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The Ministry of Agricul-ture plans to take the livestock sector to new heights through investment and research in livestock husbandry, the completion of the US$2.5M veterinary lab and the development of a small ruminant farm.
Procurement officers have undergone training on best-practices for assessing bids for big projects funded by development banks, in-cluding the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
UN Secretary-General Envoy for HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean, Dr Edward Greene, has pleaded for the removal of discriminatory immigration laws in Trinidad and Tobago that prohibit the entry of homosexuals.
An Essequibo man was remanded to prison on Wednesday after being charged with chopping a man who owed him money.
Education Minister Priya Manickchand joined students and staff at a simple ceremony held at the Fort Wellington Secondary School on Monday to commission a new wing that has been added to the building.
Azimuth Resources, the owner of Australian Company Pharsalus Gold Inc., has recently sold over the company to Troy Resources Limited.
The Caribbean Farmers Network (CaFAN) is urging local small farmers to demand that the Ministry of Agriculture do more to ensure that Guyanese produce gets freer access to regional markets.
Bankers at Scotiabank’s Robb Street branch are hosting their annual cake sale on Saturday in aid of programmes aimed at eradicating breast cancer.
Eusi Dusbury, accused of threatening a woman and exposing his genitals to her, was yesterday ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
A pork knocker, accused of assaulting his uncle, was released on bail yesterday after denying the charge at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
By Shara Reid, Norman Manley Law School Sandy Lane Hotel Co.
Alex Abram Weeks, 18, caught during the violent robbery of a policewoman, was yesterday fined $75,000 after admitting to the crime.
The Guyana Energy Agency and other stakeholders recently participated in an ECLAC training workshop on energy efficiency and renewable energies.
The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) for the first time in the history of the Department has employed females as part of its cadet training, a statement from MARAD said yesterday.
At about 1800h. today, police say that the body of Patrick Seepaul was found at Zorg, Essequibo Coast.
Amid all of its production and financial woes, the Guyana Sugar Corporation has been without a legally functioning Board of Directors since June of this year, according to an industry insider.
New Thriving Restaurant is set for a major expansion with a new eatery and hotel to be opened in the early months of 2014 and to be located in the spanking new five-storey edifice located at the corner of Camp and Lamaha streets.
Professor Clive Thomas is accusing the government of “crying wolf” over the anti-money laundering amendments after it has failed to apply almost three quarters of the provisions in the current law.
Two gunmen yesterday robbed an Annandale family who had just arrived from the Timehri airport and fired shots as they fled.
Truck driver Dev Harkishun was yesterday placed on $350,000 bail after he was charged with causing the death of Stanley Roach, 71, who was crushed on the Rupert Craig Highway last Saturday.
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