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President David Granger Friday- Christmas Day- promised to improve working conditions at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation and in particular the Maternity Wing. Speaking with nurses at the end of his tour of the Maternity and Children’s wards at the state-owned health care institution, he  As Guyana sat down to Christmas morning breakfast, President David Granger and First Lady, Mrs. ...

President David Granger has expressed concern about the circulation of hate speech on Social Media. Delivering remarks at a ceremony organised by the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) in observance of Youman Nabi, the birth anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad,  Granger said “We must look. We mustn’t take things for granted because nowadays there are so many means of ...

The holding up of a consignment of Guyanese rice  by authorities in Belize has reached the High Court in that sister Caribbean Community (Caricom) member state. Under Caricom’s trade rules, the grain is eligible for free movement of goods, but the Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) has blocked the release of the rice on the local market. If the 75 ...

The Sea and River Defence Department (SRDD), under the Ministry of Public Infrastructure,  Thursday night said it was responding to a sea defence breach at Bush Lot/Maida,Corentyne. The breach was reported shortly after 19:00hrs this evening, December 24, 2015, in a critical section of sea defence. The stretch, spanning 800 metres, is currently having permanent works conducted on it by ...

President David Granger Thursday- Youman Nabi- urged religious unity and vigilance against extremism surfacing in Guyana, even as a top local Muslim Cleric distanced the community here from terrorist groups like ISIS and Boko-Haram. Addressing a special event in honour of the birth anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad organised by the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG), he said there ...

Reproduced from Navt TimesBy Mark D. Faram, Staff writer A young immigrant named Charles Clarke walked through the doors of the Military Entrance and Processing Station in New York City nearly 29 years ago and into the United States Navy. On Friday, Dec. 18, Fleet Master Chief (SW/AW/IDW) “Chuck” Clarke walked out of the Navy’s door as one of the ...

The body of the Corentyne money changer who went missing several days ago was found Thursday just of the Number 63 beach, police said.  An autopsy conducted on the partly decomposed body of 56-year old Mohammed “Sugarcake” Baksh showed that he died of a fractured skull.  Baksh left his home at Lot 5 Grant 1780 Crabwood Creek, Corentyne shortly after 8 ...

Less than one day after government announced that the Head of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), Winston Brassington has been sent on administrative leave after a forensic audit, sources close to him say he had already proceeded on leave. Well-placed sources indicate that hours after holding a news conference to react to claims in a draft audit ...

Authorities have buckled under intense pressure from the business community and have decided to allow  bars, night clubs and other places of entertainment to open later than 2 AM during the Christmas Season. But the  2AM cut-off time will be enforced again from January 2, 2016. The Private Sector Commisison has previously called for the lifting of the curfew altogether because ...

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) Winston Brassington is to proceed on administrative leave effective immediately, says Minister of State Joseph Harmon. Also accompanying Brassington on leave is the Deputy CEO Marcia Sharma. Harmon made the disclosure at a post cabinet press conference on Wednesday December 23, where he detailed that yet another ...