Police in riot gear clashed yesterday (October 10), with youths armed with stones, bottles, sticks and cutlasses during a five-hour standoff, between the villages of Agricola and Eccles, that brought rush hour traffic on the East Bank of Demerara to a standstill, leaving thousands of commuters stranded on either side of the conflict zone.
The mob also torched a vehicle and burned lumber and tyres on both carriageways of the main East Bank thoroughfare. Continue reading →
Former Auditor General of Guyana Anand Goolsarran launches book on improving Public Accountability
The issue of public accountability has been addressed in a publication by a former Auditor General of Guyana. The title of the book is Improving Public Accountability and is a compilation of Goolsarran’s experiences and research, which he used while pursuing a doctoral Degree. Anand Goolsarran served as Auditor General of Guyana for 15 years, leaving in a shroud of secrecy in 2005, to take up a post at the UN in New York. [more]
New Mega Shopping Center opened in Georgetown – Oct 11, 2012
The corner of Regent and Camp Streets is looking a little brighter as a new multi-store mega shopping center prepares to throw open its doors Thursday morning – October 11, 2012. The new United Center will host the Footsteps mega store, Home and Beyond Furnishing and Electronics, a pharmacy, a Western Union branch, Chester Fried Chicken restaurant, a Café and a phone depot. It’s 6 stories of shopping luxury and management intends to push that line. Marketing Manager, Michael Alleyne today said, the investment appears set to take off. Continue reading →
Police in riot gear clashed yesterday (October 10), with youths armed with stones, bottles, sticks and cutlasses during a five-hour standoff, between the villages of Agricola and Eccles, that brought rush hour traffic on the East Bank of Demerara to a standstill, leaving thousands of commuters stranded on either side of the conflict zone.