Last Updated on Thursday, 26 September 2024, 13:05 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s business community and the government are teaming up to curb smuggling of alcoholic products, cigarettes and chicken, among other products, which is resulting in unfair competition, authorities said Wednesday. Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC), Komal Singh told an Illicit Trade Conference that  the market share that ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 September 2024, 13:02 by Denis Chabrol 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 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 Denis Chabrol 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 ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 September 2024, 10:02 by Denis Chabrol 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 8:00 a.m., will feature a medal-play format with two handicap categories: 0-14 and 15-28. Prizes will be ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 September 2024, 8:57 by Denis Chabrol 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 thunder ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 September 2024, 8:53 by Denis Chabrol 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.  ...