Businessman Mark Gomes was on Monday released on $200,000 bail on a charge of trafficking over 24 grams of cocaine at his Craig Street, Campbellville, home. Gomes, 38, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty. Particulars of the charge alleged that Gomes on September 9, at Lot…
MINISTER of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai, on Saturday, handed over houses that were recently constructed by Food for the Poor (FFTP) Guyana Inc. to five families in Mainstay/Whyaka, Region Two. One beneficiary, Julian Thornhill, a father of three said he is glad that he was able to qualify for one of the houses. He said…
There are calls for the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Guyana Police Force to release the full report submitted by a Regional Security Services investigator who reviewed the Police probe of the murder of biker Ricardo Fagundes and claims of a cover-up in the investigations. In a statement, the Ministry of Home Affairs said…
— Guyana will receive funding for upgrades to Linden-Soesdyke Highway WITHIN a matter of weeks, the Government of Guyana is expected to secure approval of financing to the tune of US$120M from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) for upgrades and repairs to the Linden-Soesdyke Highway. This was disclosed by Senior Minister within the Office of…
The ExxonMobil company over the weekend confirmed a small leak of oil from the Liza Unity oil production vessel. The company said a sheen was observed on the water in the vicinity of the vessel and initial investigations indicated that approximately one barrel of crude oil was released during a maintenance activity on the vessel.…
THE Community Development Council (CDC) of Laluni, a small farming community on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, Region Four, is lobbying for the establishment of a guest house to boost tourism activities and create employment for the people there. During a visit to the community last Friday, Julian Mohabir, Chairman of the CDC, told the Guyana Chronicle…
By Vanessa Cort SHE changed the ‘face’ of tennis over her more than two decades in the sport. Needless to say she has also been a source of inspiration and a shining example to young women and girls around the world, particularly women of colour. But most of all she has been hailed as the…
SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Mohamed Amal Kadir of Better Success, Region Two, has made the Al Madinah Islamic Academy and his family proud by copping 12 subjects at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Kadir, who obtained 10 ones and two twos, said he could have written more but lack of finances prevented him from doing…
ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD Hakim Hawker of Philippi Village, who has topped his school, Kildonan Primary, in Region Six and is among the country’s top performers at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), is now one step closer to fulfilling his dream of becoming a judge. The lad was awarded a place at Queen’s College after gaining 511…
The Queen will lie in state for four days before her funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday, 19 September. The public will be allowed to view the coffin during that time. Before this, the Queen will be at rest in St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh for 24 hours from Monday 12 September, with people able…
