More upgrades are in store to transform the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) into a regional transit hub as the National Assembly on Thursday approved some $420 to facilitate the installation of a modern baggage handling system. Public Works Minister Juan Edghill explained that with Guyana poised to become an aviation hub linking North and…
–to fund one-off grant for severed sugar workers, offer out-of-crop support to sugar industry THE National Assembly has cleared $3,888,558,690B to support a one-off grant to severed sugar workers and out-of-crop support for the sugar industry. This allocation forms part of the Supplementary Appropriation Bill No.2 of 2021, which was scrunitised in the Committee of…
The European Union (EU) is restructuring relations with Guyana, now pursuing a new political partnership, and in doing so, the body has pitched itself as a partner to help guard against corruption. Over the past few days, there have been high-level engagements between the government and EU officials. These discussions are meant to solidify longer-term…
–stipulates that oil revenues could only be used for developmental projects REVENUES earned from Guyana’s petroleum industry could only be used to finance national developmental projects, and/or respond to major natural disasters. This firm stipulation was outlined in the Natural Resources Fund (NRF) 2021 Bill, which was tabled in the National Assembly on Thursday by…
A 33-year-old businessman was on Friday sentenced to seven years imprisonment for killing his 19-year-old cousin, Dave Boyal with an arrow during a scuffle at Blackwater Island Backdam, Cuyuni River on March 22, 2019. Last month, David Smith, formerly of Batavia Island, Cuyuni River, was arraigned before Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Suddie High Court…
— as House approves $26B in supplementary funds THE National Assembly on Thursday passed a Supplementary Appropriation Bill which cleared some $5.1 billion that was spent from the Contingency Fund between July and now, and approved $21.4 billion in additional spending to address issues in a number of key areas, including the coronavirus pandemic and…
Congratulatory message from Albion Community Centre Cricket Club to Guyana’s latest international cricketer, Gudakesh Motie The President, Executives and Members of the Albion Community Centre Cricket Club would like to extend congratulations to Gudakesh Motie on making his international debut for the West Indies. Motie became the sixth Albion cricketer to represent the West Indies…
PERMANENT Secretary of the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, Sharon Hicks, today, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, where she was charged with corruption. Hicks, who is the top administrative official of the ministry, was released on $100,000 bail. She was represented by Attorney, Sase Gunraj. The matter will be brought…
Forty-two-year-old Navindra Persaud is counting his losses after a fire completely destroyed his wooden workshop at Old Road, Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo. Persaud owned and operated the Navin Arch Door and Home Furnishing Establishment; the fire started just about 01:00hrs on Friday. “We had a lot of materials, raw material and some finished product that…
DAVID Smith, also known as ‘Shanko,’ was sentenced to seven years in jail for killing his 19-year-old cousin, Dave Boyal with an arrow at Blackwater Backdam, Region 7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni). Smith’s sentence was handed down by Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Suddie High Court, Region 2 (Pomeroon-Supenaam). Smith was indicted for murder last month, but took…
