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(Trinidad Express) IN seven months, downtown Port of Spain will have 200 additional parking spaces.

The High Court on Tuesday ruled that the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) had acted in breach of the rules of natural justice and in breach of the fundamental right against compulsory acquisition of property when it repossessed the Tuschen home of Linda Persaud.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) yesterday charged that “some elements are influencing sections of our workforce to commit acts of sabotage on the Corporation’s property with the intention to interrupt the smooth flow of operations and destabilize the business”.

A 14-year-old pedal cyclist died on Tuesday evening shortly after he was involved in a collision with a minibus along the Diamond Public Road, East Bank Demerara and his mother is calling for justice.

The Opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic’s (PPP/C) Member of Parlia-ment (MP), Komal Chand has deemed the 2017 budget meaningless and delusional for sugar workers and asked for it to be recalled.

A young couple of East Canefield, East Canje Berbice will be counting their losses this Christmas after the two-storey, four-bedroom home they occupied was completely destroyed by a fire yesterday.

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) will from today begin shortlisting applicants for three key posts as it prepares to commence work next month.

Banks DIH Limited (BDIH) yesterday announced that on December 1st this year it repurchased 150.1m common shares held in its issued share capital by Banks Holdings Limited (BHL) of Barbados at a price of G$36.79 or a total of around G$5.52b.

Even as the city’s parking meter contract continues to face stiff opposition from the business community, contractor Smart City Solutions (SCS) has started to install supporting infrastructure for the meters.

A car that was taken from a Sheet Anchor teenager at gunpoint last week in the vicinity of Angoy’s Avenue, was discovered on Saturday last in Georgetown.

Two men are currently in police custody after they were discovered with 29 kilogrammes of cannabis at Number Five Village, West Coast Berbice.

President David Granger, on Tuesday evening, outlined three critical partnership areas for Guyana in support of climate financing in the international fight against the effects of climate change.

Elections for the Mayor of Georgetown will be held on Thursday December, 15.

As day three of the 2017 National Budget debate continued yesterday, Minister of Public Telecommunications, Cathy Hughes defended the application of Value Added Tax (VAT) to internet service, saying the tax would provide the monies needed to fund the Government’s Infor-mation and Communication Technology (ICT) programmes.

The Government’s promise of “Deliver-ing the Good Life to All Guyanese,” has fallen woefully short, is the conclusion of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) after its examination of the 2017 Budget.

In light of a decision to dissolve the Board of Directors of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), former Chairman, Dr Carl Max Hanoman has come out swinging at Public Health Minister, Dr.

Shadow Minister of Communities, Ganga Persaud in his presentation to Parliament during the 2017 Budget Debate yesterday said the March, 2016 Local Government Elections are still incomplete.

The Central Housing & Planning Authority (CH&PA) has only spent 19.9% of the $5.8 billion allocated to it in the 2016 budget and has only achieved 30.5% of revenue, according to Minister responsible for housing in the Ministry of Communities Valerie Adams-Patterson.

The state of the Region Six healthcare system came under scrutiny by Dr Vishwa Mahadeo during Tuesday’s evening’s budget debate, with the PPP/C MP calling out problems such as the overflow of sewage into the wards and non-functioning theatres and equipment.

Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Dawn Hastings, said on Tuesday at the 2017 budget debate that according to data provided by the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), 94.5% of metered customers pay $1,500 or less per month.