Daily Archives
September 22, 2016
15-year-old kills man for allegedly raping his sister
There is a call for the relevant agencies to come together and address a peculiar situation which has developed in Port Kaituma involving four children all under the age of 16.
A fifteen-year-old boy was recently remanded to…
GPA concerned with positions taken by State Media in employee issues
The Guyana Press Association (GPA) says it is disturbed by the continuing inhumane positions and actions being taken by the National Communications Network against its employees, particularly Ms Natasha Smith and Mrs Jocelle…
Gov’t considering 6 months paternity leave- Volda Lawrence
The Government through the Social Protection Ministry will be considering the granting of paternity leave, even as the discourse on the extension of the maternity leave is still ongoing.
Social Protection Minister, Volda…
Fourth suspect charged with murder of Black Bush Polder fishermen
By Royan Abrams
The fourth suspect in the Black Bush Polder triple murder case, 27-year-old Rakesh Karamchand known as ‘Go- To-Front’ from Sheet Anchor, Canje, Berbice today appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan in the…
Passengers and cargo vessels can traverse River despite sunken dredge- MARAD
The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) is working with officers from Crown Mining to remove the sunken dredge at Perimap Falls in the Mazaruni River.
According to MARAD, passenger and cargo vessels can traverse the area…
Guyana and its move towards the “green economy”
Guyana is the largest state in the Caribbean Community. Its forests cover more than 85 percent of its land mass. It is a ‘net carbon sink,’ that is, its forests sequester more carbon that the country’s human activity generates.
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