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(MOTP)- President David Granger announced, what he called the Linden Action Plan, as he urged residents of Linden, Region Ten, to rebuild their economy on the four pillars of investment, information, infrastructure and innovation. The President made this announcement as 40 entrepreneurs received their loan approval letters from the Linden Enterprise Network (LEN), during the […]
(NY Daily News) The feds arrested the reputed drug courier caught smuggling two rum and coke cakes into the U.S. through Kennedy Airport — cocaine, that is. Romel Samuels was selected for examination Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers after he stepped off a flight from Guyana, according to a complaint filed in […]
Police in Mahdia and officers of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission are probing yet another mining pit collapse which resulted in the loss of life. 47-year-old miner, Terrence Lobert of Eccles, East Bank Demerara died today (Thursday) when the mining pit collapsed as he was working in it. The man was buried several feet down […]
(NY Daily News) A Brooklyn jury ordered Delta Airlines to pay $759,000 in damages to a security guard who was arrested after a nefarious baggage handler planted cocaine in his suitcase. “I must give praise and thanks to God!” a beaming Roger Levans said outside Brooklyn Federal Court Thursday, after the jury deliberated only two […]
The coalition government has recommitted itself to honouring the human rights of all citizens, regardless of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, religion, educational achievement, political connection, economic power or social influence. A statement from the Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence said Human Rights should never be confined to the wealthy and famous but must […]
Just over a week after launching a joint service operation to combat terrorist and criminal threats, the Guyana Government is claiming some amount of success. State Minister Joseph Harmon told media operatives on Wednesday that the Joint Services operation which is code-named “Dragnet”, has resulted in a reduction in criminal activity and increased interdiction of […]
The government of Guyana has announced that it has begun moves to take control of a plot of land opposite the GDF headquarters that was leased by the PPP government to embattled Guyanese businessman Ed Ahmad, who is currently awaiting sentencing in the US on fraud charges. Minister of State Joe Harmon presented the lease […]
(MOTP) Minister of Governance, with responsibility for Natural Resources and the Environment, Raphael Trotman, on Wednesday, signed a US$300,000 grant with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on the side lines of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC), which is currently being held in Paris, France. Minister Trotman and Ousseynou Nakoulima, Director […]
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – The Ralph Gonsalves-led Unity Labour Party (ULP) made history here tonight by winning its fourth consecutive general election. However, it had to settle for the same slender one seat margin as it did in the 2010 poll. The incumbent ULP won eight of the 15 seats, according to the preliminary results. The main […]
(BBC) Venezuelan electoral authorities have confirmed that the opposition has won a key two-thirds majority, enabling it to challenge President Nicolas Maduro. The opposition said it would work to release jailed opposition leaders and address the country’s economic crisis. Mr Maduro has announced a cabinet reshuffle but vowed to veto any amnesty law for jailed […]
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