Last Updated on Friday, 23 August 2024, 19:06 by Denis Chabrol A man, who allegedly struck down and killed a Jamaican man in December 2019 in Queens, New York, was caught at a horse race meet in Guyana and taken back to the United States (US) where he was refused bail on Friday, officials and news reports said. Head of ...

Last Updated on Friday, 23 August 2024, 18:12 by Writer The main opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) promises a 35% increase in salaries on a sliding scale for all government employees plus an increase in the income tax threshold to GY$150,000 if it wins the 2025 general and regional elections. “The PNCR/APNU is guaranteeing all public service workers that ...

Last Updated on Friday, 23 August 2024, 17:45 by Writer Jamaican, Dr Chantal Ononaiwu has been selected by the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (RJLSC), the independent body responsible for recruiting staff and judges for the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), to join the CCJ as a Judge. The CCJ said she would be filling the vacancy created by ...

Last Updated on Friday, 23 August 2024, 17:29 by Writer A natural edible coating, which was invented by a Guyanese food scientist, that will extend the shelf-life of certain types of produce will be supplied to farmers and sellers to help reduce food loss and lower consumer prices, according to a senior official of the Guyana Economic Development Fund. Invented ...

Last Updated on Friday, 23 August 2024, 17:30 by Writer Farmers in Region One (Barima-Waini) are getting international help to increase the production of turmeric and already a leading local company has promised to take all of the supplies, a senior official of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said Thursday. USAID Project Management Specialist, Durwin Humphrey said ...