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Specialty hospital is first casualty of 2013 budget cuts
Minister of Health Dr. Bheri Ramsaran during the vote to cut the allocation. (Neilon A. Dias photo) A GUY$1.25B earmarked...
Read moreDetailsGDF officer, Lance Corporal charged with armed robbery
Lance Corporal Felix Frank A Lieutenant and a Lance Corporal of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) were Wednesday charged with...
Read moreDetails11 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...
Read moreDetailsGuyana 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...
Read moreDetailsAPNU 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...
Read moreDetailsHouse 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...
Read moreDetailsFirst 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...
Read moreDetailsGov’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....
Read moreDetailsBird 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...
Read moreDetailsGov’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...
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