Trinidad and Tobago is set to host the Commonwealth Youth Games in the summer of 2023, it was announced at the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) General Assembly in Birmingham. The decision comes after Trinidad and Tobago was initially awarded the 2021 Commonwealth Youth Games in June 2019, but that event was postponed due to the…
— as government moves to further accelerate its major developmental initiatives countrywide THE government has been granted an additional $44.8 billion in capital and current expenditure with the passage of a supplementary budget geared at advancing the government’s development agenda. The budget, Financial Paper No 1 of 2022, includes an allocation of $21.050 billion for…
In keeping with the government’s promise to see the orderly development of the local hemp industry, the National Assembly on Monday, in the absence of the APNU+AFC parliamentary opposition, passed the Industrial Hemp Bill, signalling the start of a new economy wager in Guyana. Piloted by Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, the Bill in effect decriminalises…
The cultivation of industrial hemp will commence in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) and Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice), the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall announced as the National Assembly passed the Industrial Hemp Bill last evening in a historic move. Hemp is part of the marijuana family, but is mostly grown for…
Two months after leaving her matrimonial home and the turbulent relationship she shared with her husband, 25-year-old Cindy Ramchandar of No.47 Village, East Berbice, Corentyne was stabbed to death by the man on Monday. Murder suspect Suraj Ganpat of Cumberland Village, East Canje. He has been identified as Suraj Ganpat of Cumberland Village, East Canje.…
Virat Kohli has been picked in India’s T20I squad for the Asia Cup, returning after a break of more than a month following the conclusion of the tour of England on July 17. Jasprit Bumrah, however, was not part of the squad named late on Monday night, and according to PTI the fast bowler has a…
Starting next week, the government’s one-off $100,000 cash grant for children living with disabilities will be distributed across the country, according to Human Services Minister Dr. Vindhya Persaud. Minister Persaud, while responding to a question posed to her in the National Assembly on Monday, said that her ministry is focused on providing much aid to…
President Irfaan Ali has pledged his government’s full support to the people of Buxton in areas of Agriculture, information technology and other avenues which he believes will empower Buxtonians. While addressing the 4th anniversary of the Buxton/Friendship Archives and Cultural Centre over the weekend, the President said he is aware of the challenges that confronts…
In its bid to ensure constitutional reform, government moved to the National Assembly Monday with the Constitution Reform Commission Bill 2022, which seeks the establishment of a Constitution Reform Commission to review the country’s supreme laws. The Bill was presented by Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Minister, Gail Teixeira on behalf of Attorney General and Legal…
The Leader of the People’s National Congress Aubrey Norton called on his party to slip into campaign mood as he addressed the party’s General Council meeting, which was held on Saturday and Sunday. In a statement, the PNC Reform indicated that the General Council’s theme centered around rebuilding the party and connecting with the party’s…
