Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia More jobs could soon be created through Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) once they pass the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry’s (GBTI) new risk management criteria that might include non-financial information. The new yard-sticks will be developed over the next two years through the establishment of an Enterprise Risk ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A 49-year old GEB Guard attached to the Russian Embassy, Pere Street, Kitty Thursday morning committed suicide by shooting himself to the head. Calvin Booker of Penny Lane, South Ruimveldt Georgetown was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital by the police just after six where he was pronounced dead on ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia The Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition (CVC) and the Centre of Integral Orientaion and Investigation (COIN) located in Jamica and Dominca Repubilc respectively have joined forces to implement “The Caribbean Vulnerabilised Groups Project” as sub-recipients of a Pan- Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) – Global Fund to fight AIDS, ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A man accused of inserting four false Guyana immigration stamps in an Antigua and Barbuda passport was Wednesday arraigned on a charge of conspiracy to commit a felony and he was granted bail. Thirty-seven year old Emram Mohabir of 1020 Canefield, East Canje, Berbice was granted GUY$200,000 bail by Chief ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A shopkeeper was stabbed to death Wednesday at Tiger Creek, North West District, police said. He has been identified as 21-year old Tyrell Evans of Port Kaituma. Investigators were told that a group of persons had been in the shop and when they returned they found him dead with several ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia The opposition political parties on Wednesday vowed to cut the 2014 National Budget, despite a High Court ruling earlier in the day that the National Assembly does not have the power to do so. Although Chief Justice Ian Chang said in his 21-page decision that the House could only disapprove ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia One of three bandits was shot dead at Dazzell Housing Scheme during a robbery, according to Deputy Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud. The two others escaped with a quantity of cash and jewellery belonging to businessman Ian Evans and his family. The incident occurred at Dazzell Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia The High Court on Wednesday ruled that the Opposition could not cut the National Budget, leaving it with the option to vote down sections of or the entire package of proposed expenditures. “In the circumstances, the court sees it fit to declare that the National Assembly through the Committee of ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A United States (US) deportee who was caught selling marijuana and cocaine to persons around Bourda Market was Tuesday convicted for possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. Gordon Allen was fined GUY$25,000 and three years imprisonment for possession of 17 grams of marijuana, and fined GUY$3,000 and 14 ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee on Monday said the security agencies have no hard evidence on which to arrest and convict suspect drug lords. “Most of these things are anecdotal. People walk around and say that is a drug lord, that is a drug baron but I don’t think law ...