-makes $6B provision in Budget 2014 GOVERNMENT’S commitment to the sugar industry has never been in doubt; and while there have been those who believe that the industry is

THE submission of a paper to government entitled ‘Concept paper for the improvement of the Georgetown Harbour through public/private sector partnership’ has seen results as an allocation for Port Georgetown

GUYANA’S economy in 2013 performed well, recording 5.2 % growth, despite a year underlined by parliamentary difficulties surrounding cuts to the national budget, and a global economy that had

-financial feasibility study to be completed for bypass road from Ogle to Eccles SEVERAL key roads and bridges projects, all aimed at alleviating much of the current traffic bottlenecks

-critical infrastructural works to be done HIGH on Government’s agenda, through its Justice Sector budgetary allocation, will be to further consolidate the advances already made within the sector. Finance

* $32.2B for education, 2013 allocation was $28.5B * US$10M Universal Secondary Education initiative * $450M for UG student loan programme * $1.4B for UG campuses THE Education sector

THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday held the closing ceremony for the first phase of training for its SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) team at the Police Officers Training

THE SHOT BODY of Guyanese Quynton Ross, 32, a Queens, New York resident, was found hidden in garbage bags on Far Rockaway Beach’s 40th Street, between Edgemere Avenue and

  SEVENTY-five-year-old Joyce Willis, of 3630 Christiane Street, North Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, was yesterday found motionless in bed, hands tied, throat slit and underwear well below her legs.  Reports