Last Updated on Monday, 14 October 2024, 18:10 by Writer Guyana has become the 113th country that the Federation of World Peace and Love (FOWPAL) is visiting, in its quest to promote a culture of peace with love and conscience. The California-headquartered organisation would be hosting a World Leader Summit on Love and Peace at the Pegasus on Tuesday and ...
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TOTALTEC launches CampBOSS Inc. and its first hospitality complex in Guyana
Last Updated on Monday, 14 October 2024, 17:56 by Writer TOTALTEC Inc., a leading Guyanese provider of integrated services to the energy and construction sectors, on Sunday announced the launch of CampBOSS Inc., its wholly-owned hospitality group. CampBOSS is set to open its first state-of-the-art hospitality complex in Houston, Greater Georgetown, in December 2024. The company says its new facility ...
Read More »Sydney Amaliya Fraser admitted to the Guyanese Bar
Last Updated on Sunday, 13 October 2024, 21:02 by Writer Sydney Amaliya Fraser, an exceptional legal mind with an impressive academic and professional journey, was formally admitted to the Bar of Guyana on October 10, 2024. The ceremony was presided over by the Honourable Chief Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire, with the Honourable Chancellor Yonette Cummings-Edwards in attendance—an honour that speaks volumes ...
Read More »Reduce cash grant, deliver to individuals instead of households – former Finance Minister Jordan
Last Updated on Sunday, 13 October 2024, 20:55 by Writer Former finance minister, Winston Jordan on Sunday recommended that government abolish plans to distribute the GY$200,000 cash grant per household because of concerns about the definition of a household. “To avoid this problem that is inherent about this issue about households, they (government) should step back and say ‘we’re listening’ ...
Read More »Hackett, Adams storm ahead in respective categories on Day 1 of the DSB Golf Open
Last Updated on Saturday, 12 October 2024, 20:10 by Writer – Persaud tied for 2nd The De Surinaamsche Bank Golf Open teed off in Paramaribo with high energy and golden sunshine that radiated the days play, as 12 talented golfers from the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) in Guyana made their mark on day one of the prestigious tournament. At the ...
Read More »Exploring Guyana’s National Anthem Through Digital Humanities
Last Updated on Saturday, 12 October 2024, 17:03 by Writer by Rohan Sagar The National Anthem of Guyana, “Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains,” is more than just a song—it is a powerful symbol of national pride and unity that resonates deeply with the country’s diverse population. As the country progresses into the digital age, the digitalized anthem, ...
Read More »Retired judges sue gov’t for outstanding salary increases, other benefits
Last Updated on Saturday, 12 October 2024, 8:05 by Writer Retired High Court judges, Brassington Reynolds and Franklin Holder have sued the Guyana government for failing to pay them a retroactive 8 percent salary increase on their annual rate of salary up to December 2021. In their lawsuits filed on October 10, 2024, by Attorney-at-Law Stephen Fraser, they said that ...
Read More »Hicken ineligible for appointment as substantive police commissioner – Nigel Hughes
Last Updated on Friday, 11 October 2024, 19:09 by Writer Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Nigel Hughes on Friday said a retired officer whose tenure has been extended or on contract could not be appointed substantive police commissioner, even as government maintained that there was no legal humbug to appointing Mr Clifton Hicken as the substantive police commissioner. ...
Read More »Miami-bound American Airlines flight delayed due to missing panel
Last Updated on Friday, 11 October 2024, 18:59 by Writer American Airlines (AA) flight 1512, destined to leave Guyana for Miami, was Friday morning delayed by two hours due to a missing panel that was subsequently found, officials said. The panel, which covered an emergency light, was detected as absent when pilots checked their cockpit indicators, sources said. The panel ...
Read More »Gov’t wary of fake households to collect cash grants; foreigners not entitled – Jagdeo
Last Updated on Thursday, 10 October 2024, 22:13 by Writer The Guyana government is cautious that Guyanese, regardless of their political preference, could be thinking of creating fake households and scheming other plans to cash in on more of the GY$200,000 per household cash grant than they are entitled to, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said Thursday. “It’s not an easy ...
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