Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia The APNU is calling on the Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs to send the four local government bills passed last month to the president for his assent even though the bills are currently with the Attorney General. AG Anil Nandlall, meanwhile, says he is awaiting instructions from the ...
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GEA officers arrested for bribery over illegal fuel
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Four officers of the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) were Tuesday in police custody for allegedly taking a total of GUY$1.5 million in bribes to avoid prosecution of persons in possession of illegal fuel. Deputy Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud said the four male GEA fuel inspectors were arrested Monday afternoon after ...
Read More »Mighty Sparrow in coma
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia (TRINIDAD EXPRESS).-LEGENDARY calypsonian The Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco) is currently hospitalised in Queen’s, New York, USA where he remains in a coma, having been admitted last week. His family issued a statement yesterday confirming this and asking that his fans pray for him while respecting the family’s privacy. They have ...
Read More »DJ Cheddie gunned down
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A well-known former disc jockey (DJ) was Monday night gunned down at Turning Point, Tucville, Georgetown. He has been identified as 37-year old Sheldon Cheddie of Chapel Street, Tucville. A suspect was caught and beaten by public spirited citizens. He was taken to the hospital for treatment to head injuries ...
Read More »BK International dismisses govt’s stone shortage claim
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Construction firm, BK International, says its has more than an adequate supply of granite stone in stock as the entity expressed dismay at claims fro m the government that it soon have to import stone to fill a shortage here. At a news conference held Monday at the company’s head ...
Read More »Govt OKs imported chicken to cope with shortage
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia As Guyanese continue to pay more for scarce chicken because of a shortage of hatching eggs, government on Monday announced that 18 import licenses have been granted to increase that meat supply. The licenses would be valid until January 2014 to bridge the supply gap indentified by the Guyana Poultry ...
Read More »TT scraps fuel subsidy to Caribbean Airlines
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Trinidad and Tobago on Monday announced that it would be scrapping the fuel subsidy to financially troubled Caribbean Airlines from next month but air fares were not expected to rise. The twin-island’s Finance Minister, Larry Howai, in his budget presentation to the Parliament, said the subsidy for Caribbean Airlines’ international ...
Read More »TT farmers to get duty-free concessions, but they’ll have to build drainage and irrigation
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Guyana’s Agriculture Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy said that Trinidad and Tobago’s farm investors will get duty free concessions but will have to help improve drainage and irrigation at new lands to be allocated. “We have been working out arrangements with foreign investors that when they develop this land with infrastructure ...
Read More »Seven arrested; guns, ammo seized
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Seven men were Monday afternoon arrested in connection with the discovery of a telescopic rifle and a handgun on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway. The men were in the F-150 pick-up that police stopped at Yarrowkabra about 12:30 PM. The weapons found were one .44 Harrington and Richardson telescopic rifle with 38 ...
Read More »Wanted bulletin issued for suspect in biker slaying
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia The Guyana Police Force on Monday issued a wanted bulletin for businessman Rondy Jagdeo in connection with last week’s slaying of biker Kirk Davis. Davis was killed outside his Eccles Housing Scheme home on September 3. An autopsy subsequently revealed that he had been shot 16 times. Anyone with information ...
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