December 22, 2012
GOVERNMENT, though his Ministry, has invested heavily in the Health Sector during 2012, the Minister, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran said Thursday. Giving the media a year end review of the
December 22, 2012
MINISTER of Health, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, acknowledging that there have been unfortunate instances of maternal deaths, has given the assurance that the ministry has improved its delivery of maternal
December 22, 2012
MINISTER of Agriculture, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has maintained that there is transparency in the ministry’s tendering process. peaking at a press conference in its Regent Road, Georgetown boardroom, he
December 22, 2012
DEXTER Van-Veen (no address given) appeared in Court Thursday, charged with using threatening and abusive language to his pregnant sister-in-law, Jennifer Basdeo. He pleaded not guilty to the December
December 22, 2012
A MAN and his reputed wife appeared in court on Thursday, charged with selling spirits for an unlawful purpose. The charge, before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, said Baldeo Sukhananday
December 22, 2012
THE Prosecution closed yesterday at the preliminary inquiry (PI) in the Shaquille Grant murder case. It was four weeks since the proceedings began before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, with
December 22, 2012
JUSTICE James Bovell-Drakes, yesterday, quashed the committal order and murder indictment against Harry Samaroo and granted him $250,000 bail, after upholding submissions by attorneys-at-law Mr. Jailall Kissoon and Mr.
December 22, 2012
THE Ministry of Labour this year recovered the sum of $25.6 M from employers who had violated the rights of workers and handed this sum over to the victims
April 15, 2009
EXECUTIVE Director of Adult Education Association of Guyana (AEAG), Ms. Patricia David, has appealed for civic learning and social graces to be included in the National Fast Track Literacy
April 15, 2009
CABINET, on Friday, April 3, examined the outcome of the meeting among officials, consultants and contractors who provide goods and services to the Government and endorsed the recommendations made
April 15, 2009
HAVANA (Reuters) – Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro complained on Tuesday that the United States had done nothing to end its trade embargo against Cuba and vowed that the
April 15, 2009
The Bank of Guyana’s (BOG) has rejected a claim that the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) has approached for a bail out. A release issued by BOG
April 15, 2009
DAVID King, a 24-year-old chainsaw operator, was killed on the spot when a truck ran over him on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway early yesterday morning. The dead man’s grandmother, Adalene
April 15, 2009
– Finance MinisterMORE than 150 accounting officers and sub-accounting Officers from all Government Ministries, departments and sub-accounting agencies yesterday participated in a consultation hosted by the National Procurement and
April 15, 2009
– despite effects of financial crisisPRESIDENT Bharrat Jagdeo said despite the deadlock effect of the global financial crisis on major investments in Guyana this year, the establishment of hydropower
April 15, 2009
– officials meet President JagdeoREPRESENTATIVES of GOPEC International Limited, a Bahamas based company met President Bharrat Jagdeo at State House yesterday to discuss the possibilities of establishing an oil
April 15, 2009
THE new ultra-modern sugar complex at Skeldon in East Berbice, dogged by start-up problems which delayed its scheduled formal commissioning, is fully operational, it was announced yesterday. Dr Nanda
April 15, 2009
— Sugar turnaround plan tabledTHE Guyana Sugar Corporation, faced with a $9bln a year loss in revenue from sugar sold to Europe, is cutting costs by some $3bln this