(JAMAICA OBSERVER) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith is reassuring concerned members of the public that no Jamaican students were hurt during recent protests at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus.
(TRINIDAD GUADIAN) Two reports of murders surfaced on Monday as more than half of the country struggle to clean up after devastating weekend floods.
(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) There was no official shutdown in central and north Trinidad on Monday but the usual traffic gridlock on the roads was absent as many stayed away from work and school.
(Jamaica Observer) Residents of Top Hill, St Ann’s Bay, were devastated yesterday at the gruesome discovery of the body of 14-year-old Raven Wilson in a wooded area of the community.
Four tertiary level institutions have cancelled all classes for tomorrow as a result of the flooding disaster now affecting parts of the country.
Police in Bartica ‘F’ Division say they are currently investigating an accident late yesterday afternoon at Kumung Kumung Trail, Puruni River that claimed three lives.
A Mon Repos man was fatally shot during a robbery as he celebrated with his family at his home early yesterday morning.
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is wrapping up its review of documents for the proposed public/private partnership agreement for the construction of the new Demerara River crossing and request for proposals will be out before the end of the year.
President David Granger’s address to the National Assembly on Thursday completely omitted any reference to the governing coalition’s manifesto promise of constitutional reform, and former Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran says the AFC has the power to get this commitment fulfilled by going as far as leaving the government benches.
Down at Now-or-Never, Mahaicony, Nadira Puran has lived her childhood dream of creating a little fairytale house nestled amid a beautiful flower garden.
As a breast cancer survivor, Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence promises to push for the purchase of a mammography machine in the next budget so women can have free routine screening.
The Court of Appeal on Friday reduced a 30-year manslaughter sentence dealt to Noel Adonis, to 18 years, after finding that the judge who heard his trial did not discount the almost six years he had spent on remand awaiting trial, as required by law.
Around 12 persons are now homeless after a fire of unknown origin destroyed a three-storey apartment building yesterday.
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is still awaiting the sums required to revamp its operations but last week received $1.2 billion for operational expenses in addition to $2 billion secured previously.
The Ministry of Legal Affairs is looking for a replacement Solicitor General following Attorney Kim Kyte-Thomas’ resignation, after serving in the post for nearly a year and a half.
Despite abandoning a contract for the construction of the Regional Administration Building in Region Ten for which $39M was collected, a contractor was advanced an additional $73.1M on another project, which to date is incomplete.
With over 30,000 land applications on file at the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC), government is preparing to open new areas for development across the country, GL&SC Commissioner Trevor Benn says.
Taking into consideration the uncertainty of the global economy, Guyana is seeking to establish diplomatic missions or consulates in a number of countries, including Jamaica, Indonesia, Togo and Côte d’Ivoire.
(Trinidad Guardian) With the Caroni River still overflowing its banks, hundreds of motorists either trying to get to north or south Trinidad remain stranded on the Uriah Butler Highway.
Police are investigating an early morning shooting at Bourda Market yesterday which left a suspected bandit hospitalised with gunshot wounds.
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