Miss Diwali Sari Pageant 2008
Guyana National Diwali Committee announces plans for…
THE Miss Diwali Sari Pageant is back and this time the organisers have promised to bring back the pageant to its original standard with the combination of beauty and elegance.
The Miss Diwali Pageant 2008 is being organised by the Guyana National Diwali Committee - Chaired by well-known ‘Rainbow Raani’ […]
EPA–HOW MANY ON BOARD?
- countdown as dissent grows in Caribbean and Africa
AS BARBADOS proceeds with local arrangements to host the signing ceremony for the full Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU), there continues to be uncertainty about how many of the 15 CARIFORUM group of countries (CARICOM plus Dominican Republic) will be represented for the […]
Ministry awaiting ‘all clear’ at University of Guyana Turkeyen campus
THE Minister of Education Shaik Baksh said the results of the air testing exercise to ascertain the safety of the University of Guyana Campus at Turkeyen, following the asbestos removal, is likely by early next week.
He told the Guyana Chronicle that currently the focus is on making certain the university buildings are free of the […]
Call for child abusers not to be granted bail in Guyana
SENIOR Probation and Social Security Officer Mr Rudder is calling for abusers of children not to be granted bail.
Addressing scores of school children, teachers and residents at a rally to mark Child Protection Week Friday on the lawns of the Anna Regina Town Council, Mr Rudder said, “We need to get back to that particular […]
New primary school building for Hackney
REGION Two Chairman Mr Alli Baksh has announced that a new primary school will be built at Hackney in Lower Pomeroon next year.
Mr Baksh made the announcement Thursday at a meeting with residents of the community in the old Hackney Primary School.
The chairman accompanied, by a team from the Regional Administration, inspected the old school […]
Loud music from Anna Regina disco disturbs worshippers at Mandir
SCORES of residents of Anna Regina are complaining that loud music from a disco is disturbing services at their Mandir.
A spokesperson for the residents said music from the disco, which is located close to the Mandir, is played very loud in the evenings when services are going on.
According to the spokesperson, residents living in the […]
Canadian High Commission (Guyana) in annual blood drive
THE Canadian High Commission, in collaboration with its related agencies, Wednesday kick-started its annual blood drive to augment the National Blood Bank stock.
Blood Donor Manager at the National Blood Transfusion Centre (NBTC), Ms. Shameeza Mangal, told the media that the donor agencies included members from the British High Commission and the United Nations Development Programme […]
Guyanese Lakeram Mangal dies in Barbados vehicle accident
THE family and friends of Better Hope resident, Lakeram Mangal, continue to mourn his loss following his death Wednesday night as result of an accident in Barbados.
Mangal, in his 40s, was the sole occupant in a vehicle which was involved in an accident with another vehicle carrying a crane in the St. James parish on […]
Positive outcomes of ‘grow more’ food campaign
HEAD of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, has outlined some of the positive outcomes of the countrywide ‘Grow More’ food campaign.
He was responding to questions about the impact of the Grow More campaign at the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing Wednesday at the Office of the President on New Garden Street, Georgetown.
The Grow More food […]
$1.4M handed over for Youth PATH
THE Secretary General of the Guyana National Commission for UNESCO, Ms. Inge Nathoo, yesterday made a presentation of a grant cheque of $1.4M to Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Mr. Manniram Prashad, for the implementation of the Youth Alleviation through Tourism and Heritage (Youth PATH) project.
The presentation which is the initial tranche of a […]
