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C’bbean Airlines pays its CEO US$33,000 per month

(Trinidad Express)  Trinidad Government ministers yesterday defended a US$33,000 (TT$211,000) monthly compensation package for Caribbean Airlines chief executive officer (CEO) Michael DiLollo, saying this was keeping with salaries paid to former CEOs and was necessary to acquire that level of expertise. Speaking during the Prime Minister’s question time in the Parliament on Wednesday, Prime Minister […]

PSC loses confidence in Government’s flood preparations and plans

The Chairman of the Private Sector Commission on Thursday said his organisation has further lost confidence in the government’s flood preparation and safeguard plans. In a statement, PSC Chairman Ramesh Persaud, fired off at the government for not having systems in place that could have guarded against the widespread flooding that several parts of the […]

APNU says flooding is a failure of governance.

The Opposition coalition group, A Partnership for National Unity on Thursday lambasted the government of Guyana over the severe flooding that has gripped several parts of the nation’s capital following heavy rainfall. In a statement, the APNU said the flooding of wide swaths of coastal communities in Guyana is a clear indication that the Peoples […]

Georgetown under flood waters, more heavy rainfall expected

Citizens of Georgetown in Guyana woke up on Thursday to rising flood waters all across the city and the Hydromet Office is predicting more heavy rainfall for the rest of Thursday. Overnight heavy showers pounded the Guyana coastland and the city bringing rising flood waters with it. The Ministry of Education quickly announced the closure […]

Government invites Opposition Parties to talks

Despite the public statements from the Opposition parties that they do not intend to have any discussions with the Government during the prorogation period, the Office of the President has still dispatched invitations to the Leaders of the AFC and the APNU inviting them for talks. Cabinet Secretary Dr. Luncheon told the media on Wednesday […]

Bandits fall from motorbike and injured during getaway

Two gunmen who were making their escape from a robbery are under police guard at the Georgetown Hospital after they fell off of their speeding motorcycle and were arrested by police.   The two men who are under police guard at the Georgetown Hospital were taken there just after 2 o’ clock on Tuesday afternoon, […]

Home Affairs Ministry urges payment of traffic tickets

The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a call for persons who were issued with traffic tickets to pay up. In a release issued on Tuesday the Ministry said that it has noticed that there are outstanding payments for several traffic tickets that were issued in 2013 and 2014. “From the information gleaned thus far, […]

Visa Matters:: Q&A with US Embassy Consular Office

Several followers of the gomoseley and News Source facebook  pages had sent us various questions about US Visa information. We picked 1o of the questions and forwarded to the US Embassy in Georgetown and received the following responses from the Consular Department of the Embassy. If you have more questions you might want us to […]

Investigation launched into Essequibo ferry mishap

The Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) is investigating the circumstances which resulted in the passenger and vehicle ferry, the MV SABANTO running aground on to Wakenaam Island during the wee hours of Monday, November 17, 2014. Scores of passengers were trapped on the vessel following the mishap which occurred at around 12:35 on Monday morning […]