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Government is moving to establish a permanent editorial board for the state-funded Caribbean Press, amid lingering concerns about the way the publishing house is being run. Responding to questions by Alliance For Change parliamentarian, Trevor Williams, in the House, Culture Minister, Frank Anthony said plans were progressing for the founding of a permanent editorial board, which will be provided with ...

Four baggage handlers at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) have been detained for questioning in connection with Saturday afternoon’s discovery of an extra bag containing more than 20 pounds of cocaine, according to well-placed sources. Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) agents prevented from being loaded on a New York-bound flight, after having placed it under surveillance. Agents decided to ...

A man was Friday night gunned down by a minibus passenger who was then shot and injured by a policeman on Mandela Avenue (Back Road) during an argument, police said in a statement. The dead man has been identified as 21-year old Gregory Elvis Fernandes of Mandela Avenue, West Ruimveldt. He was shot to his chest. Lloyden Britton, 22, who ...

A Guyanese woman and her boyfriend, who is a Brooklyn court officer, have been charged with making child pornography and she could face deportation if convicted and jailed, the New York Daily News reported. She is 45-year old Collette Robertson, a home health aide for the venerable Children’s Aid Society. Authorities said she admitted she took sexually explicit photos of ...

One hundred and fifty young people from across Guyana benefitted from learning and developing the necessary skills required for playing the steelpan through an initiative by Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited. Titled the Republic Bank RightStart Pan Minors Music Literacy Programme 2013, it was conducted from July 08 – 25, 2013. The workshops were held in Regions 4, 5, 6 and ...

The One World Youth Project (OWYP) program has given me the opportunity to communicate with peers my age in the U.S., Kosovo, Turkey and Pakistan, as we share our stories, our histories, and things that motivate us in life,” explains University of Guyana student Onika Stellingburg. Onika and eleven of her peers are part of a new initiative at the ...

Trinidad-born Caribbean soca icon, Machel Montano, on Friday said he was willing to help young Guyanese singers gain exposure and develop themselves but they first needed to demonstrate an interest in taking advantage of the opportunity. Here for what promises to be yet another exciting and energetic concert at the Providence Stadium on Saturday July 27, Montano told reporters shortly ...

Former Chairman of the People’s National Congress Bishwaiswar “Cammie” Ramsaroop has been appointed as the opposition’s representative on the Board of the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL). This was announced by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds at Friday’s joint meeting of the parliament’s Economic Services and Natural Resources Committees. Hinds said the appointment was to address opposition concerns that the ...

The National Assembly on Thursday passed a motion calling for the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the incidences of maritime deaths and accidents over the last 13 years. The motion was brought by Leader of the Opposition David Granger and was passed unopposed by the government. “We in A Partnership for National Unity feel that a Commission ...

A gold miner was Thursday afternoon beaten to death at Port Kaituma during an argument, police said. A suspect has been arrested and could be charged shortly. The dead man has been identified as 25-year old Wrenford Williams of Kamarang. Investigators were told that around 5 O’clock Thursday afternoon, Williams was involved in an argument with a man at 10-Miles, ...