A number of local Muslim organisations are holding a ‘Peace and Solidarity Walk and Rally’ today to pray for peace and unity of the Muslim Ummah (Global Muslim Nation) and to call for an end of the bloodshed and massacre of innocent people, especially children in Syria, Egypt, Burma, Palestine and other countries plagued by sectarian conflicts.
The renovation of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court Complex, ongoing for more than two years, is scheduled to be completed within a few days, Minister of legal Affairs Anil Nandlall has said.
Local theatre aficionados will soon be treated to a performance of ‘Deaf Expressions’ by members of Deaf Theatre Guyana, who recently returned from performing at Carifesta XI in Suriname.
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announc-ed the appointment of Dr Charles Mayenga of Kenya as the Senior Assistant Registrar for the Examinations Deve-lopment and Production Division.
PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) – A son of Suriname’s president has been arrested in Panama and sent to New York to face charges of smuggling cocaine into the United States, U.S.
Qualfon will on Wednesday have a groundbreaking ceremony for what it is describing as one of the world’s largest contact centres and which it says will bring an estimated 6,000 jobs to the country.
The proposed contractor for the CJIA airport expansion is now embroiled in a controversy in Jamaica over plans for a shipping hub in an environmentally sensitive area, underlining concerns in the region about the lack of transparency in dealings with big Chinese firms backed by Beijing.
Creditinfo Guyana was yesterday licensed as the country’s first ever credit bureau and Bank of Guyana (BoG) Governor Lawrence Williams said it will usher in an era where the lack of collateral will no longer be a barrier to citizens and businesses trying to access credit financing.
Amid stinging criticism that the government had deliberately neglected President’s College, Education Minister Priya Manickchand yesterday pointed to the $241M set aside for the institution in this year’s budget and pledged that it will remain a school of excellence.
By Jeff Trotman
Bus drivers on the Linden/Kwakwani route and residents of Ituni set up two road blocks yesterday at Ituni in protest at the deplorable state of the road.
The Guyana Sugar Corpora-tion has produced just over 4,000 tonnes for the week, bringing the total sugar production for the year to a poor 81,000 tonnes, far from the 240,000 that had been projected at the start of the year.
Muammar Jabbar is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Tolasicy Marshall called ‘Talo’, which was committed on August 20, 2013, at James Street, Albouystown.
The Ministry of Public Works is refuting claims that it offered some residents of Timehri North compensation or a transportation allowance for their relocation at a meeting that was held on Wednesday.
President Donald Ramotar is scheduled to join his colleague South American Heads of State in Suriname for the Summit of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) today.
As victims of a recent fire at Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice try to rebuild their lives, they received a cash donation from the University of Guyana Berbice Campus (UGBC) yesterday.