Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 July 2016, 16:27 by Denis Chabrol Chairman of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council’s Finance Committee, Oscar Clarke does not believe that there will be political fallout as a result of increased taxation on businesses and residents in the municipality. Political Scientist Freddie Kissoon agrees that the City needs increased revenue, but reasons that the ...

Last Updated on Monday, 11 July 2016, 22:37 by Denis Chabrol St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital Monday night confirmed that veteran Guyanese engineer, Walter Willis died and at the same time announced that a probe has been launched to ensure that all the rules were followed in treating him. “His condition deteriorated and he was treated for multi-organ dysfunction. Regrettably, Mr. ...

Last Updated on Monday, 11 July 2016, 18:41 by Denis Chabrol The Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHBC) will again undertake substantial maintenance works similar in nature to that which it had undergone earlier in the year. This time work will be done to the western half in the third quarter of 2016. Authorities said the dates during which the maintenance would ...

Last Updated on Monday, 11 July 2016, 18:34 by Denis Chabrol Guyana has dispatched poultry samples to the United States (US) to determine what type of disease is responsible for sudden poultry deaths in East Bank Berbice. According to Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO) of the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA), Dr. Dwight Walrond, “samples which have been taken from the ...

Last Updated on Monday, 11 July 2016, 18:25 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Defence Force and Guyana Police Force are to be deployed to  gold mining areas near the border with Venezuela where there have been reports of Venezuelan gang members extorting Guyanese, according to a  high-ranking military officer. “We (GDF) had a patrol with police in the area and ...

Last Updated on Monday, 11 July 2016, 17:47 by Denis Chabrol President David Granger on Monday established the Department of National Events, under the Ministry of the Presidency. The Department will be headed by Colonel Nazrul Hussain of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and will be tasked with the planning and execution of all national events in the country, the Ministry of ...

Last Updated on Monday, 11 July 2016, 18:07 by Denis Chabrol Technical Adviser, Engineer Walter Willis is  not dead, but is instead in a coma apparently due to wrong medicine, family members said Monday afternoon. An extended team of doctors was Monday afternoon expected to evaluate Mr. Willis’ condition. A close family member said she was called into the private ...