January 29, 2018

By Devina Samaroo Private Sector officials on Monday, January 29, 2018, cautioned the retrenched sugar workers against investing all their monies into business ventures they may know little about. The business moguls addressed the…

By Bibi Khatoon President David Granger and members of Cabinet at the weekend visited the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) where an update on the expansion project was provided and plans for its completion in December.…

A 23-year-old driver has been arrested while in the process of disposing of several parcels of compressed cannabis just after 02:00hrs on Monday, following several attempts to escape the police. According to the police, a speeding motor…

The closure of four sugar estates, which has left thousands without a job, was the “correct” decision to make, Minister of Public Security Khamraj Ramjattan said on Friday, January 26, 2018, even arguing divine intervention in the decision.…

By Devina Samaroo Former sugar workers were a bit annoyed over the lack of coordination in the distribution of their severance at the Enmore Estate, East Coast Demerara on Monday, January 29, 2018. Scores of retrenched employees…

Three rounds of the National Senior Chess Qualifier were held at the weekend with Anthony Drayton leading the pack with an unblemished record. Competing in the auditorium of the National Aquatic Centre, Liliendaal, Drayton won all three…

By Treiston Joseph The West Coast/East Bank Guinness Greatest of the Streets small goal football opened with teams showcasing grit in tough matches on Friday evening at the Pouderoyen Tarmac. Defending champions Showstoppers got off to…

Police on Monday morning (January 29, 2018) arrested a 20-year-old driver of East Canje, Berbice with 9.07 kilograms (22 pounds) of cannabis. The police force said at about 9:45hrs, the 212 motorcar which he was driving was at Bath…

A massive job fair will be hosted on Wednesday (January 31, 2018) at the Patentia Tarmac, West Bank Demerara (WBD) mainly for the benefit of former workers of the Wales Sugar Estate who are seeking employment. Hundreds of persons were…

A post-mortem was this morning conducted on the body of 20-year-old Hemchand Dalchand whose body was found in a pool of blood on the northern half of the Oleander Gardens Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD) at about 00:30hrs on Sunday,…