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The National Park Tarmac was almost filled to capacity on Friday night for the finals of the 2019 calypso competition.   Eleven finalists competed to the delight of the crowd who cheered the well written and composed songs.  Kenroy…

Victims of the fire that Sunday last gutted two apartments at East La Penitence received assistance from the Government Wednesday. Thirty-three-year-old Tonya George met with the Minister of Social Protection Amna Ally at her Lamaha…

One of the worst things to happen is for your shoes to fall apart, especially on a busy day. But for Frank Yorrick, that’s actually a good thing. “This is the main focus in my life,” the Cobbler said as he stitched a sandal in the busy…

By Bibi Khatoon “I am a creator of words, music and groove to touch your heart and to touch your soul.” That was how Edmond Montague ‘Eddy’ Grant - distinguished Guyanese musician - described himself on Saturday morning as he was…

A mother of seven, Ina Barnwell-Bacchus is Guyana’s latest centenarian. According to a press release from the Region Four Democratic Council (RDC), the resident of Mocha Arcadia, East Bank Demerara (EBD), bore seven children and has…

By Neil Marks He brought the stars to us, but Pradeep Samtani, who died Monday, was the real showstopper. He came to Guyana from India’s prolific film city Mumbai and inscribed his name firmly along the corridors of entertainment,…

The Berbice Bridge was built over ten years ago under the previous Government through a Public Private Partnership financing model. At that time, this was the first project that was financed through such a model which was viewed with good…

By Bibi Khatoon Many famous writers began their career in their late teens or older, but at just 10-years-old Aurelia Sue-Ann is already grabbing attention with her talent. The student of Mae’s Primary School has become the youngest…

At the 49th anniversary of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) that was held recently, the Minister of Finance put forward the idea that the NIS should consider paying out unemployment benefits to address the social and unemployment…

By Devina Samaroo With hundreds of persons dying because of kidney failure worldwide, local doctors and graduating medical students are advocating for more patients to undergo renal transplant surgeries. Kidney failure kills millions…