Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 22:53 by Writer BRIDGETOWN – A recent study has found that despite modest improvements on last year, food insecurity in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean remains persistently higher than pre-pandemic levels, driven by the cost-of-living crisis, global economic volatility and the lingering impacts of the pandemic. The Caribbean Food Security and Livelihoods Survey, ...
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Suspected bogus land seller arrested at Housing Ministry with “acknowledgement letter”, receipts
Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 22:39 by Writer A man suspected of being a bogus land seller was arrested on Monday at the Ministry of Housing, Brickdam for allegedly trying to defraud another man of GY$250,000 as payment for a plot of land, the Guyana Police Force said. His name has not yet been released by police who ...
Read More »Children’s NGO condemns flogging of Queen’s College students; calls for end to corporal punishment
Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 22:33 by Writer The non-governmental organisation, ChildLinK Inc. on Tuesday condemned last week’s flogging of 10 Queen’s College students at that institution and urged the Ministry of Education to abolish corporal punishment in its entirety. “The flogging of children has no place in a modern, progressive society like Guyana and the Ministry of ...
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