Daily Archives
October 24, 2016
Regional leaders call for greater investment in agriculture as CWA gets underway
As the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) – one of the region’s premier agricultural events - starts off on Monday, October 24, 2016, in the Cayman Islands at least two of its leaders – Dr. Lystra Fletcher-Paul and Dr. Irwin Larocque - are…
14- year- old and accomplice to be charged with murder of Mahaicony businesswoman
By Royan Abrams
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) today gave the Police in ‘C’ Division the go ahead to charge a 14-year-old and his 24-year-old accomplice for the murder of a Mahaicony businesswoman who was brutally murdered in…
Pesticide Board launches countrywide sensitisation initiative
The first of ten Pesticides Awareness Billboards was mounted this morning at Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara as part of the observances for Pesticides Awareness Week 2016.
Registrar of the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control…
Vendors and Stallholders unite against City Hall “victimisation”
Concerned vendors and stallholders of the various markets within the city today picketed the Georgetown Municipality saying that for far too long they have been victimized and bullied by those in authority.
The concerns were…
Workers of MPI ‘s Special Projects unit disgruntled after not receiving 10% increase
Some 187 Workers of the Public Infrastructure’s Special Projects Unit are dissatisfied with the treatment they have been receiving over the years, given the importance of their duties and the long hours they work.
A source at…
Ramnarine distances self from corrupt allegations
Acting Commissioner of police, David Ramnarine believes that efforts are afoot to tarnish his character by accusing him of unprofessional conduct.
Ramnarine told a press conference on Saturday last that he became of several…
Region three Administration defends West Demerara Regional Hospital following student’s death
Following the death of a 13-year-old student who collapsed at her school on Thursday and was subsequently taken to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, the Regional Administration- Region Three has indicated that the school took too long to…
Prison escapee apprehended in route 44 minibus
One of the prisoners who escaped from the Lusignan Prison on Monday, September 19, 2016, Fauduse Shakir was this morning apprehended.
At about 09:15hrs on Monday morning, acting on information received, 26- year- old…
City Deputy Mayor peddling inaccuracies- Town Clerk responds to calls for his removal
Following calls for his removal, Town Clerk, Royston King has deemed information being peddled in the media as “glaringly inaccurate”.
Georgetown Deputy Mayor, Sherod Duncan, during an interview with the News Room on Wednesday,…