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Concerns were Sunday evening raised about the slash in international funding for the fight against HIV and AIDS at 5th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial in Guyana. Addressing the event on the steps of the St. George’s Anglican Cathedral, Company Path, Georgetown; Vice Chair of the Coordinating Mechanism for the Global Fund in Guyana, Desiree Edghill. “Our funding was cut by ...

Founder member of the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP), Ashton Chase has called on government to appoint a competent board to help oversee the loss-making Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco). “If the present ownership remains, the first step in this direction is the appointment by the authorities of a dedicated, experienced and productive management board,” he said. Addressing the opening of the ...

Several RUSAL workers were injured early Saturday night when a bus turned over on the Mines Road,Kwakwani, according to sources in the bauxite community. Up to late Saturday night, X-rays were still being conducted on several of the injured persons. Four of the 10 occupants were admitted to the Kwakwani Hospital for observation, a source said. Other sources said an ...

Atlantic Hotel Inc. (AHI) and Republic Bank Ltd on Saturday announced the completion of the financial arrangements by Republic Bank for a syndicated borrowing of US$27M in debt financing for AHI. This is for the construction of the Marriott operated hotel and the shell of an Entertainment Complex. Republic Bank, on behalf of its consortium of lenders, has received its ...

Two baggage handlers have been arrested in connection with the discovery of 2.2 kilogrammes of cocaine in the baggage-hold of a Toronto-bound Caribbean Airlines (CAL) aircraft, a senior anti-drug agent said Saturday. The official said the baggage handlers are employed by a local handling company for  CAL at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA). Charges could be laid against the ...

Lethem is experiencing widespread blackout for several hours due to a fuel shortage because a bridge collapse one week ago has prevented a tanker from continuing its journey to the southern border township. Region Nine Chairman, Wilson Lorentino hoped that workers would complete a bypass to allow the fuel tanker to leave the area. “Right now, I see a message ...

Even as uncertainty surrounds the future of Hotel Tower, the Ministry of Labour plans to investigate why workers there have not been paid wages and salaries for some time and take steps to ensure that this is done. Several workers, including managers and supervisors, on Saturday stood outside the front door of the Main Street, Georgetown property to vent their ...

Chaos broke out in the New Amsterdam prison Friday afternoon when a prisoner entered a number of cells and chopped at least four prisoners , leaving them in a critical condition. The perpetrator is known only as ‘Shoulders’.  A police source told Demerara Waves that around 5:30 PM the murder suspect, choked a prison warden into an unconscious state before ...

Guyana and Argentina on Friday announced a tourism training and management of protected areas exchange programme between the two South American countries. “All these initiatives follow into the broad goal of increasing the depth and scope of the technical cooperation between Guyana and Argentina, in this particular case in tourism and environmental protection and natural resources, and we are hoping ...

University of Guyana (UG) Vice Chancellor, Professor Jacob Opadeyi on Thursday confirmed that if the institution does not get money from the Student Loan Fund, a number of programmes might have to be stopped and lecturers sent home. Opadeyi confirmed that no new contracts would be issued to academic staff because of uncertainty surrounding parliamentary approval of money for the ...