The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) is yet to issue a response to the claims by General Secretary of the Guyana Rice Producers Association Dharamkumar Seeraj that it has signed a questionable contract for the procurement of $420 million in fertilizer.
Police said yesterday that they have sent a file to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions seeking advice on charges in relation to the early Monday morning crash on Carifesta Avenue.
Congratulating Guyana on its 46th Republic Day Anniversary, US President Barack Obama has lauded plans for Local Government Elections in March.
The Suicide Prevention Taskforce of the Ministry of Public Health met on Monday to work on a comprehensive plan to develop specific interventions, GINA said.
First Lady, Sandra Granger on Monday met with Pastor Oliver Subryan of the Church of God International headquartered in Cleveland, Tennessee, United States, who says his church plans to build a hospital here to treat mental health issues, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said.
The trial of five men charged with the robbery of Justice Nicola Pierre and her family continued yesterday with a voir dire to determine the admissibility of written and oral statements allegedly made by Daymeion Millington, one of the accused.
Two Mon Repos brothers, accused of wounding a man with a cutlass during a dispute, were yesterday placed on $80,000 bail each after denying the charge.
Magistrate Fabayo Azore yesterday dismissed the final charge related to the matter involving a housewife and four teenage boys who were allegedly involved in a carjacking and two robberies.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s chances of clinching the U.S. Republican presidential nomination shot to a record high on global betting websites yesterday and the billionaire businessman, long viewed as a political outsider, won his first endorsement from a member of Congress.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court yesterday authorized formal investigations into potential corruption involving President Dilma Rousseff’s former chief of staff, as well as the mayor of the country’s largest city and an opposition senator.
LA PAZ, (Reuters) – Bolivian President Evo Morales acknowledged defeat in a referendum that would have cleared the way for him to run for a fourth term in 2019, saying in a speech yesterday that he would respect the decision of the people.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Five people were convicted yesterday of multiple sex crimes against young girls in Rotherham, the northern English town which hit the headlines two years ago when it was revealed that as many as 1,400 children had been abused by gangs.
Three years after her death, the reputed husband of murdered businesswoman Sirmattie Ramnaress was today charged with the crime.
Three years after her death, the reputed husband of murdered businesswoman Sirmattie Ramnaress was today charged with the crime.
The Guyana Sugar Corporation today accused the main sugar union GAWU of forcing some Uitvlugt estate workers to strike yesterday.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Businessman Donald Trump inched closer to the U.S.
Thousands of Guyanese yesterday gathered around the D’Urban Park to witness the flag raising ceremony for the 46th Republic Anniversary.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Balram Persaud yesterday morning succumbed at a private hospital to injuries he sustained in an accident almost three weeks ago at Schoonard, West Bank Demerara (WBD).
An accident yesterday morning at Hope Turn, East Coast Demerara, has left a Golden Grove man dead.
Following five days of questions and answers that followed five days of debate, the National Assembly at 02:31 hours on Republic Day unanimously passed the 2016 National Budget.
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