11 arrested in connection with assault rifle
Eleven men have been arrested in connection with the discovery of an AK-47 assault rifle and 12 rounds in a ...
Guyana getting tools to fight money laundering
Key Western nations are helping Guyana combat money laundering, bribery and drug trafficking through tougher laws, a move President Donald ...
APNU proposes $33.7B in budget cuts
The APNU has proposed some $33.7B in cuts from the $208.8B budget estimates put forward by the government. Tuesday’s proposal ...
House passes education, justice and agri allocations uncut
The National Assembly has unanimously passed the budget allocations for the education, justice and agriculture sectors without amendments. Consideration of ...
First Lady’s Office budget could be cut
President Donald Ramotar and First Lady, Deolatchmie Ramotar. The opposition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) proposes to cut the ...
Gov’t to consult on reviving ailing sugar industry
Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy responding to opposition questions during consideration of the estimates of Guyana's 2013 National Budget. ...
Bird smuggler gets six months in US jail
Marlon Harriram (New York Daily News) A birdbrained smuggler nabbed at Kennedy Airport with nine singing finches from Guyana hidden ...
Gov’t says budget cuts ruling leaves it in precarious position
(L-R) Attorney General Anil Nandlall; Junior Finance Minister Juan Edghill; Prime Minister Samuel Hinds; Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh; and ...
East Bank Berbice residents threaten to block Indian Arrival Day motorcade if they don’t get new road
Residents of East Bank Berbice on Tuesday picketed outside Parliament Building, threatening to prevent an Indian Arrival Day motorcade from ...
Speaker rules in favour of budget cuts
Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman on Tuesday ruled that the opposition could amend the budget. Handing down his ...
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