Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana News

A group of women from Mahdia in Region Eight which functions under the name 'Women on the Move', will benefit from training in the operationA of machinery such as bulldozers and bobcats through funding from the Canadian International Development Agency .

OAS head pessimistic Honduras coup leaders will quickly restore president; warns of sanctions.

Friday, 3 July 2009, 4:45 pm Press Release: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has hailed the collaboration between the United Nations and the countries of the Caribbean in tackling the various crises impacting the region and the world at large, including the global financial turmoil and climate change.

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THE STAGE seems set for a lively debate and, hopefully, a mature Caricom approach in seeking a practical resolution to the current emotional sparrings involving Barbados' "removal" of illegal nationals of the Community-the majority of whom happen to be Guyanese-under a new immigration policy.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jun 30 - Caribbean leaders are due to meet for a full working week starting Thursday to discuss issues ranging from climate change to the global economic crisis.

A 14-year-old, who succumbed to burn injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Monday, had reportedly set herself ablaze two Fridays ago after an argument with her boyfriend.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Members of Guyana's Cabinet are attending a feast Friday night to show it's safe to eat pork despite the global swine flu outbreak.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- In order for Guyana to participate effectively in the international trade arena, the World Customs Organisation has required that the country become an active participant in two international instruments, the Revised Kyoto Convention and the Safe Framework of Standards .

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday granted self-bail to a civil engineer and his brother who are accused of erecting a makeshift concrete blockade outside the Guyana Elections Commission office in April.

Installment Eighty-Five Q: What documents are required for Guyanese nationals to travel to the U.S.? Guyanese nationals are required to have a valid unexpired Guyanese passport with at least six months validity, and a valid visa to travel to the U.S. If you are applying for a U.S. visa your passport should be in good condition and have enough blank ...

A SIGNIFICANT changeA from the traditional formatA on theA first day of a regular annual Heads of Government Conference of the Caribbean Community is expected for theA 30th such event in Georgetown, Guyana, on July 2. According toA Caricom Secretariat sources,A current controversies surrounding intra-regionalA free movement of Caricom nationals, ...

Former People's National Congress Minister and General Secretary Ranji Chandisingh passed away on Monday afternoon at his Waterloo Street, Georgetown home.

Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press Bismarck , N.D. Shareholders of American Railcar Industries have approved switching the company's corporate paperwork from Delaware to North Dakota.

Despite acknowledgement by the authorities that drug lords and gangs operate in Guyana, there has never been a single local arrest and prosecution of a major figure in drug trafficking here, though there have been three guilty pleas to this crime in the US and six convictions in Barbados recently.

Police yesterday issued an arrest warrant for a former bodyguard of drug trafficker Roger Khan in connection with the grisly slaying of two men in the North West District in March.

A man who eluded authorities for 18 months is accused of defrauding investors out of millions of dollars.

A Canadian mining company has entered into a letter of intent with another company to enable it to acquire up to 100% interest in a mining concession at Mazaruni.

A fluctuating electricity supply and constant blackouts in Lethem over the past week have left many residents fuming and equipment damaged, in some cases.

Servicemembers are preparing to take part in New Horizons Guyana, a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored annual exercise starting July 1 New Horizons Guyana includes two major construction projects, one school remodel and eight medical readiness training exercises in the vicinity of Georgetown All missions revolve around SOUTHCOM's ongoing commitment to ...