The Guyana Press Association (GPA) has been promised an annual subvention by President David Granger, who made the announcement at the Annual Media Brunch held at the Baridi Benab, State House, Georgetown, on Sunday. During his brief remarks, the President noted that the Finance Minister is yet to introduce a budget for 2020 but vowed to keep the promise. The President urged the GPA to continue to work to keep the association alive and wished the media a successful decade of work. As the GPA observes its 75th anniversary, the…
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Young professionals endorse PPP/C; lament broken promises by APNU/AFC
At the launch of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) 2020 elections campaign on Sunday, several young professionals eagerly endorsed the Party’s “Plan for Prosperity”. The PPP/C had among its list of speakers a number of young professionals. One issue that stood out in all their speeches was the fact that they lamented the broken promises of the APNU/AFC coalition to create opportunities and a better life for young people in Guyana. Thus, they urged the crowd, especially youths, to vote for the PPP/C, which is the only party that they…
Read MoreCops get more time to detain Tuschen robbery suspects
The three suspects, who were arrested following a brazen armed attack on a Tuschen Housing Scheme Chinese restaurateur last Friday, have been further detained by investigators, even as Police are searching for a female who was part of the robbery. On Wednesday, investigators applied to the High Court for an extension of time to detain the suspects. This was granted and the Police have another 72 hours to hold the men before instituting charges. It was further revealed that a file was prepared and sent to the office of the…
Read More500 new HIV cases detected in Guyana
The National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) in recognising a greater need for public education on HIV/AIDS and its Voluntary Counselling and Treatment (VCT) Services, is seeking to explore various avenues that will allow effective transfer of information on both topics. This was shared at a media engagement at the Secretariat on Monday. Deputy Programme Manager at NAPS, Dr Nicolette Boatswain pointed out that the Secretariat will seek to re-establish a stronger interaction with persons as it relates to the sharing of HIV information. This is critical as recent statistics show…
Read More‘2020 will be an unforgettable year’
The new year is here, complete with wishes for a “Happy New Year” from the two major political parties and Presidential Candidate of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic, Dr Irfaan Ali. According to the PPP/C, the new year is a chance to rebuild Guyana after the wreckage left by the incumbent government. The Party in its New Year message to the nation said that over the course of 2019, Guyanese saw for themselves the desperation of A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) to hang on to power by using…
Read MoreJagdeo details plans to tackle corruption
As parties gear up to contest next year’s General and Regional Elections in about two months’ time, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has outlined plans that the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) will implement to tackle corruption in Government if it wins the upcoming polls. Jagdeo pointed out that leading up to the 2015 elections, which ousted the PPP from office after 23 years, the APNU/AFC coalition played on the perception that the then Government was corrupt. However, he pointed out that after nearly five years in office, the governing coalition has…
Read MoreBerbice murder, manslaughter accused charged
Two persons accused of separate murders on the Corentyne between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were arraigned on Monday, with one suspect being granted bail. Terry Roopnarine, 27, of Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, was charged with manslaughter when he appeared before Magistrate Alex Moore at the Whim’s Magistrate’s Court. It is alleged that on December 24, at Rose Hall Town, he killed Steven Lewis, also called “Terence”. The prosecution had no objection to bail being granted and Magistrate Alex Moore released the man on G$200,000 bail. As a condition for…
Read MoreBerbice handyman to spend 20 years behind bars for raping schoolgirl
A handyman was on Monday jailed for 20 years after a jury found him guilty of rape. Justice Brassington Reynolds handed down the sentence on 44-year-old Ramgolam Tyrone of Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). The jury found him guilty of raping the grade four student in April this year; however, the sentencing was deferred to Monday to facilitate a probation report. In presenting the report on Monday, Probation and Welfare Officer attached to the Social Services Ministry, Judith Vankennie, told the court that Tyrone lost his father when he was very…
Read More‘Sugar estates represented a beacon of sustenance and hope’ – GAWU
By Shemar Alleyne Though the future of the country’s sugar industry remains unclear, there is a lot of positives with regards to their re-opening. This is according to General Secretary of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), Seepaul Narine in an exclusive interview with this publication. The union representative stated that viewing the industry through an economic lens, the argument for sugar’s minimisation becomes even weaker, but noted that the estates were more than just producers of sugar and molasses but rather they were the hive of activities…
Read MoreUS$3.4M power plant to bring relief to Bartica residents
President David Granger, on Saturday commissioned a US$3.4M power station at Dogg Point, Agatash in Bartica, Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven), where he noted that it will bring unprecedented relief to residents who have experienced severe power outages over the years. In his address at a simple ceremony, the president said it is inconceivable that Guyana can be on a path of development and ignore the evolution of its hinterland communities. He is quoted by the Public Information and Press Services Unit of the Ministry of the Presidency as saying that the…
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