Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 21:55 by Denis Chabrol The burning to death of 20 children in the Mahdia Secondary School’s girls dormitory and an upsurge in gun crimes are responsible for a so far 14.8 percent rise in serious crimes for 2023 compared to a slump during  the past two years, Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn said ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 20:10 by Denis Chabrol Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand Wednesday night announced that the Mahdia Secondary School’s girls dormitory would most likely not be rebuilt there and a number of girls would instead be transferred to President’s College, Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara. “Our consultation with the community and all the stakeholders have ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 17:43 by Denis Chabrol Decisionmakers on Wednesday were encouraged to involve youths and children in climate policy formation and action at the opening of a three-day Advocacy and Youth Forum, at the Pegasus Hotel, Kingston, Georgetown, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Wednesday. The three-day forum is being held by the Rights ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 16:17 by Denis Chabrol by GHK Lall I thought that an invitation was the next best thing for politicians in the PPP and PNC, since I don’t challenge leaders and ministers and legislators anymore.  The PPP Government came up at long last with its draft oil law, which is a good development.  Yesterday, ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 16:05 by Denis Chabrol A man, who was arrested recently with GY$27 million worth of cocaine at a cargo company near the Cheddi Jagan Airport, was Wednesday sentenced to four years imprisonment and fined GY$39 million, according to the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) That agency said Christopher Douglas of Lot 1070 Providence,  East ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 9:19 by Denis Chabrol A man and his common law wife have been arrested in connection with the alleged discovery of three guns and 173 rounds of ammunition at their residence at Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo, police said Wednesday. In custody are 35-year old Delon “Gizmo” Osborne and his child’s mother, Joyann Sobers ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 8:36 by Denis Chabrol Former well-known Guyanese journalist, now a New York-based Attorney-at-Law Dr Vivian M. Williams, Esq. and Adjunct Professor, has been included in Marquis Who’s Who, the entity said in a statement. Dr Williams can also practice in Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago, As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, ...