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Tuesday’s sitting went past midnight AFC Leader Khemraj Ramjattan says the “trouble” that will befall the 2013 budget when consideration of the estimates begins stems from the turmoil within Guyana’s politics. His remarks on Tuesday came in the wind down of debate on the GUY$208.8B budget estimates presented by the government.

A manhunt was in progress Wednesday morning for a prisoner who escaped from the Timehri Prison, well-placed sources said.

Striking Linden Hospital nurses mingle near the health care institution. Even as the Health Ministry probes why almost 80 staff members of the Linden Hospital Complex were not paid their gratuities, the workers on Wednesday went on strike after negotiations failed for them to get the much needed cash in time for the new school term.

Patrick Prince, a Guyanese born New York Police Department (NYPD) officer died after he lost control of his vehicle that slammed into a tree last Thursday. Relatives said that Prince was on his way home after ending his shift when the accident occurred in the early hours of the morning.

The truck, GPP 5592. The body of the dead woman is nearby. One woman was killed and several persons injured when a truck toppled at Big Creek, North West District earlier Tuesday, officials confirmed. The woman has been identified as Angela Lawrence.

NCB Group Managing Director Patrick Hylton and his boss, Chairman Michael Lee-Chin (Jamaica Gleaner photo) A Jamaica-headquartered conglomerate is eyeing the running of yet another fibre-optic cable to Guyana and getting a “toe-hold” in the financial services sector, a top official of Portland Holdings said Tuesday.

Richard Allen Ailing APNU parliamentarian Richard Allen has resigned making way for the coalition to swear in another representative in the National Assembly which the combined opposition parties control with a one seat majority. Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs confirmed Tuesday morning that he had received a letter outlining APNU’s intention from Leader of the Opposition and APNU ...

Government and the combined opposition are Tuesday expected to continue negotiations to mend a rift over whether the National Assembly should begin examining 2013 budgetary allocations from Wednesday or next week Monday.

Richard Allen The collapse of APNU’s parliamentarian Richard Allen during budget debate last Thursday has the coalition considering its options to ensure the opposition maintains its one-seat majority in the National Assembly.

Bibi Shaddick M.P Chairperson of the Board of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) Bibi Shaddick says the agency cannot revoke licences without cause as the controversy over licences issued by former president Bharrat Jagdeo shows no sign of abating. The former government minister and current MP took the opportunity Monday night during her presentation on the budget debate to ...