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An American pastor has come out in defence of Guyanese Indian cultural activist, Joel Ghansham, who apparently angered an American Airlines cabin attendant by describing him as a “waiter” and forced the Guyana-bound flight to return to the United States. “In my evaluation Mr. Ghansham was discriminated against due to his alternative lifestyle, manner of dress, and characteristics,” Pastor Brian ...

Guyana’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) would be licensing more passenger boats to ply the Wales- Diamond route depending on demand for the service after the Demerara Harbour Bridge resumes operation, the agency’s Director-General Stephen Thomas said Wednesday. In preparation for major repairs to the bridge this week, government upgraded the foot-paths and constructed new, sturdy boat landings at Wales, West Bank ...

The design of the new Demerara River Bridge is yet to be approved, a Ministry of Public Works Engineer told a stakeholder meeting primarily with nearby East Bank Demerara residents who complained bitterly that they did not get proper answers to their questions. Engineer Siddiq Khan told the consultation at the Peter’s Hall Primary School that government was getting ongoing ...

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Monday appeared dissatisfied that little or no action has been taken to prosecute people at Chinese Landing who have been allegedly threatening and harassing Indigenous Caribs there if they are removed from gold-bearing lands, and has urged the Guyana government to take a three-pronged approach to addressing the concerns. On July 21, ...

Preparations are underway for the construction of a modern waste water treatment plant for Georgetown and bring an end to the dumping of that type of waste into the Demerara River and Atlantic sea, Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal said Saturday. He said the US$36 million effluent treatment plant, which would probably be constructed in Kingston, would have ...

President Irfaan Ali on Saturday announced that his administration has struck a deal with several commercial banks to provide new and existing loans at 5 percent, aimed at bouncing back from reduced chicken production as a result of a viral disease and higher cost of feed. He said in a statement that the interest rate for poultry farmers would be ...

President  Irfaan Ali said at least five European Union (EU) countries have agreed to sponsor Guyana’s bid for Schengen visa-free travel. The Head of State made the disclosure while interacting with the media during a site visit to the Eccles to Diamond four-lane highway that is currently under construction, on Thursday afternoon. “In terms of the removal of the visa, ...

The Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association’s (CWWA) conference will later this year  focus on, among other issues, the loss of earnings through leakage, unmetered supplies and theft, association President Marlon Daniels said Friday. “When it comes to Non-Revenue Water, it is really One Caribbean because the challenges that we have in Guyana are existing across the entire Caribbean region,” President ...

The nose gear of a Caravan plane broke off shortly after the aircraft landed on the Mabaruma airstrip and was turning around, sources said. As a result of the breaking off of the nose-gear, the propeller hit the ground and most likely resulted in damage to the engine, the sources said. The incident occurred shortly before 8:30 AM. None of ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday was mum on government’s next move to save a US$300 million investment in a new shorebase at Vreed-en-Hoop if the United States (US) imposes sanctions on key Guyanese players Nazar “Shell” Mohamed and his son Azruddin Mohamed are key players. “If the US were to impose sanctions, then the government would have to assess ...