XALAPA, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexico’s ruling party lost several bastions in Sunday’s regional elections to the centre-right opposition, dealing a heavy blow to President Enrique Pena Nieto for failing to crack down on corruption and gang violence.
(Trinidad Guardian) – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has intervened in the ongoing immigration and manufacturing dispute between Jamaica and T&T, and plans to pay an official visit there “in the not-too-distant future” to address the issue.
Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney General Basil Williams is now in possession of the draft legislation for the State Assets Recovery Unit (SARU).
SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (Reuters) – A Venezuelan woman died yesterday after being shot in the face when looters raided state food warehouses in the latest unrest in the crisis-hit OPEC nation, her family said.
LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists have developed a blood test that can predict whether people with depression will respond to common antidepressants, a discovery that could bring in a new era of personalised treatment for people with the debilitating mental illness.
The Guyana Press Association (GPA) today expressed solidarity with Kaieteur News over the finding of a grenade near its proprietor’s vehicle on Saturday and called for a full investigation of the matter.
Today, at about 03:40h. ranks of the Mahdia Police Station responded to the area of Dadagoo Shop in Mahdia for reports that a man was seen motionless on the roadway.
The opposition PPP today announced that it will hold its congress in the last quarter of the year.
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has intervened in the ongoing immigration and manufacturing dispute between Jamaica and T&T, and plans to pay an official visit there “in the not-too-distant future” to address the issue.
The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the March 3rd 2016 Camp Street Prison unrest, which claimed the lives of 17 inmates, has exonerated Deputy Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels of allegations made against him and he returns to work today.
The Marriott Hotel enjoyed an 85% occupancy rate last month, mostly due to the influx of persons for Guyana’s 50th Independence anniversary celebrations, and this is projected to continue for this month.
No information has been released for several weeks now by the government on contract awards despite repeated promises to do so.
Temporary repairs to a damaged koker at Westbury, Essequibo Coast averted what could have been major flooding during yesterday’s spring tide.
A little over a month since the Barabina road, Region One was rehabilitated by the government, the Regional Chairman has condemned the work since the artery has reverted to its deplorable and impassable condition.
Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan on Saturday met with Corentyne fishermen and proposed that they be armed with guns against pirates in the wake of a horrific attack that left one man dead and three missing.
Publisher of Kaieteur News Glenn Lall yesterday expressed disappointment with the police probe of Saturday’s incident when a grenade was lobbed outside the newspaper’s offices and said if he is not satisfied with the level and quality of the investigation, he would be seeking international help.
Ossie McFarlene, who had 28 pounds of marijuana in his car when he drove through a police roadblock at Fort Wellington, West Coast Berbice, was last week sentenced to four years in prison and fined $19.51 million after he was found guilty of having the illegal drug in his possession for trafficking.
A Better Hope, East Coast Demerara lorry driver was released on $300,000 bail last week after being charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
The Mahaica, Mahaicony, Abary-Agricultural Development Authority (MMA-ADA) is owed $35 million in rent and may be unable to recover the sum due to poor management, a forensic audit into the entity has found.
The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) yesterday notified all Muslims that the crescent for Ramadan has not been sighted; therefore fasting begins tomorrow, June 7th 2016.
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