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Essequibo rice farmers are bracing themselves for the worse as the countrywide drought persists but they believe more could be done by the regional administration and the government to offer relief. Concerns in this regard were raised during the second ‘Meet the Public Day’ on Thursday at Perth on the Essequibo Coast. The large government […]
by Kurt Campbell in Essequibo Scores of Essequibo residents gathered early on Thursday morning at the newly developed Unity Park on the Essequibo Coast to meet Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and Minister of State Joseph Harmon at the second ‘Public Day’ which is being held by the coalition government. Prime Minister Nagamotoo and Minister Harmon […]
The Private Sector Commission in a statement on Wednesday backed government’s announced increases in gun license fees and said it was fair and expected to boost revenue income. But similar to other criticisms offered, the Commission said it was concerned about the impact of the increases on indigenous people who rely on shotguns for their […]
Atlanta media houses are reporting that five teens have been arrested and police are searching for a sixth suspect in the shooting death of an aspiring filmmaker found last year along a road in Lithonia, Georgia. The 27-year-old Guyanese man, Leevon Daniels, was found dead with gunshot wounds on May 6, 2015 along the roadway […]
(NY Daily News) A Guyanese born, Brooklyn father injured in an arson attack has died after lingering in a coma for nearly two months, his family told the Daily News Wednesday. Jermain Simon, 38, was taken off life support and died Tuesday, grieving relatives said. He is the second victim to die from the Dec. […]
The Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Public Health intends to expand its fogging efforts across the country as it steps up the fight against the zika virus and other government Ministries intend to step in and offer assitance. During an interview on the JumpStart radio morning show, Dr. Horace Cox of the Vector […]
A plan by a Guyana born, Canadian Hall of Fame soccer star to build and establish a multi million dollar sports complex in Guyana could receive support from the Government of Guyana. The facility is sprawling and will incorporate a stadium and fields for different sporting disciplines. Guyanese born soccer star, Alex Bunbury, is the […]
The Government of Guyana is pushing back against the Ram and McRae Budget review and its criticism of the number of contract employees at the Ministry of the Presidency. The review, which was released on Tuesday, said the number of contract employees at the Ministry of the Presidency had jumped from 298 to 505. However, […]
Drug Enforcement agents in Guyana and the United States are probing the discovery of a quantity of cocaine in the baggage hold of a Dynamic Airways jet which arrived at New York’s JFK Airport from Georgetown, Guyana on Tuesday night. The discovery was reportedly made by a baggage handler at the JFK Airport, who found […]
Three men who were described by the Police as “rustlers” are currently in custody after being found with 15 stolen horses in the Region Nine area. According to a police report, at about 12:00 hrs on Tuesday, acting on information received, ranks from the Lethem Police Station went to Manari, Central Rupununi, where they arrested […]
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