Last Updated on Thursday, 18 September 2014, 9:23 by GxMedia Broward County, Florida– Plans have been finalized for an exhibition of Guyanese products and tourist attractions to be held here October 30 to November 1st at the Omni Auditorium of Broward College’s North Campus. The Guyana Trade, Tourism and Investment Expo is being organized by the Guyana Office for Investment ...
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Govt rules out calling early elections ahead of no-confidence motion
Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 September 2014, 17:13 by GxMedia The Guyana government on Wednesday ruled out calling an early election to forestall an opposition-sponsored no-confidence motion that would inevitably lead to general elections within three months. “If one were to examine it closely, we are summoned to a trial by the parliamentary opposition, addressing charges that lead to a ...
Read More »Guyana to answer tough questions at money laundering review
Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 September 2014, 16:46 by GxMedia Guyana is dispatching a team to the United States (US) to participate in a hemispheric review of the South American country’s failure to tighten legislation to counter money laundering and terrorism financing. The targeted review by the Americas Regional Review Group (ARRG) is in keeping with the Financial Action Task ...
Read More »Excavation works disrupt telephone service to thousands
Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 21:29 by GxMedia The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) on Tuesday complained bitterly that contractors and other persons involved in of civil works were repeatedly disrupting telephony and data services across the country, sometimes inadvertently, or because they refuse to call before they commence excavations. The company said thousands of customers, including other ...
Read More »Blue CAPS wants to observe elections; pushes for media monitoring
Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 21:07 by GxMedia The non-governmental pressure group, Blue CAPS, has signaled to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) its intention to observe either local or general elections and called for the re-establishment of the Media Monitoring Unit (MMU). The organisation, also at a meeting with top officials of GECOM on Monday, September 15, said ...
Read More »Policeman convicted for Globe Yard shooting, illegal ammo possession
Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 20:44 by GxMedia A Constable was Tuesday convicted for shooting at a man in Globe Yard, Waterloo Street, Georgetown with the aim of injuring him as well as illegal possession of ammunition. Twenty-eight year old Ocquana Dawson, who was attached to Tactical Services Unit (TSU), was sentenced to 48 months imprisonment for discharging ...
Read More »Opposition intensifying agitation for local govt elections
Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 15:51 by GxMedia Several persons, who turned up at the Georgetown City Hall to attend an inter-faith service and public meeting, were Tuesday morning prevented froim entering the compound. They included former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Colonel London and other functionaries and supporters of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU). Senior City Constabulary ...
Read More »Opposition plans “concerted course of action” including protests for Local Govt Elections
Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 13:12 by GxMedia Opposition Leader David Granger on Tuesday said now that President Donald Ramotar has refused to name a date for Local Government Elections (LGE), the opposition would be planning a series of “concerted” actions including protests. But Granger assured that Guyanese should not be fearful of protests because advocates of the ...
Read More »Massive improvement at Le Repentir Cemetery
Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 0:28 by GxMedia The once thickly vegetated- almost forested Le Repentir Cemetery- is returning to the days when it was easy to find land for a grave or tomb or locate the place where a loved one was buried. Large areas of Guyana’s largest cemetery have been cleared of trees and other types ...
Read More »Govt spending hefty amounts to provide free bus service
Last Updated on Monday, 15 September 2014, 23:55 by GxMedia Government is spending as much as GUY$25,000 on fuel for each of several privately-owned buses that have been deployed to provide free transportation to commuters and force minibus operators to negotiate a fare structure. That easily works out to an estimated GUY$250,000 per day for the 10 buses that have ...
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