Schools close for three weeks
- from today THE Ministry of Education wishes to advise the public that all public schools will be closing on Friday, April 11, 2014 (today) for the commencement of the Easter break. This break will...
View ArticlePPP will not be detracted by Opposition shenanigans
- Rohee - dubs budget cuts as ‘callous & inhumane’ GENERAL-Secretary of the governing People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Mr Clement Rohee, yesterday roasted the combined Opposition (APNU and AFC)...
View Article$1.3B Amaila access road funding approved by Parliament
THE Parliamentary Committee of Supply, on Thursday night, green lighted the $1.3B allocation for building the Amaila access road and related structures. It happened during the review of the Ministry of...
View ArticleBenn assures sum adequate as…Parliament approves $338M for DHB rehabilitation
THE sum of $338M was allocated for rehabilitation of the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) and Minister of Public Works and Transport, Mr. Robeson Benn assured, Thursday night,that the funding approved by...
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2014 Budget cuts would have definite negative effect on activities of the PSC
– Capt Gerry Gouveia THE PRIVATE SECTOR continues to contribute significantly towards Guyana’s economic growth by commanding multi-billion-dollar inflows into the national treasury; but budget cuts...
View ArticleCourt quashes cease-work order issued against miner Imran Khan
…officer not empowered to make such order– Chief Justice Ian Chang ACTING Chief Justice Mr. Ian Chang, SC, recently quashed a cease-work order unlawfully issued against miner Imran Khan after he had...
View Article600 grams cocaine found on CAL flight bound for NY
RANKS of the Guyana Police Force Narcotics Branch yesterday found 600 grams of cocaine on a Caribbean Airlines flight bound for New York from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. The search was...
View ArticlePPP/C Gov’t will never bankrupt Guyana for political gains – Finance Minister
- criticises Opposition Leader’s irresponsible VAT statements FINANCE Minister Dr. Ashni Singh, during his presentation to wrap up the debate on the $220B national budget for this year, criticised...
View ArticleEducation Sector’s $32.3B allocation approved
FOLLOWING intense scrutiny by members of the Opposition benches, the National Assembly on Wednesday evening approved the Current and Capital expenditures allocated for the Education Ministry for 2014...
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2014 Budget provides support to other crops outside of sugar and rice
WHILE sugar and rice have dominated discussions on agriculture during the Budget 2014 debate, agriculture in Guyana is more than those two crops. Minister of Agriculture Dr. Leslie Ramsammy highlighted...
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President Robinson was a true Caribbean Man
– says CARICOM Secretary General THE legacy of the Honourable Arthur Napoleon Robinson, OCC, to the Caribbean Community “has endured and will ensure that he will be remembered as a true Caribbean...
View ArticleAPNU, AFC budget cuts disgraceful and heartless
I sat distressed and disgusted in Parliament last Thursday night (April 10, 2014) as the AFC and APNU disapproved and cut out from the National Budget about $9.3B allocated for some very significant...
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Republic Bank conducts career coaching at University of Guyana
REPUBLIC Bank (Guyana) Limited, in collaboration with the University of Guyana, last Friday hosted the opening day of an annual Career Coaching programme at the Education Lecture Theatre, of the...
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Schools hold kite–flying exercise in the National Park
–to cause parents, teachers and pupils to interact informally HUNDREDS of parents took time out from their respective busy schedules last Friday to facilitate a kite-flying activity hosted by various...
View ArticleMabaruma aunt remanded for attempted murder of niece
UENITA Marcellino of Hobo Hill, Mabaruma, North West District was not required to plead to the indictable charge of attempting to murder her niece, Lynette Morgow, when she appeared unrepresented on...
View ArticleFormer CANU officer remanded for possession of arms and ammunition
FORMER Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) officer Roberto Cosburg was refused bail for possession of unlicensed firearm and ammunition on Friday when the 30-year-old businessman of Lot 117 Third...
View ArticleTaxi driver on $150,000 bail for fraudulent conversion of $1M+
THIRTY-TWO-year-old taxi driver Shimell Thomas of Lot 1 Enmore Public Road, East Coast Demerara appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Seenarine-Beharry on Friday charged with fraudulent conversion,...
View ArticleRepeat offender remanded pending probation report
SEON Blair (no address given) appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on Friday, and pleaded guilty to an offence that said that on April 9 at Kitty Public Road, Georgetown, he broke...
View ArticleAlleged armed robber remanded until April 29
MOHAMED Rafeek Hamid (no address given) was refused bail by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on Friday when he answered to an armed robbery charge in her court.The unrepresented defendant...
View ArticleInner Wheel Club to host Hat Show on April 26 in Promenade Gardens
FOR OVER twenty years, the Inner Wheel Club of Georgetown has been hosting hat shows that have become a major annual event in Guyana, attracting hundreds of visitors each year at the Promenade...
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