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Author Archives: Denis Chabrol

OPINION: Demerara River & Linden-Mackenzie outreach was a major success

By Dr Randy Persaud Critics like Dr Henry Jeffrey do not find good in anything the PPP does. They have a default position of tearing down genuine efforts aimed at socio-economic development and political change. Ironically, these same critics, wail night and day about the need to move the country forward. The latest iteration of the signature opposition wail surfaced ...

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WPA activist charged in connection with call to kill President

Working People’s Alliance (WPA) executive member, Kidackie Amsterdam was Thursday charged under the Cybercrime Act with using a computer system to encourage or incite persons to commit a criminal offence against the President of Guyana Kidackie Amsterdam, 46, of Buxton, East Coast Demerara pleaded not guilty to the charge. City Magistrate, Faith McGusty granted the accused GY$200,000 bail and ordered ...

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Health ministry rolls out therapy to help people quit smoking tobacco products

The Ministry of Health’s Chronic Disease Unit on Wednesday handed over a quantity of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) supplies to the Eccles Health Centre to support smoking cessation efforts. This initiative was done in observance of World No Tobacco Day which will be observed on May 31st, and aims to raise awareness about the dangers of smoking and harmful use ...

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Ministry of Labour launches mobile application to address labour concerns

In keeping with its push for the decentralisation and modernisation of its services, the Ministry of Labour, on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, launched its first public mobile application on Google Play and App Stores. The app, titled “Labour Advice”, will allow for the computerised management of complaints and inquiries being submitted to the ministry’s Labour Department. Chief Labour Officer, Mr. ...

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PNCR Leader reinforces connection between party and US-based groups

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Aubrey Norton said party groups in the United States (US) were reporting directly to the party’s headquarters in Guyana, raising fresh concerns about compliance with United States (US) law. He also said that no party group was expelled from the PNCR, in apparent reference to the party’s decision to de-recognise the North American ...

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OPINION: The Declaration of Sophia vs considerations from New York: lessons from the tiff between the PNCR and NAR

By Dr. Vivian M. Williams, Esq. Differences between the PNCR, the main opposition party in Guyana and the New York based North American Region Inc (NAR), have spilled into the public domain. The dispute is whether NAR should subject itself to the direction and control of the PNCR. The Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the party which operates from the ...

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OPINION: A man goes to Mocha

by GHK Lall One by one, little by little, there is a trickle then a torrent. Truth cannot be suppressed. A stirring, a small seeping, and soon there is a sea of all that is wrong. The plight of people victimized and marginalized. Pain that pierces can only stay inside for so long, despite the high hands with long whips. ...

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Fire destroys health ministry’s mosquito control bond

A Ministry of Health bond that stored mosquito fogging chemicals and other vector control supplies was Tuesday afternoon destroyed by fire, the Guyana Fire Service said on Wednesday. “Vapor from gasoline tank came into contact with heated exhaust pipe from fogging machine same ignited and exploded,” the fire service told Demerara Waves Online News. Residents in several areas of northern ...

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Section of Kurupukari-Lethem road collapses; water covers Pirara Bridge

The Ministry of Public Works on Wednesday activated emergency teams for the restoration of the Linden-Lethem corridor, after a section of that earthen interior artery collapsed and washed away. “Contractors and materials are en route to the affected area,” the Public Works Ministry said. That government ministry said there was significant disruption along the Kurupukari–Lethem corridor at approximately 3:40 p.m. ...

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Flood waters recede, drainage system being cleared; politicians trade blame for disaster

Even as flood waters were receding from the south-eastern town of Linden and surrounding Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice) areas, the opposition-controlled regional council and government on Wednesday traded blame for the severity and response to the flood. The Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Guyana’s disaster response agency, reported that water has receded in Noitgedacht where the Community Development Council (CDC) ...

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