Category: Top Stories

– William “The Conqueror” France tries for record of oldest man in marathon Three men stopped traffic on Saturday as they stood in the middle of the roadway in East Coast Demerara, Guyana, clutching their crutches to balance on their three legs. These men were appealing to the public for financial assistance as it is their aim to be part of the 2015 Boston Marathon. This newspaper had the opportunity to speak to these men while they stood on the public road of Montrose to get the attention of commuters.…

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 – Granger wants 99 % Region 10 votes The A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) coalition officially launched its 2015 elections campaign last Saturday evening in the mining town of Linden, holding firm to its slogan ‘The time is now’ and urging residents of Region 10 (Upper Demerara/Berbice) to vote 99 per cent for them. The APNU won the region by a landslide in the 2011 elections, but residents have been hurt by the treatment of their Parliamentary Representative Vanessa Kissoon who was shoved…

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Standing testimony to the years of successful progressive governance that has characterised the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Government is its investment and realisation of that very crucial infrastructure that is now providing ‘real time’ travel across the Berbice River. Yes, it is worth repeating, although this may sound like a broken record, but that bridge across the Berbice River, one of the most successful public-private partnership ventures, has been transformative. The impacts of this infrastructure on the socio-economic livelihoods of people, not only from Berbice, but from other parts…

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…New Gy$4.6B Rusal bauxite mine commissioned President Donald Ramotar on Wednesday formally commissioned a new bauxite mine at  Kurubuka, on the Upper Berbice River, saying that the event was another success story for the People’ Progressive Party/Civic which had launched a vigorous programme for saving the bauxite industry in Guyana when it entered Government in 1992. He made the remark during a commissioning ceremony to launch production of the new mine and processing plant which has been established by the Russian bauxite giant United Company (UC) RUSAL and its local…

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The Miss World Guyana committee has sent out a call for eligible women to apply to be the next Miss World Guyana. Below are some of the requirements listed on the Miss World Guyana website: Contestants must complete the Miss World Guyana 2015 official contestant entry form and attend an interview which will be held on the day of application or at any time to be determined by the organizer, Majesty International. A copy of the contestant’s passport or certified birth certificate must be attached to the contestant form. Original…

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As the police continue to review CCTV footage from the Diamond community hoping for a breakthrough in the investigations into the execution of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing, President Donald Ramotar has instructed the top brass of the Force to leave no stone unturned in their probe into the man’s Tuesday night murder. Speaking at the opening of the Police Officers’ Conference on Thursday morning, President Ramotar told senior police officers gathered that he strongly condemns the killing and wants a full investigation that should take them to wherever the evidence…

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By Michael Younge Former People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Executive Africo Selman said she refused to be a rubberstamp parliamentarian and a young leader who was made to suffer constant verbal and emotional abuse, at the hands of the elders within her party whenever she expressed independent or dissenting views on political matters within what was supposed to be the comfort of her own party. Selman, a trained schoolteacher, said that she chose to resign her post as a Member of Parliament (MP) for A Partnership for National Unity (APNU)…

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– Jagdeo slams Opposition, media for distorting the truth In the wake of fresh allegations, most recently last Sunday’s Editorial in the Stabroek News, about his medical evacuation from Guyana in February 2014 being paid for by Government, former President Bharrat Jagdeo has again confirmed that his expenses were not funded by the State. According to figures released on July 10 last year in Parliament, there were absolutely no Government payments related to a medical evacuation of the President back in February 2014, which the Opposition had claimed. When the…

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By Gomatie Gangadin The newly formed A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU-AFC) coalition had its official elections campaign launch on Wednesday at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Georgetown. Presidential Candidate, Opposition Leader Brigadier David Granger told the gathering the country was suffering from severe “unhappiness” and this must be addressed since it would lead to social crises. The Presidential hopeful told the crowded room of supporters and media operatives that the state of unhappiness in the country was seen in the number of suicides recorded every year. “The…

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By Alexis Rodney   United States-based oil company ExxonMobil’s oil exploration ship, the Deep Water Champion is in position in the Stabroek Block off Guyana’s Essequibo Coast and will commence its US$200 million exploration project today (Thursday), Country Manager Jeff Simons has said. The company is locked in what could be a possible showdown with Venezuelan authorities who have warned it not to proceed with the drilling, which was sanctioned by the Guyana Government. Venezuela has repeatedly laid claim to the area to be explored, ignoring an 1899 Arbitral Tribunal…

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