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Daily Archives: Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 21:29

UPDATED: Parties agree to budget amendments sub-committee

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman has crafted a measure to clear the way for the National Assembly to consider amendments to the budget in light of the High Court’s ruling that only the executive could do so. In a written opinion read out in the Hosue before the ...

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Pork knocker jailed for robbing female miner, relative

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia A pork-knocker, who attempted to ‘mine’ his way to riches by robbing a female gold miner and her relative in the city, was Wednesday jailed for six years. City Magistrate, Ann Mc Lennan sentenced 18-year old Harish “Terry” Gokul to three years each on two counts of robberies he committed ...

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Body of kidnap victim found

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia The body of kidnapped East Coast Demerara (ECD) businessman Rajendra Singh has been found. Sources confirmed that that the body was discovered in Le Repentir Cemetery Wednesday morning and it was later confirmed by the police in a press release. “During this morning, Wednesday April 09, 2014, the body of ...

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Wanted bulletin issued for cocaine-in-pastry suspect

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia The Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) has issued a wanted bulletin for a man in connection with Sunday’s cocaine in pastry bust at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA). He has been identified as Raul Anthony Chin and anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact CANU at ...

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Gov’t made the first cut to the budget – Ramjattan

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia AFC Leader Khemraj Ramjattan says billions of revenue dollars are not represented in the $220B national budget thereby denying the House a true picture of the state of the country’s finances. Speaking on the last day of the budget debate Tuesday Ramjattan said the government had withheld more than $30B ...

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