Flim commissioner to be appointed
Bridgetown. A film commissioner will be in appointed at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth by next month; a step which will bring this island closer to establishing its…
Day: June 17, 2013
Manufacturers facing too many obstacles
Bridgetown. Local manufacturers are facing too many obstacles and the situation is causing a serious dent in the way business is being conducted in this country. And, Business Minister, Donville…
Upcoming Yacht Rally to Catalyze Industry in Guyana
Georgetown: At least twenty yachts are expected to grace Guyana’s waters come September, as the 10 day Nereid’s Rally leaves Trinidad & Tobago, bound for Guyana and French Guiana. Minister…
Opposition non support of security bills sinister-PPP
Georgetown: The People’s Progressive Party says that it is alarmed at what is now the “blatant non-support by the Parliamentary alliance of the Alliance For Change (AFC) and A Partnership…
UK to provide training for Police Force
Georgetown: Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee says a Senior Training Officer from the Police Training College in the United Kingdom [UK] is expected to provide training to police officers…
Trial date set for Guyanese politician accused of US campaign fraud
A United States federal judge has set November 18 as the trial date for a Guyanese-born lawyer and politician accused of engaging in a campaign finance fraud scheme and obstruction…
Guyana receives FAO award
Guyana was among 18 countries recognised at a special High Level ceremony at the Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations in Rome, Italy for…
President urges sugar industry solidarity to return its prestige
Georgetown: It has been 65 years since that June 16, 1948 event when five Enmore sugar workers, Lallabajee, Pooran, Harry, Surujbally and Rambarran died, paying the ultimate sacrifice for better…
Blackout
Bridgetown. Barbados was plunged into darkness last night after a double sports utility vechicle struck a pole in St George. Linemen from the Barbados Light & Power where dispatched the…
Heart disease on the rise
Bridgetown. Heart disease is expected to cause three times more death and disability in the Caribbean than all infectious diseases including HIV/AIDS says president of the Heart and Stoke Foundation…
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