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President David Granger and First Lady, Ms. Sandra Granger joined Barbadians to celebrate that nation’s 50th Anniversary of Independence at three national events, which were observed with pomp and ceremony, despite inclement weather that resulted in major schedule changes. The Head of State attended the Toast to the Nation event held at the Barbados Defence […]
The Ram and McRae Chartered Accounting firm has completed its review of the 2017 national budget and in the analysis, the company has come to the conclusion that the economy could see a greater slow down if the budget measures are implemented as proposed. “We believe that the budget measures, if implemented as they are proposed, […]
Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, has started consultations with Civil society as he seeks to come up with six nominees for the Guyana Elections Commission Chairman position. November 30, 2016 would have marked the last day for Dr. Steve Surujbally as Chairman of the Elections Commission. The Law caters for the Opposition Leader to come […]
(GINA) Guyana has joined 26 countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean in signing a Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of the European Union’s (EU) Seaport Cooperation Programme (SEACOP), aimed at training and equipping inter-agency units to identify search and interdict all forms of maritime trafficking. Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan signed […]
The owner of a Chinese restaurant in New Amsterdam has found himself in the lockups and facing serious charges after he savagely beat a young man who sells dog food. According to a Police statement, the 33-year-old restaurant owner objected to the man selling dog food in front of his restaurant. The two got into […]
The Georgetown leg of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ commenced in fine style on Monday evening at the National Cultural Centre Tarmac with Camp Street All-Star, a group of inmates at the Prison, stealing the show with a classic “road ball” display to progress to the group stages. In fact for the first time, […]
(SportsMax) – West Indies batsman Darren Bravo, is claiming he was unlawfully dismissed after the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) sent him home for inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour. The decision, which came ahead of the West Indies’ tri-nation series involving Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, occured after WICB president Dave Cameron had said on SportsMax.tv that […]
In the same week that the Government announced that it will be moving to impose a 14% Value Added Tax on water bills that go over $1500 per month, The Government Analyst-Food & Drug Department issued a call on all water processing factories to confirm to the requirements as it relates to the sale and […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo appears not to be moved by Government’s expressed intention to have a special prosecution team investigate the “Pradoville 2” land sales which were transacted under the former PPP Government. Speaking with News Source on Monday, Mr. Jagdeo related that if the Government believes any illegal act has been committed, it should […]
(BBC) The football world has rallied around a Brazilian club which lost most of its players in a plane crash in Colombia. Only six of the 77 people on the plane, carrying members of the Chapecoense team, survived Monday’s crash. The team were flying to what was billed as the biggest match in their history […]
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