Tiwarie does not determine gov’t policy – Granger
President David Granger this evening said that businessman Brian Tiwarie does not determine government policy.
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President David Granger this evening said that businessman Brian Tiwarie does not determine government policy.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – An impeachment committee of Brazil’s lower house of Congress voted 38-27 today that there are grounds to impeach President Dilma Rousseff on charges of breaking budget laws to allegedly favour her re-election in 2014.
Businessman Brian Tiwarie today said that he had been appointed as a personal advisor to Minister of State, Joseph Harmon and not to the government.
About 2050h. last night, the police say that Parbatie Budhu, 54 years, of Albion, Corentyne, was about to enter her home when she was confronted by two men armed with firearms.
The concentration of various powers in Minister Joseph Harmon was last night cited by the Alliance for Change (AFC) as the key reason for difficulties that have flared up around the government and it plans to raise this issue at Cabinet as a matter of “national importance”.
Clifton Bacchus, the owner of the proposed 150-room Sleepin Hotel and Casino, says he has the required permits and is ready to create 300 jobs despite attacks by competitors and others about the suitability of the hospitality and gambling outfit on Church Street, Georgetown.
After local government elections in 1994, there were by-elections to elect the chairperson and vice-chairperson of three Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) following a deadlock at the council level and in the absence of a compromise, there is a growing view that this should have been done following similar stalemates this year.
Minister of Social Cohesion Amna Ally yesterday defended under-fire Minister of State Joe Harmon saying that his being on the job is testimony that President David Granger believes he is not corrupt.
The Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) fast food outlet will be located between the Rubis and Shell Service Stations at the corner of Eping Avenue and Vlissingen Road, hen it re-establishes here soon.
A 19-year-old independent candidate beat the PPP/C and the group 8th of May Movement, in the First-Past-The-Post component of the recently held Local Government Elections (LGE) and having gained a seat on the Beterverwagting/Triumph Neighbourhood Democratic Council, plans to push for a research centre for the area.
Shots were yesterday fired at a police vehicle while it was traversing James Street in Albouystown.
City Councillors from the PPP/C and Team Legacy have criticised the monopolising of the seats on the city’s key Finance Committee by the governing APNU+AFC.
Over a thousand children from various youth clubs in the different police divisions came out in support of the inaugural ‘career day’ for police youth groups at the Police Sports Ground on Saturday.
New Local Boards of Guardians have been installed in Anna Regina and Bartica with a charge to ensure greater emphasis on supporting families.
President David Granger, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and Ministers of the APNU+AFC Government on Thursday discussed inclusive democracy and the functioning of coalitions with visiting UK MPs.
Negotiations with BK International for a settlement on government’s termination of its management contract for the Haags Bosch landfill are ongoing and Cabinet will have to approve any settlement, the Ministry of Legal Affairs has said.
With the financial support of local contractors, eight potable water wells will be drilled in the drought-hit Region Nine communities of Wowetta, Rupertee, Aranaputa, Kwaimatta, Marcanata, Shulinab, Potarinau and Kumu.
(AFC) Key leaders of the Alliance For Change today attended a leadership retreat as part of an ongoing effort to review the party’s performance and to discuss a number of issues of concern to the party.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Under-fire West Indies Cricket Board president, Dave Cameron, has pushed back on recent widespread criticism of his leadership, and says he has always acted in the best interest of West Indies cricket.
Guyana faces a housing crisis and has a housing deficit of 20,000 units for low-income families, according to an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) sponsored study.
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