By Frederick HalleyStaff Writer NEW YORK CITY, New York (Monday, July 31, 2023) — “The glass ceiling has been broken!” That’s how the newly-elected president of the Guyana Ex-Police Association of America (GEPAOA) Inc, Gem Sampson, recently described her elevation ...
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By Sharon AustinGuest Contributor ST. MICHAEL, Barbados (Monday April 3, 2023) — The Barbados government remains committed to resourcing the Barbados Police Service (BPS) to enable policemen to better protect citizens, proclaimed Attorney General, Dale Marshall, adding that the Service ...
Read More »Guyana Gov’t Makes Donation To Buxton Farmers’ Group To Encourage Youth Involvement In Agriculture
BUXTON, Guyana (Monday, April 3, 2023) — Last Saturday, representatives from the Buxton-Friendship Farmers’ Group received a number of inputs and farming implements from the Ministry of Agriculture, intended to further encourage youth involvement in the agriculture sector. Agriculture Minister, ...
Read More »Guyana Poised To Become A Regional Food Hub For CARICOM: Agriculture Minister
LINDEN/WISMAR, Guyana (Monday, February 20, 2023) — During an outreach to several communities in Region 10 and along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway (Region Four), last Friday, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, reassured farmers that they will continue to benefit from the country’s ...
Read More »University Of The West Indies Discrimination: Why No Hindu Or Islamic BA Theology Degree?
By Dr. Kumar MahabirGuest Contributor It sits innocently in the Undergraduate Humanities Programs list, alphabetically bookended by Theatre Arts and Visual Arts. Yet the University of the West Indies (UWI) Bachelor of Arts BA Theology degree is a jarring testament ...
Read More »Jamaica-Born Elsie Foster Elected New Mayor of Highland Park, New Jersey
By the Jamaican Embassy In Washington DCGuest Contributor New Jersey, USA (Sunday, February 5, 2023) — Jamaica-born Elsie Foster is the new Mayor of the Borough of Highland Park in Middlesex County, New Jersey. She was elected during a special ...
Read More »Guyana Government Looking Into Improving The Public Transportation System: Public Works Minister
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Monday, February 6, 2023) — The government intends to improve the public transportation system, as it advances its major transformational agenda, disclosed Public Works Minister, Juan Edghill, while speaking on a local television program, The Guyana Dialogue, last ...
Read More »Jamaican PM Announces New States Of Public Emergency
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Wednesday, December 7, 2022) — States of Public Emergency (SOEs) have been declared in several parishes, and police divisions island-wide, to address an increase in criminal activities and ensure public order. Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, made the announcement ...
Read More »Guyana’s Local Government Elections Set For Next March
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Thursday, October 20, 2022) — Local Government Elections (LGE) will be held on March 13, next year, the government has announced. Guyanese will head to the polls to elect leaders for 10 townships and approximately 70 Neighborhood Democratic ...
Read More »Barbados Seeking To Forge Stronger Links With Algeria
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Friday October 21, 2022) — Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. Jerome Walcott, signalled Barbados’ interest in forging stronger ties with Algeria. Senator Walcott expressed this yesterday, during a courtesy call with the new non-resident ...
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