MAIDUGURI, (Reuters) – Islamist militants have killed up to 30 soldiers in an attack on a military base in northeast Nigeria, security sources said on Saturday, in one of the biggest attacks of its kind this year.
(Jamaica Gleaner): Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson appears to have put to rest the idea of giving police powers to the military.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – Iran on Saturday rejected a Reuters report that Tehran has moved missiles to Iraq, saying it aimed to hurt Iran’s ties with neighbours, the Iranian state news agency IRNA reported.
Vendors at the Stabroek Market Wharf were on Friday served with notices to vacate the area within 14 days in order to facilitate repairs.
(Trinidad Guardian): Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith said on Friday that in one-year’s time the Police Service will be more efficient and effective.
SEOUL, (Reuters) – Satellite imagery shows North Korea is poised to stage another military parade amid new worries that diplomatic efforts on denuclearisation are stalling, though analysts say it is unclear whether it will showcase any of the country’s largest ballistic missiles.
As the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) continues to run tests to ensure all systems for passenger handling and services are acceptable, Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson has expressed his satisfaction with the operations of the new facilities.
(Trinidad Guardian) Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith said yesterday that in one-year’s time the Police Service will be more efficient and effective.
President David Granger said that the High Level Task Force report on teacher wages and non-salary benefits was found to be “deficient” by Cabinet and negotiations must go back to the drawing board.
The MoE has operationalised its contingency plan, which has included advertising for the services of substitute teachers for schools in Georgetown.
A Guyanese woman who allegedly went on a more than $80 000 shopping spree with someone else’s credit card, triggered a medical emergency in a Barbados court on Thursday when she collapsed after being remanded.
Cabinet has approved the removal of custodial sentences for possession of small amounts of marijuana and the necessary amendments to existing legislation will be made after the National Assembly returns from recess, President David Granger disclosed yesterday.
President David Granger yesterday declined to make public his reasons for not choosing Assistant Commissioner David Ramnarine for Commissioner of Police although he had been acting in that position for some time.
Two men were yesterday remanded to prison for the murder of Bourda Market vendor Troy Ramalho, who was gunned down by robbers.
President David Granger yesterday stopped short of saying whether he will run again for the presidency at the 2020 general elections, while noting that he would not “run away” from service.
The recently established Department of Energy (DoE) will prepare the infrastructure for a transition to a fully fledged Ministry of Energy or Petroleum, which will be well-equipped and capable of effectively and efficiently regulating and monitoring the sector, President David Granger says.
Guiding documents for the proposed Amerindian-based political party floated by Lenox Shuman, the former Deputy Chairman of the National Toshaos Council, have been drafted with the name currently being finalised.
Government took no action against Junior Natural Resources Minister Simona Broomes for her conduct in her highly publicised clash with two security guards in the Amazonia Mall parking lot given that police laid no charges against her, President David Granger said yesterday, while noting that the matter will be handled at a party level.
Over $20 billion worth of marijuana was destroyed last year, according to the National Anti-Narcotics Agency (NANA), which has reported that over 300 persons were convicted for various drug crimes during the period.
A mother of six, who recently gave birth to twins, has been given the opportunity to own her own home after being declared the winner of a house lot, which was the grand prize in the Tropical Rhythms ‘Drink & Win’ promotion.
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