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A team of eight US Congressmen are set to visit Guyana in the coming weeks as part of a familiarisation visit. The names of the Congressmen or the states they represent have not been released as yet. But Guyana’s Minister of State, Joe Harmon, confirmed that the US Government officials will be here and the […]
After ten weeks of technical training in the Essequibo Islands on adolescent health and well-being, education and environmental programmes, 33 new US Peace Corps Volunteers were sworn in on Wednesday by the US Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway at his residence. At the 31st swearing-in ceremony, Minister of Public Affairs, Dawn Hastings-Williams commended the new […]
Its back to the negotiation table today for the Guyana Teachers Union and the Ministry of Education as the Government tries to avert the planned strike action by the nation’s teachers. The GTU has accepted an invitation by the Education Minister to meet this afternoon at her Brickdam office to further discuss the issue of […]
A street vendor in the Bourda area was shot dead late last night when he attempted to fight off three bandits who were demanding his jewellery. The dead vendor has been identified as Troy Romalo who was believed to be in his mid 40’s. According to reports, it was just after 11 o clock on […]
Days before delegates of the People’s National Congress Reform meet to vote on the party’s leadership, former General Secretary, Aubrey Norton, has jumped into the Vice Chairman’s race. In an announcement on his Facebook page this evening, Mr. Norton said his decision is based on the request of many of his party comrades. His decision […]
A 20-year-old young man will spend the next 18 years of his life behind bars after he confessed to raping a 7-year-old girl five years ago. Delon Clemenson, who confessed to the heinous crime a few weeks ago, was handed the 18-year sentence today by Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, who also ordered a psychiatric evaluation of […]
By Ravin Singh Although they’re 1700 kilometers away, and separated by the Caribbean Sea, Jamaicans should be concerned about Venezuelans who are fleeing political crisis and crippling recession in their country. This was according to Professor of Caribbean Sustainable Development at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Anthony Clayton. “Jamaicans should be extremely concerned. […]
More than 25 Latin American and Caribbean countries, including Guyana, earlier this week launched the Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator, which is aimed at making the region, the world’s first climate-smart zone. The Caribbean has been the region most affected by climate change over the last few decades. Recognition of this vulnerability by leaders has contributed to […]
The President of the Guyana Teachers Union, Mark Lyte, is disputing statements made by the Education Minister, Nicolette Henry that the GTU and the Ministry were set to meet again to deal wit negotiations about the salary for teachers. Speaking to reporters today, the GTU President said following the counter proposal pushed forward by the […]
Police are on the hunt for a Sixteen-year-old who escaped from the Juvenile Holding Centre in Sophia. The youth reportedly escaped six days ago, on August 9. The Ministry of Public Security in a statement has identified him as Leon Patterson, who is of African descent. He was discovered missing from the facility on August […]
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