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US based airline, Dynamic Airways returned to the Guyana market on Saturday morning (November 22, 2014) with a direct flight from New York’s JFK Airport. The flight touched down over three hours after its expected arrival time. That late arrival was blamed on a late departure from JFK which was not explained. The airline will […]
President Ramotar on Friday visited several communities and drainage infrastructure along the East Coast of Demerara to assess the flood situation and to also see the efforts that were being made to drain flooded areas. Grove. Georgetown and several communities along the East Coast and East Bank of Demerara were flooded on Thursday as heavy […]
Hundreds of commuters were stranded on Friday night as the Berbice River bridge encountered several electrical problems that affected its ability to close after being opened for an ocean going vessel. Speed boats and a passenger barge were brought in to service to assist those left stranded. In a statement, the Transport and Harbours Department […]
Several parts of Georgetown remained under flood waters on Friday, more than 24 hours after heavy rainfall pounded the coastlands and the city. Businessmen and homeowners were still counting their losses. Several main city streets remained inundated with flood waters and some communities reported up to three feet of water in their areas. The Government […]
(NY DAILY NEWS) WASHINGTON — President Obama announced extensive executive actions Thursday to spare nearly 5 million U.S. immigrants from deportation — making his case on sweeping moral grounds in a stirring appeal to the American character. “Are we a nation that accepts the cruelty of ripping children from their parents’ arms?” he asked. “Or […]
Twenty-five year old Guyhoc Park resident Odida Underwood was on Friday sentenced to five years in jail for causing the death of Chief Librarian Gillian Thompson by dangerous driving. Underwood who was an unlicensed driver, was emotionless as the sentence was handed down to him after he was found guilty of the charge. The incident […]
(Trinidad Express) Trinidad Government ministers yesterday defended a US$33,000 (TT$211,000) monthly compensation package for Caribbean Airlines chief executive officer (CEO) Michael DiLollo, saying this was keeping with salaries paid to former CEOs and was necessary to acquire that level of expertise. Speaking during the Prime Minister’s question time in the Parliament on Wednesday, Prime Minister […]
The Chairman of the Private Sector Commission on Thursday said his organisation has further lost confidence in the government’s flood preparation and safeguard plans. In a statement, PSC Chairman Ramesh Persaud, fired off at the government for not having systems in place that could have guarded against the widespread flooding that several parts of the […]
The Opposition coalition group, A Partnership for National Unity on Thursday lambasted the government of Guyana over the severe flooding that has gripped several parts of the nation’s capital following heavy rainfall. In a statement, the APNU said the flooding of wide swaths of coastal communities in Guyana is a clear indication that the Peoples […]
Citizens of Georgetown in Guyana woke up on Thursday to rising flood waters all across the city and the Hydromet Office is predicting more heavy rainfall for the rest of Thursday. Overnight heavy showers pounded the Guyana coastland and the city bringing rising flood waters with it. The Ministry of Education quickly announced the closure […]
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