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by Kurt Campbell Scores of street vendors remain displaced almost two weeks after they were removed from locations they once occupied around the city. On Wednesday, those displaced vendors turned up at City Hall to protest the delay in an allocation of new vending spaces and seek an early resolution. The vendors were successful in […]
Three months after the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry report was received by the government, it has finally been handed over to House Speaker Dr. Barton Scotland to be properly laid in the National Assembly. The Report was presented even as the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) was preparing to bring a Motion before the […]
(BBC) Legendary West Indian commentator Tony Cozier has died at the age of 75. A familiar and respected voice around the world, the Barbadian will be remembered for a career in TV, radio and journalism spanning 58 years. Born in Bridgetown in 1940, he made his BBC Test Match Special debut in 1966 and also […]
Despite some early morning showers, Guyana marked its inaugural Social Cohesion Day with a national prayer ceremony at the Durban Park. The day is being observed exactly one year after Guyanese voted in General Elections which ended the PPP’s 22 year rule and resulted in the election of the six party APNU+AFC government. President David […]
(NY Daily News) Holy mackerel! The feds busted two alleged drug smugglers in Brooklyn after hooking some fish stuffed with cocaine. Triston Daniels and Troy Gonsalves were reeled in after 20 kilos of cocaine were discovered stashed inside a shipment of frozen fish. They were arraigned Saturday in Brooklyn Federal Court and released on $150,000 […]
President David Granger and Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and for the Dutch Overseas Countries and Territories, Ambassador Jernej Videtič on Monday gave their commitment to the strengthening of relations between Guyana and the EU. The commitment was exchanged at a celebratory reception, which was held to observe […]
(USA TODAY) Work (work, work, work, work) and Rihanna will help you pay for college. That’s right. The Grammy-winning singer and songwriter has announced a global scholarship program through her Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF), which will award scholarships to international and U.S. students going to college in the U.S. “To be able to give the gift of […]
The Makushi Research Unit, Medicine from Trees and other groups, in collaboration with the Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) have launched the Rupununi Essence Luxury Facial Cleanser. The 100 percent organic skin cleanser was created through a partnership among the Ministry, the IAST, under the stewardship of Director, Professor Suresh Narine, and indigenous producers from […]
by Kurt Campbell The employment of hundreds of workers attached to the Gafoors Houston Complex is in limbo following yesterday’s devastating fire, which gutted the bond and the main shopping complex. Many of the workers arrived at the charred remains of the complex this morning to uncertainty. Employees turned up dressed in their working attire but […]
At least six firefighters had to be rushed to the Georgetown Hospital last evening as they were injured by falling debris during their battle against the fire which gutted the Gafoors Complex at Houston. At least one of the firemen has suffered serious injuries to his neck while others nursed other injuries. Others were affected […]
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