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-Phillips says ferry to begin service ‘very shortly’ Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed yesterday accused the Government of failing Region One residents by keeping the newly acquired MV Kalliopi docked in Georgetown instead of deploying it to restore ferry services following the deadly MV Barima tragedy.
The shift from traditional diets to highly processed foods, coupled with excessive consumption of sugary drinks, is widespread in the South Rupununi and is the principal driver of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the area, according to Dr Mark Chatarpal, Executive Director of the Food Policy Center at Hunter College in New York City.
Family, friends and members of the community gathered at Persaud’s Funeral Home in New Amsterdam yesterday to pay their final respects during the funeral service for Orin Clarke, who lost his life in the MV Barima tragedy.
The Minister of Agriculture’s two sons and his daughter-in-law are reportedly in possession of 7,614 acres of prime gold-mining lands. According to the Leader of the Opposition, this is at a time when there are local miners who applied for lands decades ago but are yet to receive a claim, or a block. The
conflicting reports received about shooting Nearly one month after a woman was shot while working at the Guyana-China Friendship Park at Schoonord, West Bank Demerara, a family member says relatives are becoming increasingly frustrated over what they describe as the slow pace of the police investigation.
Dear Editor, Given the ill-fated destruction of MV Barima and the tragic loss of life to many fathers, mothers, and children, I join with the many heartbroken Guyanese and extend my deepest sympathy to the relatives and friends, whose lives have been forever upturned.
A week after the MV Barima tragedy, 64-year-old Vernie Brown says she has still received no information about the fate of her 44-year-old son, Kyon Brown, who remains unaccounted for, despite travelling to Charity to search for bodies and continuing to pray for answers.
The CARICOM Secretariat has launched the CARICOM Regional High School Youth in Agriculture Video Competition. Secondary schools across the Community are invited to showcase student-led agricultural initiatives through short, creative videos.
By Roger Arjoon There is a sad and nearly universal truth: too often, we wait until someone is gone before fully acknowledging what they gave us.
Dear Editor, The turbulence across Guyana, in the aftermath of the M.V. Barima tragedy, marks a turning point in Guyana’s maritime history.
The disaster of the MV Barima will live on in the Guyanese consciousness for a long time. But leaving aside the enormity of the human tragedy which occurred when the vessel capsized, the fact cannot be avoided that with its sinking the malfunctioning of the state was glaringly exposed. And
Romario Shepherd struck the fastest half-century in Global Super League history and shared a record eighth-wicket partnership with Mohammad Nabi as the Guyana Amazon Warriors overcame a major middle-order collapse to defeat the Desert Vipers by two wickets on last night at the Guyana National Stadium.
