Last Updated on Sunday, 18 August 2024, 0:42 by Writer Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Nigel Hughes on Saturday said Linden should be transformed into a logistics hub to take advantage of its location and movement of natural resources to other parts of Guyana. Addressing fewer than 200 persons at a public meeting at the Mackenzie car park, ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 18 August 2024, 0:37 by Writer The Alliance For Change (AFC) on Saturday night announced that it would be unveiling its oil and gas policy, as that party gears up its 2025 general election campaign. AFC spokesman on the hydrocarbon sector, David Patterson made the announcement at a public meeting at the Mackenzie Market car park, ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 17 August 2024, 20:54 by Writer by GHK Lall Mention the cost of living struggles of Guyanese in this the richest of times, and the PPP Government reacts with fire and ice. What the hell! Look at how much the government has done, via money shared out and various subsidies! Those serve as part of the ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 17 August 2024, 14:49 by Writer by GHK Lall A leader is there: trusty as an old shoe or broken-in toothbrush. A leader guides through tough times, shares in the good times. A leader that is a straight arrow counsels and carries when unique challenges arise. A leader that is exemplary in authenticity criticizes without condemning ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 17 August 2024, 14:33 by Writer President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Dr Mark Lyte on Saturday appealed to teachers to consider the entire package of both salary increases and allowances, saying that movements along the salary scale plus the percentage increases would benefit the educators. “I would like to say to our members: let’s ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 17 August 2024, 14:50 by Writer by Dr Nigel Westmaas The commemoration of African emancipation in Guyana has increasingly transformed into a spectacle, where the central focus is on state sponsors and state presence rather than the historical and cultural significance of the event itself. The image of political leaders of the state dancing or prancing ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 17 August 2024, 11:29 by Writer A suspected robber was shot in a store on America Street, Georgetown, as he fled the scene with the service pistol and ammunition that he grabbed from a security guard at a store where a money changer sought refuge, police said. Police said at about 1:20 p.m. Friday, they visited ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 17 August 2024, 11:23 by Writer The Headteacher of Bonasika Primary School, Kapil Ramsamuj died from pesticide poisoning, consistent with a previous account to police that he committed suicide. The Guyana Police Force said Government Pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh on Friday conducted a post-mortem examination with dissection on Ramsamuj’s body and he gave the cause of ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 17 August 2024, 11:20 by Writer Hours before President of the Guyana Teachers’ Uni0n, Dr Mark Lyte is due to give a breakdown of government’s offer to teachers after four rounds of talks, the main opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) on Friday said it supports the union and all teachers in rejecting government’s “insulting” proposal. ...

Last Updated on Friday, 16 August 2024, 8:30 by Writer The Headmaster of Bonasika Creek Primary School has died under suspicious circumstances, though investigators were informed that the man committed suicide by ingesting poison, Dead is 41-year-old Kapil Ramsamuj of Zeelugt New Housing Scheme. Police quoted his sister, Vimla, as saying that her brother allegedly committed suicide on August 12th, ...