By News Source Guyana on February 9, 2016
News
Recently appointed Chairman of the Georgetown Hospital Corporation and former Health Minister under the PNC, Dr. Noel Blackman has been arrested and charged in the United states for illegally writing scores of prescriptions for a narcotic based, painkiller. Long Island’s Newsday reported that Federal authorities arrested Blackman late Sunday at Kennedy Airport, suspecting him of […]
By News Source Guyana on February 9, 2016
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The 74-year-old owner of a Robb and King Streets building which was gutted by fire back in 2014, killing a father and his two daughters, has been charged for the triple murder along with his 21-year-old employee. The elderly man, Ganga Krishna and his employee Avishkar Bissoon, were not required to enter a plea to […]
By News Source Guyana on February 9, 2016
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Police investigators in Berbice have arrested one man as they continue to probe the shooting death of the owner of a Chinese restaurant in the Corentyne area. The 44-year-old woman, Sue Di Wong, was sitting with her family having dinner at their restaurant when the two gunmen attacked the business place and she came face […]
By News Source Guyana on February 8, 2016
News, Politics
The coalition government has started moves to correct many of the problems facing the housing sector in Guyana. “Rome wasn’t built in a day”, declared Communities Junior Minister Valarie Patterson as she stood to defend her government’s 2016 budget and offer support to Finance Minister Winston Jordan. Minister Patterson holds the portfolio for the Housing […]
By News Source Guyana on February 8, 2016
News, Politics
Junior Natural Resources Minister Simona Broomes has promised the formulation of new and workable strategies to fend off corruption in the Natural Resources Sector. The assurance came as she delivered her contribution to the 2016 budget debates in the National Assembly on Monday. Minister Broomes explained that one of the major challenges in the sector […]
By News Source Guyana on February 8, 2016
News, Politics
Attorney General Basil Williams has expressed his frustration with the ongoing delays by the Walter Rodney Presidential Commission of Inquiry to hand over it final report to the President. “I am fed up with the entire situation”, Williams said as he explained that the report should have been handed over to the President this midday (Monday), […]
By News Source Guyana on February 8, 2016
News, Politics
Just days remaining before the 2016 National Budget is put to a vote in the National Assembly, the government continues to face calls for a review of its proposed tax structure. On Monday, the same day the 2016 budget debates commenced in the House, the Auto Dealers Association of Guyana issued a statement offering an […]
By News Source Guyana on February 8, 2016
News, Politics
Small and large businesses are being urged to take their tax obligations more seriously if the government is to be able to fulfill its promise of delivering a good life for all Guyanese. Business Minister Dominic Gaskin opened the debates for the government on Monday and promised greater support for businesses, particularly small business to […]
By News Source Guyana on February 8, 2016
News, Politics
Staff members of the Social Welfare Department of Region 5 on Monday rescued two women from insanitary living conditions in two different areas in Berbice. According to officials in the region, a 39-year-old woman from Weldaad village was found living in a small room with animal feed and waste material. The woman who is disabled […]
By News Source Guyana on February 8, 2016
News, Politics
Opposition Member of Parliament, Irfaan Ali once again opened the debates into the National Budget and lashed out at the government for putting forward a budget that offers nothing to the poor in Guyana but rather is geared towards making government officials and contract workers richer. Speaking on Monday afternoon in the National Assembly, Mr. […]
