Last Updated on Thursday, 26 September 2024, 21:38 by Writer Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday indicated that he had strong words for Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson for the manner in which he dealt with a complaint by a member of the public against renowned Guyanese sculptor, Ivor Thom, who is the Administrator of the Burrowes ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 September 2024, 21:32 by Writer More than 15 years after he had first argued that Guyanese were entitled to bootlegged textbooks, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said Guyana now needed to enact modern copyright and intellectual property legislation to make Guyana attractive to international businesses and protect local artistic works. “I think it’s time ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 September 2024, 21:22 by Writer Guyana’s business community and the government have begun clamping down on smuggling of alcoholic products, cigarettes and chicken, among other products due to unfair competition, authorities said Wednesday. Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC), Komal Singh told an Illicit Trade Conference that the market share that several of those ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 September 2024, 21:08 by Writer Superintendent of Police, Karl Wilson has been charged with two counts of sexual assault and granted bail by the court, the Guyana Police Force said Thursday. Mr Wilson, who is stationed at the Criminal Investigations Department Headquarters, appeared on Wednesday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court #5, before Magistrate Faith McGusty. ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 September 2024, 11:37 by Writer Even as repairs to mainly the roofs of 33 houses in Linden that were destroyed by Wednesday night’s brief storm, the Linden Town Council is preparing to conduct a scientific study of the drainage infrastructure in the town, officials said. Linden Mayor, Sharma Solomon said a tender would be awarded ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 September 2024, 20:51 by Writer The Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) will host the inaugural Enet golf tournament this Sunday, marking a significant milestone in private-sector support for sports development in Guyana. The tournament, set to begin at 8 a.m., will feature a medal-play format with two handicap categories: 0-14 and 15-28. Prizes will be awarded ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 September 2024, 20:39 by Writer by GHK Lall Talk about beating a drum at compelling volume with consistent intensity, and Stabroek News, it is. The relentless drumbeat that overpowers consciousness is all in the crescendo of its weekly strikes with the drumsticks through its Cost of Living series. The SN series does have some jarring ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 September 2024, 20:25 by Writer by GHK Lall Back close to the beginning of April, when the news of the Constitutional Reform Commission (CRC) first hit the public, I called it as I saw it then in SN, KN and elsewhere. To be precise, “the CRC is dead on arrival.” Not going any place. Nothing ...