See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Azad Ali West Indies cricket legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul recently received the Honorary Doctor of Laws by The University of the West Indies (UW)), St. Augustine, Trinidad. Chanderpaul, 44, is one of the most outstanding ...
Berbice Bridge Company asks govt for 19-year extension of concession to avoid massive toll increases
The Berbice Bridge Company Inc. (BCCI) wants government to extend its concession by another 19 years to avoid a 400 percent increase in tolls from November 12. In a letter dated November 2, 2018 to Minister of Public Infrastructure David ...
Only 39.7 percent of the 7,917 police, soldiers and prison guards, who were listed to vote last Friday in Local Government Elections (LGE) , actually voted, a senior official of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) said. Chief Elections Officer, Keith ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Tangerine Clarke The Barbados Consulate on Friday, Oct. 26, showcased exciting images of its country’s tourism package to travel agents, tour operators, hotel representatives, and the press, who Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador ...
Three prison officers and a disruptive prisoner at the Timehri Prison were Saturday morning injured during the fracas that began Friday night, Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels said. He said an investigation has since been launched and by police and ...
Guyana’s oil and gas industry is already boosting jobs, standards and investment opportunities ahead of first oil expected in early 2020, and the work-ethic by Guyanese aboard support vessels for ExxonMobil is already coming in for high praise. “We are ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Alexandra Simon The city is making election day voting easier for New Yorkers who are not native English speakers. In an expansion of its interpretation services at polling sites, the Board of Elections is ...
Demerara Distillers Limited, DDL, on Friday announced that after much deliberation, the company decided not to submit a bid for the Enmore Sugar Estate over its inability to find the right due diligence model. The announcement comes after the Special ...
The Special Purpose Unit of the Guyana government’s holding company for government assets on Friday released the names of the five companies that have bid to buy out the four estates of the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco), but did ...
A number of members of Guyana’s State security services were Friday unable to vote because their names were not on the voters’ list where they were stationed, but the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) said provisions would be made for them ...