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First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger called on the charitable organisation, The Guyana Foundation, and other non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to play a greater role in addressing the scourge of suicide, noting the need for all sectors in society to get involved in arresting the root causes of the issue. The First Lady made these comments when […]
Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence, has encouraged young people to play a greater role in the fight against human trafficking and let their voices be heard against the scourge . Speaking at the end of a walk against human trafficking on Saturday, Minister Lawrence said “you have a greater role in the solution of […]
Republic Bank Guyana Limited is expected to play a greater role in supporting social projects this year through its “Power to Make A Difference” social investment programme. Speaking at a media cocktail on Friday night, the Managing Director of Republic Bank Guyana, Richard Sammy, announced that during 2016, the bank’s social project will be extended […]
President David Granger said that the thrust to develop greater economic independence demands investments and an increase in the volume and rate of business transactions, which can only be achieved if “the impediments to investment and other forms of economic exchange are removed,” in his feature address, Friday morning, at the commissioning of the Lands […]
Three other persons appeared in court on Friday morning and were remanded to prison after being charged with the murder of British teenager, Dominic Bernard. On Thursday, the police charged two 23-year-old young men, Dominic Bernard’s God brother, Aaron Hing and his friend Staymon George with the same murder. On Friday morning, Hing’s pregnant girlfriend […]
Natural Resources and Environment Minister Raphael Trotman sternly instructed the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Closed Area Committee on Friday to move urgently to release lands with known occurrences of minerals and accessibility to small scale miners, as complaints in this regard dominated a miners’ forum. Trotman along with Junior Natural Resources […]
Guyana’s Minister of Public Health Dr. George Norton on Thursday disclosed that the first case of the Zika virus has been detected in Guyana. Addressing the National Assembly, Minister Norton explained that the virus was confirmed by the Caribbean Public Health Agency in Trinidad and Tobago. The agency detected the presence of the virus in […]
President David Granger’s dissatisfaction with Guyana’s economic dependence was made clear on Thursday when he delivered a lengthy address to the Parliament. As Guyana gets ready to celebrate its 50th Independence Anniversary in May, President Granger said it was important that Guyanese look to embark on a new pathway to achieving economic independence. “I come […]
With the afternoon sun going down over Georgetown, 23-year-old Aaron Hing and his friend, 23-year-old Staymon George appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and were charged for the murder of British teen, Dominic Bernard. The two men appeared in court just after 4:30pm and had a blank look on their faces as they were led […]
Local airline, Roraima Airways has been granted the Approved Maintenance Organization certificate, paving the way for the company’s new maintenance department at Ogle to conduct its own aircraft maintenance and provide the same services to other operators. Director General (ag) of the Civil Aviation Authority, Chaitrani Heeralall, congratulated Roraima on the achievement and said it shows […]
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