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Intensifying calls for justice, and accountability, the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) returned to the picket line on Wednesday to build pressure on the Government to have the Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill and the Minister of Public Utilities and Aviation Deodat Indar, removed from office in wake of the MV Barima tragedy. The peaceful […]
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) and representatives of the bottled water industry have agreed to pursue a collaborative public-private sector approach aimed at reducing the cost of bottled water. The move comes after the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) last week raised concerns about the Government’s move to get into the bottled- water industry. […]
A pilot transition education programme targeting children with disabilities concluded on a high note on Wednesday, with three of its participants successfully completing the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), and 41 learners with disabilities completing the one-year programme. Initiated by the Guyana Council of Organizations for Persons with Disabilities (GCOPD) in collaboration with the Ministry […]
In a joint statement, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean Bar Association and the Commonwealth Caribbean Bar Associations, have issued a call for an immediate and thorough probe of the disclosure of the private emails between judges of the Caribbean Court of Justice, and an urgent investigation into the accusations made by the Judges in those […]
The salesman, who has been accused of stabbing two men to death in the heart of the city after allegedly coming under attack from them, was today, charged with two counts of manslaughter, and placed on $750,000 bail for each of the offences. The accused, 29-year-old, Angelo Answick, appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before […]
Relatives of the two Cort brothers – Neil and Kenrick Cort, who are among the more than 30 persons still missing at in the MV Barima ferry tragedy, picketed the Office of the President on Wednesday as they intensified calls for justice, accountability and the salvaging of the sunken vessel. The two brothers, who operated […]
The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has written to the CARICOM Secretary-General, the current Chairman of CARICOM and the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (RJLSC), calling for an internal investigation into the reports of serious divisions within the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). In a statement on Wednesday, the GTUC said it remains deeply […]
The Housing Ministry will be moving to tackle a number of problems that have been popping up in communities across the country, including new squatter settlements, building materials on the roadways and the obstruction of drains. Minister of Housing, Collin Croal, recently met with Enforcement officers and Rangers from his Ministry and made known his […]
The Georgetown Public Hospital is increasingly seeing patients with head and long bone injuries linked to road accidents, and accidents on construction sites. The problem is now causing a strain on the resources of the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU), according to the Head of the Orthopedics and Surgery Departments at the Georgetown Hospital, Dr […]
By Svetlana Marshall A series of internal records on the MV Barima in the months leading up to the deadly July 18 incident, suggest that the 87-year-old state-owned vessel had a long list of mechanical and electrical defects that were brought to the attention of the authorities. Built in 1939, the vessel capsized in the […]
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