The government/UNDP agreement for the US$10.7M Amerindian land titling project came under protest yesterday by dozens of Amerindians led by the Amerindian People’s Association (APA), which says the recognition of the use of some traditional lands is still to be resolved.
The jury foreman in the Lusignan massacre trial, banned for life from jury duty after failing to disclose he was a long term client of Nigel Hughes, who was the attorney for one of the accused, was later a client of the chambers of current Attorney General Anil Nandlall, the AFC revealed yesterday.
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Tuesday will be deciding on which of the 14 applicants for the post of Chief Election Officer will make the cut on the shortlist as the body seeks to replace Gocool Boodoo.
The Ministry of Agricul-ture plans to take the livestock sector to new heights through investment and research in livestock husbandry, the completion of the US$2.5M veterinary lab and the development of a small ruminant farm.
Procurement officers have undergone training on best-practices for assessing bids for big projects funded by development banks, in-cluding the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
UN Secretary-General Envoy for HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean, Dr Edward Greene, has pleaded for the removal of discriminatory immigration laws in Trinidad and Tobago that prohibit the entry of homosexuals.
Education Minister Priya Manickchand joined students and staff at a simple ceremony held at the Fort Wellington Secondary School on Monday to commission a new wing that has been added to the building.
The Caribbean Farmers Network (CaFAN) is urging local small farmers to demand that the Ministry of Agriculture do more to ensure that Guyanese produce gets freer access to regional markets.
The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) for the first time in the history of the Department has employed females as part of its cadet training, a statement from MARAD said yesterday.
Amid all of its production and financial woes, the Guyana Sugar Corporation has been without a legally functioning Board of Directors since June of this year, according to an industry insider.
New Thriving Restaurant is set for a major expansion with a new eatery and hotel to be opened in the early months of 2014 and to be located in the spanking new five-storey edifice located at the corner of Camp and Lamaha streets.