April 2017

Principal suspended in bullying probe

April 03, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_17421" align="alignright" width="300"] Tristan Khan, whose arm was broken in an incident at his school.[/caption] Investigations into a bully attack at the Mayaro Government Primary School, which left a schoolboy with a broken arm, resulted in the suspension of the principal on Friday. The Ministry of...

ExxonMobil Makes Third Oil Find Off Guyana

April 03, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_17418" align="alignleft" width="300"] FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE SNOEK WELL, THE STENA CARRON DRILLSHIP HAS MOVED BACK TO THE LIZA AREA TO DRILL THE LIZA-4 WELL.[/caption] ExxonMobil’s oil finding streaking offshore Guyana is continuing, with the company reporting yesterday that it has struck oil again. It is...

Pogson Hospital Marks 125th Anniversary

April 03, 2017 in National

The Sandy Point-based Pogson Hospital, which was recently rebuilt and re-commissioned as the Pogson Medical Centre on March 25, 2009, is celebrating 125 years since it was erected and commissioned on March 31, 1892. Mr. Edward Pogson, a planter and owner of Bourkes Estate, Sandy Point,...