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Finance Minister Winston Jordan has started consultations for the 2016 National Budget. According to a statement from the Finance Ministry, Minister Jordan and his budget team hosted a high level meeting with the Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) Major General (Rtd) Norman Mc.Lean and other executives of the PSC. The meeting took place […]
A Guyanese woman who lives in East La Penitence was taken into the custody of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit after she was busted at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport with just over 25 pounds of cocaine. The bust took place early Thursday morning as the woman was preparing to board a New York bound Caribbean […]
On the morning after six armed motorcycle riding bandits carried out a brazen robbery in the busy America Street area, Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud gave the Force’s commitment to continuing with the efforts to tackle the crime problem in the country. The Commissioner was swamped by reporters outside the Arthur Chung Conference Centre on Wednesday […]
President David Granger on Wednesday said investigations are ongoing and his government will be taking more decisive actions in the near future to address the high incidents of suicides and criminal activates which continues to result in the loss of lives. He told media operatives that his government will be taking on the responsibility of […]
The Private Sector Commission has broken its silence on the enforcement of the laws that force nightclub and bar owners to close their operations by 2:00am and the PSC is hoping that the Public Security Minister could reassess the situation and give an extension. In a statement on Wednesday, the PSC said it has observed […]
Opposition Chief Whip in Parliament, Gail Teixeira believes that the APNU+AFC administration has exacerbated the problems facing the local sugar and rice industry by its response, which she believes may be adequate. The opposition People’s Progressive Party has been firing off at the government over complaints from sugar workers that their request for increases is […]
Family members of the late Guyanese born NYPD Officer, Randolph Holder, on Tuesday expressed heartfelt gratitude to individuals and agencies involved in the funeral arrangements and burial for the slain policeman in Guyana. The family members clarified that the funeral and burial in Guyana were fully financed by the NYPD. They were high in praises […]
(GINA) Guyanese rice farmers could be soon benefitting from the new, Mexico market, as the country has signalled its intention to fast track a paddy deal with Guyana, even as Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo continues to seek buyers for local farmers’ rice. The Office of the Prime Minister reported that the Mexican Agriculture Minister Jose […]
The Government of Guyana will be moving to implement the National Drug Strategy Master Plan within the next two weeks. Under the plan, the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit and the Narcotics Branch of the Police Force will be merged into a single new drug enforcement agency, the National Anti Narcotics Agency. Speaking on the weekly […]
President David Granger came in for harsh criticism from the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on Monday as it decried the high incidents of criminal activity and violent crimes that occur daily across the country. The opposition party which was booted out of Government in May, said President Granger’s conclusion that there is no new […]
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