Last Updated on Sunday, 3 November 2024, 15:50 by Writer By Dr Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus Only days ago I had cause and occasion to express concerns about the abuse of press freedom in Guyana. In that article, I observed that “[a] free press is one of the main foundations of a democratic society. Those who don’t have it, long ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 3 November 2024, 15:37 by Writer By GHK Lall It’s over. The talking and snarling and insulting, that is. The voting, too. Time for the new set of controversies and headaches of democracy to capture the headlines, suck in the courts, polarize Americans some more, and immigrants-in-waiting at the border to start walking backwards. Regardless of ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 3 November 2024, 14:25 by Writer A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Lieutenant and two government department Natural Resources officers were among five Guyanese and four Brazilians who were abducted and robbed of gold and guns, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) said. The items stolen were an undisclosed quantity of raw gold, two Glock pistols and one ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 2 November 2024, 17:43 by Writer The Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) inaugurated the Brava Guyana Open on Saturday, November 2, 2024, drawing an unprecedented 104 golfers from several countries. They include the United States, Canada, Barbados, Trinidad, Fiji, Mexico and Suriname. The LGC says this event has set a new milestone for the club, reflecting LGC’s ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 2 November 2024, 17:29 by Writer Four Guyanese and six Brazilians were abducted on Saturday morning in Deep South Rupununi and abandoned after members of Guyana’s Joint Services pursued the suspects, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) said Saturday afternoon. “A Joint Services team on the ground pursued the suspects who abandoned their vehicle with the persons ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 2 November 2024, 10:10 by Writer The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Saturday called on several government agencies to take action against retailers and supermarkets for selling poor quality goods and ensure that all tax laws and labour standards are applied equally. “There has been an alarming increase in the presence of counterfeit, ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 2 November 2024, 9:15 by Writer A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Guyana’s Black Entrepreneurs Association (BEA) and the United States’ Atlanta Black Chambers (ABC) is expected to be the backbone of stimulating Black-owned businesses in noth countries, according to United States Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot. She said the MoU between the BEA and the ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 2 November 2024, 9:32 by Writer The Art Williams & Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engineering School on Friday announced the achievement of Programme Approval by the National Accreditation Council of Guyana (NAC-G) of its Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering. The school said while the ab initio programme was evaluated by the NAC-G, Ministry ...

Last Updated on Friday, 1 November 2024, 18:51 by Writer The opposition Alliance For Change (AFC) on Thursday insisted on the need for legislation to govern the distribution of cash grants, despite resistance by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo. AFC Leader Nigel Hughes said the legislation should, among other things, allow for a mechanism for people to complain if they do ...