haags Bosch Landfill Site.
Mahendra ‘Sunil’ Persaud who lost his daughter; Varshanie after she was misdiagnosed and treated for “suspected” sickle cell and leptospirosis was eager to uplift a report from the public hospital to put her death to rest.
As people make Christmas wishes and New Year’s resolutions, one family is praying for a miracle to wash away the memory of their 16-year-old son hanging in his bedroom a few days after this year started.
West Coast Berbice women who participated in a health and fitness programme organized by the Guyanese Families Unite in Service and Education (GuyFuse) have expressed satisfaction at the experience gained.
Residents of Wakenaam were thrilled on Saturday to have a ‘Santa Claus Parade’ for the first time on the island, compliments of a former resident and the Aditya Kids Trust Fund Foundation (AKTFF).
(Jamaica Gleaner) The government of the Turks and Caicos Islands has confirmed that 18 people, suspected to be illegal migrants, died this morning at sea.
(Jamaica Gleaner) St Vincent’s Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves is to cut short a visit to Europe and is expected back home tomorrow as the death toll from the rains over the past 48 hours continues to go up.
The Chief Librarian at the National Library, Gillian Thompson, succumbed following an accident yesterday at the corner of New Garden Street and North Road.
Having sent a diplomatic note to the US State Department, the government yesterday challenged American Ambassador Brendt Hardt to prove that USAID has a right to go ahead with a $300 million democracy project here despite government’s objections on grounds of a lack of consultation.
The management and board of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Incorporated yesterday assured Cabinet that every possible step will be taken to address promptly, the transmission and distribution difficulties that have caused a spate of power outages, Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon reported.
Neville Chandrawattie, one of the alleged masterminds of November’s multi-million dollar gold heist in Port Kaituma, was yesterday remanded to prison for involvement in the death of Dharam Chanmangra in 2007.