Insurance company Nalico/Nafico last month paid over $1 million to Sentinel Security after the death of security guard Gerald Henry, who was fatally shot by bandits while on duty at a Liliendaal supermarket.
Former public service minister Dr Jennifer Westford and the ministry’s former chief personnel officer Margaret Cummings have been granted a stay of the proceedings against them in the magistrate’s court for allegedly attempting to steal state vehicles.
As it continues to process tax refunds, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is urging individual taxpayers to ensure that it has their correct addresses.
A homeless man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with stealing from a city school.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela yesterday inaugurated a new legislative superbody that is expected to rewrite the constitution and give vast new powers to the ruling Socialist Party, defying worldwide condemnation that the new assembly undermines democratic freedoms.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, taking up an issue that has infuriated Republican President Donald Trump, went on the attack against leaks yesterday, warning of a possible crackdown both on reporters and their sources inside the federal government.
KIGALI, (Reuters) – Rwanda’s incumbent leader Paul Kagame has sealed a crushing victory in presidential elections that granted him a third term in office, extending his 17 years in power.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. employers hired more workers than expected in July and raised their wages, signs of labor market tightness that likely clears the way for the Federal Reserve to announce a plan to start shrinking its massive bond portfolio.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump pressured the Mexican president to stop voicing opposition in public to his plan to have Mexico pay for a border wall, according to transcripts of phone calls published on Thursday that gave an insight into Trump’s attempts to influence foreign leaders in his first days in office.
(Trinidad Express) Two new investigations will be launched into the multi-billion-dollar operations of CL Financial and its subsidiaries.
ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s new prime minister called on Friday for an investigation into allegations that opposition leader Imran Khan harassed a woman lawmaker, charges Khan dismisses as revenge for his role in the ouster of then-premier Nawaz Sharif.
Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels last night confirmed that a fatal incident occurred at the Timehri Prison at approximately 5 pm yesterday involving prisoner Winston Hinds, 26, who was on remand for murder.
At approximately 1.40 this morning, the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS) suffered an interruption in service due to a fault on the breaker of the F6 Feeder, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said today.
A report on the way forward for the controversial parking meters project has been handed over by city councillor Malcolm Ferreira to the Mayor of Georgetown, Patricia Chase-Green and Town Clerk,Royston King and will be presented to the full council on August 14, a release from City Hall said today.
The Catholic Standard newspaper says its phone line, 226-2195 has been down since March and repeated complaints to GTT has not produced any result.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela today inaugurated a new legislative superbody that is expected to rewrite the constitution and give vast new powers to the ruling Socialist Party, defying worldwide condemnation that the new assembly undermines democratic freedoms.
ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s new prime minister called on Friday for an investigation into allegations that opposition leader Imran Khan harassed a woman lawmaker, charges Khan dismisses as revenge for his role in the ouster of then-premier Nawaz Sharif.
(Trinidad Guardian) Stacy Mohammed and her 15-year-old son Antonio were two of the 30 passengers who were on board American Airlines Flight 2713 from Miami on Wednesday night who were thanking God for life yesterday.
At press time this morning the National Assembly was involved in fierce debate on the Broadcast (Amend-ment) Bill 2017 with PM Moses Nagamootoo defending a controversial provision for all broadcasters to carry one hour of public service programmes each day.
Improvised weapons, mobile phones and marijuana have been uncovered following searches at the prisons at Timehri and New Amsterdam and the holding area outside of the Lusignan Prison and acting Prisons Director Gladwin Samuels yesterday said that the lives of his officers have since been threatened.
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