Last Updated on Thursday, 22 August 2024, 21:06 by Writer A Public Health Nurse, who was in Berbice to inspect progress being made in vaccinating people against the human papillomavirus (HPV), was found dead in a hotel room in New Amsterdam on Thursday morning, police said. He was identified as 63-year-old Wilton Longford Benn who resided at 82 William Street, ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 22 August 2024, 20:58 by Writer Attorney General (AG) Anil Nandlall on Thursday said the refusal of two politicians into the National Toshaos Council Conference (NTC) was justified because the Amerindian Act does not give all Amerindians the automatic right to participation. “This section clearly requires the National Toshaos Council to permit persons to attend its ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 22 August 2024, 10:17 by Writer by GHK Lall Former US President Barack Obama rolled backed time to roll out one his sparkling deliveries for the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night. He is always good for a glorious home run, isn’t he? “I don’t want to live in a country that’s bitter and divided.” Me ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 22 August 2024, 9:53 by Writer by GHK Lall Let the word go forth, when the name Mark Lyte is mentioned in Guyana’s conversations, it will be in the context of a pantheon of extraordinary Guyanese. Citizens, from toilers in Guyana’s tallest towers all the way through to the bottom feeders in the local vineyards, will ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 22 August 2024, 9:00 by Writer At least two opposition Amerindian politicians were barred from participating in the National Toshaos Council Conference, arguing that their legal right to be there was violated. A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) parliamentarian, Vincent Henry, who is also Leader of the Guyana Action Party, and the People’s National ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 22 August 2024, 9:23 by Writer The Amerindian People’s Association (APA) on Wednesday assailed President Irfaan Ali for a number of misrepresentations and inaccuracies in his address to the opening of the 2024 National Toshaos Council (NTC) Conference. In an address dotted with several implicit references to the APA and the political opposition, the President said ...