Many of us have been concerned about the criminalization of protest in Guyana, in particular African Guyanese protest. We have pointed to the difference in the responses of the government and some sections of Civil Society to protest in the two ethnic communities. We have also been dismayed by the seeming acceptance of this mindset by the PNC and presumably ...

After the capture of criminals in Agricola in recent years, the Guyana Police Force on Saturday embarked on a strategy to mould very young children in that East Bank Demerara community to become future leaders. The strategy included Saturday’s launch of the Agricola Chosen Generation Police Youth Group at the St. Anne’s Primary School.  The 71 enlisted participants would be ...

Millions of Guyana dollars worth of paper, ink and printery equipment belonging to Pavnik Press were destroyed and others water-damaged as a result of a fire at a bond owned by the Guyana Chronicle on Lama Avenue, Georgetown. “Terribly, we have millions of dollars in stock and machinery,” said General Manager of Pavnik Ptress, Janettte Rameshwar when asked how the ...

By AZARD ALI of Trinidad Newsday FIVE Guyanese who have been living for the past 19 months on a Nigerian oil and gas vessel docked in Trinidad waters, have vowed not to leave the ship unless they are paid US$215,000 in wages. The M T Tumini has been docked a mile off Trinidad Cement Limited’s jetty with the Guyanese holed ...

Forty-three persons working in port security this week completed a United States Embassy-sponsored training program for Guyanese port security workers and sea cadets on the intricacies of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code). The American Embassy said the three-day class, consisting of 43 students including 10 Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) cadets, focused on international security regulations ...

BK International on Friday challenged the Ministry of Public Works to support its charge that the GT&T cable damaged recently was in an area not assigned to BK by the Consultants. The Ministry of Public Works made this claim in a statement issued on September 17. On the same day GT&T also issues a statement charging that “The location of ...

YOURDAILYJOURNAL.COM.-ROCKINGHAM — Earl Rose never intended to become a missionary. The idea of providing medical care to the ill in foreign and developing countries or getting his hands muddy building schools and huts just never appealed to him. Then he discovered Guyana, a country on the northern coast of South America that just needed books. “My sister-in-law, Kathy Bruce, was ...

A man was Friday arraigned for the road deaths of two overseas-based Guyanese on the Mabura Road and released on GUY$1 million bail. Forty-three year old Michael Jordan of 21 Peter’s Hall, East Bank Demerara was not required to the charge of causing death by dangerous driving that was read to him by City Magistrate, Fabaoy Azore. While on bail, ...

Guyana has completed its 4th Annual Assessment of Deforestation and Forest Degradation under the Monitoring Reporting and Verification System (MRVS), the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported. Interim results on 2013 deforestation rate indicate a decrease in the rate of deforestation from 0.079% as the annual rate for 2012, to 0.068% as the reported rate for 2013.  Total deforestation is 12,702 ...

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU)- vowing to pressure government to hold Local Government Elections (LGE)- on Friday said it was not jostling with the Alliance For Change (AFC) for political space. Since the AFC tabled a yet to be debated no-confidence motion against the administration of President Donald Ramotar,  APNU has been ratcheting up calls for government to hold ...