Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Three staffers of China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) – the corporation executing the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) expansion project – were confronted by cutlass-wielding individuals who robbed one of them of a cell phone, the Public Works Ministry said in a statement. The Timehri North Community Development Council (TNCDC) ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Two men were Monday arraigned in a Berbice court for the murder of businessman Davindra “Dave” Deodat at his Corentyne home one week ago, police said. Those charged are 27-years old Ramnarine Jagmohan of Hampshire Squatting Area, Corentyne and 23-years old Neshan Jagmohan of Belvedere Squatting Area, Corentyne. They appeared ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 October 2013, 0:53 by GxMedia Ministry of Education Feature by Richard Francois Arguably the most responsible job in the life of an adult with children is parenting. Regardless of the resulting situations for which one is faced with the responsibility of raising children, it cannot be denied that being a good parent remains one of ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A project targeting micro and small enterprise development was launched today, offering loans that require interest rates below six percent and a grant as high as GUY$300,000 to assist start-up for expansion of existing businesses. The project entitled Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) Development and Building Alternative Livelihood for Vulnerable ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia (REUTERS).-Venezuela’s and Guyana’s foreign ministers will meet on Thursday to seek a negotiated solution to the detention of a ship used by a U.S. oil exploration firm in waters disputed for more than a century by the South American neighbours, Venezuela said. The officials have spoken on the phone and ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia PARAMARIBO – Although the Organisation of American States (OAS) Secretariat has not been officially informed about the diplomatic row between Guyana and Venezuela following the arrest of a research vessel in Atlantic waters claimed by both countries as their maritime territory, the hemispheric body is watching the developments very closely, ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia The third suspected bandit, who was shot by police last weekend, died on Monday in hospital where he had been recovering from a bullet wound to his right jaw. Nineteen year old Mario Gouveia of James Street, Albouystown died about 10:15 AM in the Male Surgical Ward of the Georgetown ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia The body of a Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) official was recovered from the Pomeroon River Monday morning two days after a river mishap. Natural Resources Minister, Robert Persaud said Patrick Ramkellawan’s wife was traveling from West Coast Berbice to identify a body. “She is coming down to identify a body ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia The Research Vessel Teknik Perdana, which the Venezuelan Navy arrested last week while conducting seismic research in an offshore concession granted by Guyana, arrived at Margarita on Sunday and its captain taken into custody. The Spanish news agency, Agencia EFE, reported that Captain Igor Bekirov has been detained while the ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia The General Manager of a gold mining operation was Sunday killed in a vehicular accident at Karrau, Mazaruni. He has been identified as 35-year old Albert Roberts of Line Road, Potaro. He was the General Manager for a gold mining operation owned by a son of Ricky Ramnarine. Usually reliable ...