Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 June 2017, 6:34 by Denis Chabrol   At least one community health centre is reporting an increase in conjunctivitis also known as ‘Red Eye’, and a senior health care worker there says there is no need to rush down to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for treatment. In the last week alone, the Campbellville ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 June 2017, 6:24 by Denis Chabrol The increased rate of psycho-social issues among students has seen the Ministry of Education moving to hire councillors and establish counseling rooms at schools to address these issues. There are currently, ten (10) counseling rooms in schools around Georgetown, where councillors work on a daily basis.  The students, based ...

Last Updated on Monday, 19 June 2017, 20:21 by Denis Chabrol One of the principals of Smart City Solutions (SCS), which enjoys an 80-percent stake in a parking meter deal with Georgetown’s Mayor and City Council, has been charged in New York in connection with the accidental shooting of a 1o-year old child. Semion Mosheshvili, 42, of Hewlett, N.Y., pleaded not ...

Last Updated on Monday, 19 June 2017, 22:24 by Denis Chabrol A Mahaicony man allegedly swallowed almost 600 grammes to take to Barbados, but he was arrested at the Eugene F. Correia (Ogle) International Airport, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) said in a statement. Investigators said Randolph “Roach”Muri of Lot 3L Enterprise, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara was held on Sunday, ...

Last Updated on Monday, 19 June 2017, 20:12 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday lashed back at Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman calling him “hostile” and “incompetent” despite efforts to cultivate a sophisticated image. “I thought that this  revealed the true image of Trotman. Trotman has been trying carefully to cultivate an image of  efficiency, reasonableness, ...

Last Updated on Monday, 19 June 2017, 20:06 by Denis Chabrol A woman was Monday jailed for 36 months after pleading guilty to an embezzlement charge because her salary during the probationary period was insufficient. Twenty-eight year old Ronella Tashanna Junor stood before City Magistrate Judy Latchman where the charge of embezzlement was read to her. Junor accepted the charge ...

Last Updated on Monday, 19 June 2017, 18:26 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo was Monday mum on whether his People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) would table a no-confidence motion against government if President David Granger names an Elections Commission unilaterally. Jagdeo is on record as threatening legal action, street protests and other consequences for which the President will ...

Last Updated on Monday, 19 June 2017, 17:22 by Denis Chabrol The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Monday assured that it was not about to pull out of the coalition with A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) despite some internal pressure to do  so, but vowed that it would no longer allow itself to be sidelined in key policy-making. WPA ...

Last Updated on Monday, 19 June 2017, 19:56 by Denis Chabrol Orseno Benn, an alleged chain snatcher, was Monday deemed medically unfit to stand trial after he was evaluated by psychiatrist Dr. Biro Harry. Dr. Harry, in his testimony, told the court that Benn had been seeking psychiatric evaluation for the past two years and noted that not much improvements ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 17 June 2017, 19:54 by Denis Chabrol A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), the larger component of the governing coalition, is set to hold its first meeting since winning general elections two years ago, but already President David Granger says it is the responsibility of party representatives in government to report back to their executives. Likely ...