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The Netherlands has begun assisting Guyana in finding a “holistic” approach to the country’s drainage and irrigation systems with the aid of Government of The Netherlands, which will play a key role through the provision of consultancy services, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported. Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, on November 23, 2015 met with a three-member team from the Government of the Netherlands’ Dutch Risk ...

Controversy is brewing over the date for Diwali 2016 date, with the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha saying that the government has again set the wrong date for next year’s Festival of Lights without consulting that Hindu organisation. The government has set October 29, 2016 for Diwali while the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha says its pandits have calculated that the festival’s ...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) signed accords Tuesday representing a US$165 million development assistance contribution from the United States Government to the Eastern and Southern Caribbean.  CARICOM Secretary General, Ambassador Irwin LaRoque, and USAID Eastern and Southern Caribbean Mission Director, Christopher Cushing, initialed the five-year Development Objective Agreements (DOAGs) during a brief ...

A man was Tuesday convicted for stealing former Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand’s IPhone. Appearing before City Magistrate, Fabayo Azore, 20-year old Daniel Wilson of 282 South Sophia, Georgetown pleaded guilty to committing the offence at Rosemary Lane, South Cummingsburg, Georgetown. He admitted to committing the offence on November 22, 2015. He was fined GYD$50,000 or an alternative of three ...

Police are looking for a man who allegedly stabbed his lover in their car Monday afternoon. The woman, who succumbed to stab wounds to her abdomen, is 31 year old Melissa Skeete of Prince William Street, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara, East Coast Demerara. The incident occurred at about 3: 15 PM Monday, November 23, 2015. Investigations have revealed that Skeete ...

Violent crime Monday rocked Albouystown, leaving one man dead and another seriously injured in separate incidents. Dead is 37-year old Troy Brutus of Costello Housing Scheme, Georgetown and injured is Berkumar Ramrattan,46, of Hogg Street, Albouystown. Police said that about 7:30 PM Monday, 23 November, 2015 at at Garnett Street, Albouystown, attacked a man with a cutlass and knife and ...

The European Union (EU) Monday night ruled out punishing former colonies in the Caribbean if they do not scrap the death penalty, but at the same time called on leaders to demonstrate the political will to do so. “There is no question that the EU would carry out sanctions or halt development aid or anything like that against any  country ...

At least 30 small businesses that are borrowing from Institute of Private Enterprise Development Limited (IPED) are to receive assistance to showcase their goods and services at next week’s Business Expo 2015. However, the micro-financing institution says only those up-to-date with their loan repayments and have businesses that create jobs will benefit from the ‘small piece’ to help them participate in the ...

Guyana will soon have a fifty-dollar bill in time for the country’s 50th Independence anniversary next year, according to Governor of the Bank of Guyana Dr. Gobind Ganga. He said no firm decision has been made yet about whether the note would be put into limited or long-term circulation. Ganga said the specimen is currently being fine-tuned with the printers ...

Visitors to the Kaieteur National Park will be blocked from going to certain areas near the Falls, in the wake of a second suicide in as many months, authorities announced Sunday. “Specifically, visitors will no longer be able to access the edge of the Falls or the area where the visitor jumped. These restrictions will remain in place until further ...