President to unveil additional Gov’t interventions today to cushion impact of rising cost of living
PRESIDENT Bharrat Jagdeo will today unveil additional Government interventions to cushion the impact of rising food prices.
The measures will be announced at a news conference sometime today, according to Mr. Kwame McCoy, Press and Publicity Officer at the Office of the President.
These will be in addition to the several other specific measures – (and as […]
Six-year-old girl crushed to death by falling wall
A six-year-old girl was yesterday crushed to death by a concrete wall which fell on her at a house under construction at Enterprise Squatting Area, East Coast Demerara, plunging the rural community into deep mourning.
Dead is Stephanie Roopdeo, the only child of her parents Narine and Vashti Roopdeo who live a short distance away at […]
Roger Khan case ‘heats up’ in the U.S.
THE United States government has alleged what has been whispered in the ‘underworld’ for some time now that indicted Guyanese businessman Shaheed Roger Khan, also known as ‘Shortman’, was responsible for the deaths of two persons -businessman Davendra Persaud and former boxing coach Donald Allison.
In a 19-page document filed in the Federal Court late Monday […]
Teenager Deokalie ‘Tina’ Peter dead at Tain, Corentyne
A LARGE crowd gathered to have a glimpse of the body of a young hotel employee, who was found dead around 07:00 hrs yesterday morning on a resident’s bridge at Tain, Corentyne.Dead is eighteen-year-old Deokalie Peter, called ‘Tina’.
Police sources said the youth, formerly of Skeldon, moved to Hampshire Village, Berbice about a month ago, after […]
PPP urges farmers to boost production
THE ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is urging farmers to boost production and enhance the capacity of Guyana to become a major exporter of food in light of rising food prices.“We have an opportunity to advance our country,” Mr. Ramotar told the Chronicle yesterday, as fuel prices spiked to US$122 per barrel, creating further fears […]
Sixth Form at School of the Nations, Berbice, come September
School of the Nations Director, Dr Brian O’Toole, yesterday announced that its Berbice Branch at 5 Savannah Park, Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, will introduce a Sixth Form come September.
In an interview with the Guyana Chronicle, he said the school is targeting some 100 students who must have at least five subjects at the Caribbean Secondary Examination […]
Intelligent, articulate answer crowns Miss Linden Town Week
‘LINDEN QUEEN’: Regional Chairman of Region 10, Mr. Mortimer Mingo, hands over the winner’s trophy to Miss Janella Elomy Harry who copped the Miss Linden Town Week 2008 Pageant Queen title last Saturday night.PRESENTED as Miss Amelia’s Ward Housing Scheme, Janella Elomy Harry, sponsored by Basha and Piper of Wilmark Enterprises, copped the Miss Linden […]
$100.7M for Region 8 development
THE Regional Democratic Council Region 8 (Potaro/Siparuni) will be spending over $100.7M under its capital programme for 2008 to develop infrastructure and further enhance the way of life of its people.
This is according to Chairman Mr. Senor Bell, at the recently held Council meeting in the Chambers of the RDC at Mahdia.
The sitting saw the […]
Linden Fund USA donates ECG machine
LINDEN Fund USA has donated a new electrocardiogram (ECG) machine to Linden Hospital Complex.
It was handed over, last Friday, by Dr. Kelly Thomas and other representatives of the donor to Mr. Brian Claxton, in the presence of other staff at Mackenzie Hospital.
Chief Executive Officer of Linden Hospital Complex, Mr. Gordon Gumbs, was also present.
Thomas told […]
Second educators workshop convened for $115M literacy programme
THE second in a series of workshops to address the problem of literacy countrywide was convened yesterday at the National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD) on Battery Road, Kingston Georgetown.
The programme, conceptualised by Minister of Education, Mr. Shaik Baksh, seeks to address the situation which has been detected at the primary and, to some […]
