…5 dead in horrific smash-up at Mahaicony Five persons are now dead and four others seriously injured following a collision between a minibus and a lorry on the Fairfield Public Road, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on Wednesday morning. Dead are minibus driver Seechan Chandilall, 48, of Lot 102 Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice; Keon Sealey, 33, of Farm, Mahaicony; Alana Vaughn, 31, of Farm, Mahaicony, Ewart Reynlods, 64, of Calcutta Mahaicony, and Maxwell Disreali Thom, 76. Meanwhile, several passengers who were also in the minibus, BRR 5478, were taken…
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Six Guyanese diplomats recalled will have to seek other jobs – Greenidge
The six Guyanese diplomats who served in foreign states that were fired by the David Granger-led Administration will not be reassigned posts at the Foreign Affairs Ministry and most likely have to seek other jobs. This is according to Foreign Secretary at the Ministry, Carl Greenidge, who last Friday told reporters that the fired Ambassadors and High Commissioners were contracted employees and that their services as per contract have been terminated. Therefore, there is no option for them to continue service at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, he said, unless they…
Read MoreThe traditional Guyanese Christmas
By Lakhram Bhagirat Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ of Nazareth and it is a time we use to reflect on the year we have had, along with focusing on family and giving to charity. It is a season that brings together people across boundaries as they all part take in the festivities. It is also a time where children are at their happiest and filled with anticipation as they wait to see what presents they find under the tree on Christmas morning. Every part of…
Read MoreWhy is GECOM messing around with the voters’ list?
Dear Editor, There are now about twenty political parties who want to contest the upcoming elections in Guyana, but it seems only the PPP is prepared to struggle for a clean list of electors and for free and fair elections. The others are recklessly staying on the sidelines depending on the PPP to carry the struggle for a clean list of electors and for free and fair elections. Where is Mr Ramkarran and A New and United Guyana (ANUG)? Where is Mr Badal and his Change Guyana? Where is Mr…
Read MoreBiker dies in Berbice smash-up
A 28-year-old motorcyclist is now dead after he lost control of his motorcycle (CH 6868) while he was reportedly speeding and collided with another speeding motorcyclist in New Amsterdam, Berbice. Dead is Dean Grenville of Lot 60 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, Berbice. Meanwhile, the other motorcyclist who was badly injured in the accident has been identified as 36-year-old Rodrick Ageeday, also of Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, Berbice. He was riding motorcycle CJ 6265 at the time of the accident. Reports are that on Sunday at about 15:00h, both motorcyclists were proceeding south…
Read MoreGECOM to verify ‘new registrants’
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has decided to embark on a field exercise to verify the over 20,000 names listed as new registrants who were captured during the now-scrapped House-to-House (H2H) Registration process. This was made known after Tuesday’s meeting at the Commission’s headquarters. The Opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has always contended that the H2H exercise, which ran from July 20 to August 31, 2019, was largely unsupervised and would produce flawed results. Indeed, the party subsequently found that many of the persons listed as new registrants are either…
Read More‘PPP/C will ensure Guyanese look forward to tomorrow with hope’ – Irfaan Ali
As he reflected on the grim reality of many families in Guyana, Presidential Candidate of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), Irfaan Ali has vowed to restore hope among the people, especially those who have experienced some form of struggle within the last few years. Ali was at the time delivering remarks at the Party’s Georgetown District fundraising dinner on Monday evening at Parc Rayne. “Today, families and women and mothers are not only faced with the hardship that the economy is bringing to them, they are faced with broken…
Read MoreCitizens call for oil sales to be transparent
A group of Guyanese on Monday assembled outside of the Ministry of the Presidency for a peaceful protest, calling for Guyana’s oil to be managed and sold in a transparent process. Recognised as the Youth Movement Guyana, the protesters called for the country’s oil sales to be transparent, indicating that this resource must not be devalued. This came in light of the Department of Energy’s revelation that Government plans to approach traders directly and have them buy Guyana’s oil. This announcement was first made in a Bloomberg report, which the…
Read MoreKraftiy’s Alta Das takes paper craft to the next level
Alta Das has the ability to create masterpieces from something as simple as paper. She can turn a simple piece of paper into something that is unique, because she simply has the knack for creating. Her creativity knows no bounds and she is not afraid to share her masterpieces with the world. Alta has always been a creative person and that was nurtured by her mother, who is a teacher. While growing up, she would observe her mother making creative teaching aids for her classroom and young Alta would be…
Read MoreTraffic Cheif recommends bus park be removed from Stabroek Market area
All minibus parks which are located in the centre of the capital city may soon be relocated to the Railway Embankment near Lamaha Street, east of Camp Street, Georgetown, if Government gives the ‘green light’ to this recommendation made by the Guyana Police Force’s Traffic Chief, Linden Isles. Isles, during a radio programme with the media on Friday, stated that his recommendation is contained in a paper that was already dispatched to the Ministry of the Presidency about traffic-related matters in the country. He explained that should the Administration concede…
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