Last Updated on Saturday, 3 February 2024, 12:37 by Denis Chabrol A well-known carpenter of Kimbia District, Upper Berbice River drowned Friday night in a boat collision on that waterway. The body was found at about 11 AM. He has been identified as Rashleigh Gladstone. Source  said he was driving the boat when it collided with another vessel at about ...

Last Updated on Friday, 2 February 2024, 10:08 by Denis Chabrol A mid-morning fire on Friday destroyed the Guyana Prison Service quarters on Parade Street, Kingston. The building once housed the Kingston Nursery School. Students attending classes at Chase’s Academy and a nursery school were evacuated as thick smoke filled the air. There were no immediate reports of any casualties. ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 1 February 2024, 21:48 by Denis Chabrol The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday announced that it has pledged US$150,000 towards the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), in support of Palestinians displaced and affected by the ongoing conflict in Gaza. UNRWA is the primary humanitarian agency in ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 1 February 2024, 21:38 by Denis Chabrol The United States Army’s Southern Command would on Friday explore how to assist the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) in monitoring this South American nation’s airspace to preserve its sovereignty, the American Embassy here said Thursday. US Air Force Major General, Evan L. Pettus, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 1 February 2024, 17:30 by Denis Chabrol Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said government would be willing to fund improvements to the privately-owned Guyana Stock Exchange (GSE), even as he flayed the administration for being saddled with the same more than 2o-year old computerised system since its inception. “We are prepared to modernise this but ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 1 February 2024, 14:59 by Denis Chabrol by GHK Lall I read the comments of Chairman Nikhil Ramkarran, in the article titled, “No public companies listed on cash-strapped Guyana Stock Exchange; Banks-DIH must first list on Stock Exchange to get additional benefits -GSE Chairman”, Demerara Waves, January 31).  Interesting was the first word that came to ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 1 February 2024, 1:24 by Denis Chabrol Chief Education Officer Saddam Hussain on Wednesday said the Ministry of Education has been taking steps to improve the working conditions of teachers, and he warned that if they go on strike from next Monday, that industrial action would be illegal. “To be clear, the MoE (Ministry of Education) ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 1 February 2024, 0:37 by Denis Chabrol A day after the Ministry of Education clamped down on unauthorised visits to schools, a wealthy city businessman who visited four schools across the country and donated several items, Wednesday night deemed a circular by Minister of Education Priya Manickchand “draconian”. Chief Education Officer, Saddam Hussain on Tuesday told ...