─ donates basketball hoops, brush cutters for Buxton ground In less than 30 minutes of a request for improved basketball equipment at the Buxton Community Centre Ground, Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports, Charles Ramson Jr, M.P, handed over several pieces of equipment to the local basketball team. The request was made during the government’s […]
─ as DPP recommends charges The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) on Monday recommended that policeman, Lance Corporal Kristoff DeNobrega, be charged with the shooting death of Quindon Bacchus. The father of one was allegedly shot dead by the police rank on June 10 at Haslington, East Coast Demerara (ECD). Following recommendation by the Police […]
The Treaty of Chaguaramas, signed on this day forty-nine (49) years ago, established the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Common Market. Each year, Guyana observes, as a national holiday, the signing of the Treaty. We do this as a testament to our commitment to regional integration. As our Community embarks on its 50th year, the […]
Pensioners will be able to uplift their 2023 pension books beginning mid-August to December this year, Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud said during a recent engagement with residents of the East Coast of Demerara. She said the early distribution is part of efforts to ensure easy access of pension for […]
Senior Superintendents of Police, Calvin Brutus, Errol Watts, Khali Pareshram and Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum are among eight senior police ranks who were promoted to Assistant Commissioners of Police, effective July 3. The Guyana Police Force via its Facebook page on Sunday, published the list of promotions from the Police Service Commission, dated July 2,2022. […]
Buxtonians and residents of other neighboring villages will have the opportunity to meet with several government ministers on Monday, July 4, to discuss developmental issues and other concerns, when government takes a major outreach to the East Coast Demerara community. The exercise will be led by Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, and fulfills a […]
-Informs Bacchus’s family that Government wants justice and closure for them Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips today addressed the family of Quindon Bacchus during his visit to Golden Grove on the East Coast of Demerara and promised that justice would be served. “We need justice. We need closure for the family,” the […]
Some 100 residents of Sophia, Georgetown on Saturday benefitted from the government’s $250, 000 business grant. This is a part of the government’s manifesto promise to ensure Guyanese across the country have access to business opportunities. The grant was distributed at the Sophia Exhibition Centre, and was spearheaded by the Ministry of Local Government and […]
His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali arrived in Suriname today to attend the 43rd Regular Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The Meeting is slated to begin on Sunday, July 3rd and conclude on Tuesday, July 5th in Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname. President Ali is accompanied by Minister of […]
Residents and members of the Victoria Community Development Council (CDC), benefitted from a capacity- building training workshop, at the Victoria Primary School, East Coast Demerara (ECD), on Saturday. The activity was facilitated by the Central Housing and Planning Authority’s Community Development Department (CDD). The community leaders were exposed to communication and negotiating skills, balancing service […]