Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chair, retired Justice Claudette Singh SC will today make a decision on the controversial Order 50 of 2022 promulgated by the Local Government Minister on constituencies for scheduled polls.
Several families were yesterday morning left with damage to their houses after a sudden heavy wind ripped through Number 9 Village, West Coast Berbice.
Some $13 million in contracts were signed on Saturday to begin construction of 10 wooden elevated houses in Smith Creek, Region One (Barima-Waini) under the Hinterland Housing Programme.
With little to no rainfall over the last 48 hours, floodwater which submerged villages in the Middle Mazaruni is receding, according to Region Seven Chairman Kenneth Williams.
The Buxton Youth Developers will receive some $1 million from the government to ensure the further development of youngsters in and around the community, the Department of Public Information (DPI) has reported.
(Reuters) – Veteran U.S. diplomat Henry Kissinger said the time is approaching for a negotiated peace in Ukraine to reduce the risk of another devastating world war, but the Kyiv government dismissed his comments as amounting to “appeasing the aggressor” and said there could be no deal involving ceding territory.
LONDON, (Reuters) – The British government is “resolute” it will not budge on nurses’ pay, senior minister Oliver Dowden said yesterday, ahead of a planned second nationwide walkout by the profession over an average pay offer of 4% while inflation runs at more than 10%.
With the Alliance for Change (AFC) due to withdraw from the main opposition coalition at year end, party leader Khemraj Ramjattan on Friday reassured that it would not lose its parliamentary seats after the exit.
Interviews and photos by Subhana Shiwmangal
Stabroek News on Wednesday spoke to residents on the Essequibo River island of Leguan generally about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.
BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – European Union negotiators reached a political deal yesterday to overhaul the bloc’s carbon market, cutting planet-heating emissions faster and imposing new CO2 costs on fuels used in road transport and buildings from 2027.
(Trinidad Guardian) The floods that wreaked havoc on the country’s infrastructure and cost taxpayers millions of dollars over the last few months have raised debate about the quality of work that has been done by the Ministry of Works and Transport and contractors.
The search continues for two Brazilian nationals, whose names have been given as Japow and Bartolomeu, one week after a boat mishap at Looking Glass Falls in the Mazaruni River.
DOHA, (Reuters) – Qatar reiterated yesterday that the country denies any involvement in a corruption case being investigated by Belgian authorities involving people linked to the European Parliament.
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – The time is approaching for a negotiated peace in Ukraine to reduce the risk of another devastating world war, but dreams of breaking up Russia could unleash nuclear chaos, veteran U.S.
Even as it works out addressing local content hurdles to tap into the local energy sector, Trinidad and Tobago conglomerate Agostini Limited plans to add to its over $3 billion in investments from two companies established here as it looks to also bring a number of the companies and international franchises it already holds in its home country.
While they welcomed Friday’s “long-overdue” ruling by Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George, which confirmed their rights to their ancestral lands, the Indigenous peoples of the Upper Mazaruni District said they will be appealing portions of the decision in a bid to seek clarity.
While the police have still been unable to question the perpetrator of Thursday’s attack outside of State House, investigators have searched two properties, including his present residence.
Upon the conclusion of the Ministry of Labour’s investigation into the workplace death of Cindy Jattan, the Gafoors Hardware Store has been ordered to make several changes within their work environment based on recommendations made by the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department.
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is expected to see changes in the new year and ranks from Constables to Assistant Commissioners will be retrained to meet existing challenges, acting Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken has said.