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The Ministry of Public Works and other aviation bodies hope that the findings of the 2011 Caribbean Airlines flight crash will aid in preventing aircraft accidents. Findings of the investigations which took place immediately after the CAL aircraft crashed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), revealed a lack of effective communication in the cockpit […]
(Trinidad and Tobago) The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) will host workshops geared at strengthening the Caribbean’s ability to prepare and respond to outbreak situations such as the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa. From November 17 – 21, CARPHA, in collaboration with the Communicable Diseases and Health Analysis (CHA) unit of PAHO/WHO, will provide two […]
The Ministry of Education has announced that the distribution of the Government of Guyana $10,000 Cash Grant will begin on Saturday, October 11. According to a release from the Ministry, Families and parents are asked to pay close attention to the distribution schedule along with the list of distribution sites, which will be published weekly […]
The Georgetown City Council building is getting a much needed facelift. The Government has pledged the sum of 100 million dollars for emergency repairs to be executed on the city council building which is one of the heritage landmarks in the country. The emergency work is expected to begin soon once a contractor would have […]
Residents of Nandy Park and Republic Park on the East Bank of Demerara woke up to flooded streets and yards early on Thursday morning after a koker in the area reportedly fell apart and allowed the high tide waters of the Demerara River to flow into the areas. The Peter’s Hall community has also been […]
The Government of Guyana on Wednesday announced that it has given the greenlight for an increase of the toll at the Mackenzie/Wismar Bridge in the mining town of Linden. At his post cabinet press briefing, Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon also announced that the bridge will now fall under the Ministry of Works but the […]
The Opposition political coalition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is continuing and stepping up its demand for President Donald Ramotar to name a date for the holding of local government elections in Guyana. On Monday several protesters headed by the Leader of the Opposition, retired Brigadier David Granger, picketed outside of the Office of […]
Guyana’s Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand has blasted the state-owned Guyana Chronicle over a decision by the daily newspapers to carry a front page photograph of two high school children involved in a sex act in its Tuesday 7th October edition. In a statement on her Facebook page, Ms. Manickchand said she was stunned when […]
Member of Parliament for the Opposition, A Partnership for National Unity and former Police Commissioner Winston Felix is convinced that the Government of Guyana is not serious about tackling the problem of piracy that has been haunting local fishermen over the years. Felix appeared on 90.1 FM’s Hard Talk on Sunday and lambasted the administration […]
The governing People’s Progressive Party wants the Guyana Elections Commission to reverse its decision to hire former Guyana Power and Light Inc. Public Relations Officer, Richard Francois as the new Public Relations Official for the Elections Commission. Francois who is a University of Guyana graduate worked for a number of years in the Public Relations […]
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