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Government Promises Oil Money Will Definitely Reach Ordinary Citizens This Time
GEORGETOWN — At a press briefing held Tuesday at the Ministry of Finance, officials reassured the public that revenues from the …
Ajay Messiah ·
Road Works Between Georgetown And Linden Enter Fourteenth Year Of Planning Phase
SOESDYKE — A Ministry of Public Works spokesperson confirmed Wednesday that the long-anticipated upgrade of the Georgetown-Linden corridor …
Seetal Sukraj ·
Mini-Bus Conductor Confirms Bus Can Hold Five More Passengers If Everyone Exhales
STABROEK — Despite the 18-seat Route 42 already containing 23 adults, two schoolchildren, one chicken in a bag, and a sound system of …
K. Persaud ·
Man Says 'Link Up Later,' Has Not Been Seen Since 2023
KITTY — Concluding a conversation with a cousin on the 14th of March, 2023, with the phrase ‘yeah bai, we go link up,’ …
Ajay Messiah ·
Minister Unveils Bold Plan To Study Why Previous Bold Plans Keep Not Working
GEORGETOWN — In a televised address Tuesday evening, the Minister announced the formation of a blue-ribbon task force mandated to conduct a …
Seetal Sukraj ·
Cousin In Toronto Sends Barrel, Entire Street Aware Within Two Hours
BEL AIR PARK — Within approximately 117 minutes of a customs-cleared barrel being delivered to the Singh residence Saturday morning, all 14 …
K. Persaud ·
Rum Shop Parliament Reaches Unanimous Verdict On National Budget, Government Ignores
MCDOOM — An informal council of seven regulars at a small rum shop on the East Bank Demerara reached a unanimous position Friday evening on …
Ajay Messiah ·
Stabroek Vendor Raises Price Of Fine Leaf Thyme, Blames Guyana Dollar, Oil Companies, And Weather
STABROEK MARKET — Greens vendor Miss Pamela adjusted the price of fine leaf thyme upward by $40 Wednesday morning, citing a confluence of …
Seetal Sukraj ·
Aunty Calls From Brooklyn Just To Confirm You Still Not Married Yet
KINGSTON — During an 11-minute phone call ostensibly placed to ‘check in,’ Aunty Pat, calling from Flatbush, conducted a …
K. Persaud ·
Route 44 Driver Declares Georgetown To Mahaica Trip 'Express,' Makes 47 Stops
MAHAICA — Announcing at the Stabroek terminus that his mini-bus service would be ’express, no stopping,’ driver Clyde …
Ajay Messiah ·
WhatsApp Group Identifies Government Source Before Stabroek News Finishes Headline
REGION FOUR — The family WhatsApp group ‘Cousins Dem’ correctly identified the ministerial source behind a leaked cabinet memo …
Seetal Sukraj ·
Entire Country Floods, Government Confirms Drainage System Operating Normally
GEORGETOWN — Following sustained rainfall Monday that left portions of Lamaha, Kitty, Sophia, and South Georgetown under up to 18 inches of …
K. Persaud ·
Man Says He Reaching Fete, Still Ironing Pants Three Hours In
SUBRYANVILLE — Informing the group chat at 7:40 p.m. that he was ‘reaching in twenty,’ 28-year-old Terron Gonsalves was, at …
Ajay Messiah ·
Returnee From Foreign Explains How Things Work In Guyana To Guyanese People
BARRACK STREET — Having spent the previous 16 years in Queens, 42-year-old Colin ‘Cee’ Alleyne returned to Guyana in March and …
Seetal Sukraj ·
Parliament Convenes Emergency Session, Adjourns For Lunch That Lasts Six Hours
PUBLIC BUILDINGS — An emergency parliamentary sitting called Wednesday at 10 a.m. to address a matter of urgent national importance was …
K. Persaud ·
Remittance Transfer Fee Now Exceeds Actual Remittance Amount
GEORGETOWN — An analysis of Western Union and MoneyGram transfers for the March quarter revealed that for remittances under USD $50, the …
Ajay Messiah ·
Woman Orders One Cook-Up Rice, Feeds Four Generations And A Passing Dog
BERBICE — Requesting ‘just a small cook-up’ at a roadside stall Sunday afternoon, 39-year-old Denise Persaud received a …
Seetal Sukraj ·
Seawall Breach At Kitty Resolved By Resident Placing Large Rock In Approximate Location
KITTY — Following a minor overtopping of the seawall during Sunday’s high tide, a resident of Pike Street addressed the situation by …
K. Persaud ·
Office Staff Mysteriously Absent On Day Before And After Every Public Holiday
GEORGETOWN — A human resources audit conducted Tuesday at a downtown firm revealed that attendance on the days immediately preceding and …
Ajay Messiah ·
Neighbour Stands At Gate For Three Hours Under Pretext Of Asking One Question
QUEENSTOWN — Approaching the gate of the Hinds residence at 4:14 p.m. Saturday with the stated purpose of ‘just asking a quick …
Seetal Sukraj ·
The Indo-Caribbean Brief: How India Became One of Guyana's Most Important Strategic Partners
The Indo-Caribbean Brief: How India Became One of Guyana’s Most Important Strategic Partners The Georgetown Ledger goes beyond the …
Georgetown Ledger ·
The Indo-Caribbean Brief: Why Indo-Guyanese Culture Doesn't Exist in India Anymore
The Indo-Caribbean Brief: Why Indo-Guyanese Culture Doesn’t Exist in India Anymore Cane Fields goes beyond nostalgia. How …
Cane Fields ·