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The Guyana Rice Development Board, has announced that it has dispatched a team of Extension Officers to investigate reports of “worms” that have infected the roots of rice plants in some villages on the Corentyne Coast. The investigative team is being headed by Entomologist Dr. Vivien Baharally. Farmers of the No. 63-68 villages, Corentyne, have […]
Laws surrounding the Oil and Gas sector are taking center-stage over the next two days at a training and development conference organized for members of the Judicial Bench and the Bar Association. With these seminars taking place across sectors, members of the legal profession believe capacity building within the legal fraternity is needed as Guyana […]
Problems in a relationship became physical and a taxi driver was remanded to jail today after he was charged with assaulting his girlfriend. 37-year-old, Curtis Edwards stood before City Magistrate, Leron Daly and denied the allegation made against him. The Court heard that on the 8th July, 2017 at South Road, Bourda, Edwards unlawfully wounded […]
Guyanese women are observing International Women Day amid calls from one local activist for government to take action on policy that discriminate against pregnant women and put in place more robust legislation to protect women and girls from sexual and other forms of violence. Delivering the feature address at a gathering for workers of the […]
Private employers are being encouraged to not just stop at ensuring they pay their employees above the minimum wage, but to move one step further and offer their workers a living wage. The charge came from Chief Labor Officer, Charles Ogle when he delivered remarks at the opening of a one-day seminar to sensitize employees […]
Guyana’s governing and opposition political parties are offering two very different pictures of women in Guyana, as the country joins the international community in celebrating International Women’s Day. But across the political divide there has been acknowledgement that more has to be done to protect women from gender-based violence and to strengthen the capacity of […]
Bishops’ High School economics teacher, Coen Jackson was remanded to jail this morning after being charged with engaging in sexual activity with a child below the age of 16 by abusing the position of trust. The Court appearance came just one day after the Director of Public Prosecutions offered advice to the Police to file […]
Scholarship opportunities being offered by the Government of Guyana and other donor organisations are now just a click away, with the launching of the Department of Public Service’s website. Interested persons can visit the Department’s Scholarship website at http://dps.gov.gy/scholarships/ for more information. At today’s launch of the website, in the Smart Room of National Centre for Education […]
At the High Court today, 33-year-old Troy Jackson was sentenced to nine years in jail following his conviction yesterday of engaging in sexual activity with a seven-year-old girl. As a plea of mitigation before sentencing, the man’s Attorney brought a character witness. The woman recounted that the convict had a tough life growing up and […]
One week after a 12-member jury returned a guilty verdict against a man who was charged for raping an 8-year-old-girl back in 2016, the Trial Judge slapped him with a 30 year jail sentence today. The man, Collin Cummings stood before Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall and maintained his innocence this afternoon as the Judge prepared to […]
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