Final decision looms on three remaining bids for sugar estates
The three remaining bidders for GuySuCo’s Skeldon, Rose Hall and Enmore estates should know government’s decision by the end of this month.
The three remaining bidders for GuySuCo’s Skeldon, Rose Hall and Enmore estates should know government’s decision by the end of this month.
Weeks after warning that legal action will be taken against public officials who have failed to declare their assets and liabilities, the Integrity Commission yesterday published a fourth list of persons it has found to be non-compliant with the law.
Hundreds of youths yesterday attended an interactive session on the oil and gas sector, where they were sensitised about the needs of the industry and steps to be taken in order to take advantage of available opportunities.
Venezuela is seeking to expand its maritime space not only in Guyana’s territory but also in the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and other states, including Colombia, Barbados and Suriname, which must all be vigilant as a result.
(Trinidad Guardian) A 16-year-old Trinidad and Tobago national has been captured on the battlefield in Syria with fighters for the Islamic State, a report in the New York Times says.
The mother of three of the nine boys allegedly raped by Muslim scholar Nezaam Ali is calling for his trials to be conducted urgently.
The Ethic Relations Commission (ERC) on Friday night launched a new educational campaign focused on promoting harmony and unity among Guyanese.
The Demerara Tobacco Company (Demtoco) says compliance with new public health regulations have already led it to hike the prices of its products even as it awaits the impact of the new tax regime for tobacco.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government claimed victory yesterday in a diplomatic quarrel with Latin American countries over a border dispute with Guyana, while ignoring an avalanche of criticism over President Nicolas Maduro’s second term in office.
For 2018, the New Amsterdam Town Council collected $54.3 million in property taxes and $18 million in interest on arrears collected.
KINSHASA, (Reuters) – Outgoing Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila’s ruling coalition won a majority in legislative elections, a coalition official said yesterday, despite opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi’s win in the presidential vote the same day.
A second suspect has been arrested as the police continue their investigation into the murder of 46-year-old Prietam Manickram, the alcoholic who was found dead in an abandoned house at Enterprise, East Coast Demerara last Monday.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s government yesterday issued a statement saying it recognised Venezuela’s Congressional leader, who opposes President Nicolas Maduro, as the rightful president of Venezuela.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The partial shutdown of the United States Government has started to impact operations at its embassy in Kingston, but Jamaicans will continue to have their visa applications processed, at least for now.
The police suspect that one of the men believed to be part of a Sindicato gang that was held off during an attack at a mining camp at Black Water, Cuyuni, in Region Seven last Wednesday, was wounded.
President David Granger last Sunday, presented the Guyana Press Association (GPA) with commemorative coins and lapel pins in the run-up to the Association’s 75th anniversary, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said.
Projected high volumes of traffic led to the recommendation that the East Bank-East Coast bypass road be four lanes, according to an official of the consultancy company that did the feasibility study.
Residents of North Sophia are calling on city authorities to address the wanton disposal of garbage on their main road, which they say disrupts their everyday lives and is also a hindrance to vehicles traveling through the community.
ABU DHABI, (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday described Venezuela’s government under President Nicolas Maduro as illegitimate and said the United States would work with like-minded countries in Latin America to restore democracy there.
(Trinidad Guardian) Take the free vaccines to guard against swine flu, was the advice from Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh on Friday after he revealed there have been 17 lab-confirmed cases of Influenza A (H1N1) in the last year.
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