Growth recorded for agri, fishing sectors
Despite the severe contraction of sugar production by 25.2 percent in 2018, the agriculture, fishing and forestry sector on a whole is expected to...
Imran Khan further remanded as court hears “Short Boss” suffering seizures in hospital
The matter involving businessman, Imran Khan, who is accused of attempting to kill a disabled man, continued this morning in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
This...
$480M set aside in 2019 Budget for Social Cohesion Dept.
Social Cohesion initiatives will benefit from an injection of $480M that has been set aside in the 2019 National Budget.
This is what Minister...
Forestry growth constrained by poor transport networks, delayed maintenance – Finance Minister
Despite recorded growth until September 2018 of the forestry sector, continued growth has been constrained by poor transport networks and delayed road maintenance. As...
Confessed wife killer sent to jail again as appeal concludes
The Court of Appeal this afternoon upheld a 20-year jail sentence imposed on Haydock Baxter.
In 2014, Baxter had pleaded guilty to the lesser offence...
Opposition objects to limited time given for Budget 2019 deliberations
The People's Progressive Party/ Civic’s (PPP/C) Parliamentary opposition has objected to the limited days forced upon the Committee of Supply by the Coalition Government...
“Skip the long, long reading and sentence me”- casino robber tells Magistrate
“Your honour just skip the long, long reading and just sentence me because you ain’t making no sense. You watch the video twice and...
21-year-old pleads not guilty to killing relative
This morning, 21-year-old Nicholas Hercules appeared at the High Court in Georgetown and pleaded not guilty to a charge which alleged that on April...
Granger not stepping down
Consistent with advice from his team of specialist doctors at the Centro de Investigaciones Medico Quirugicas (CIMEQ) in Havana, Cuba, President David Granger is...
NRF following Santiago Principles doesn’t mean it is foolproof -Canadian Oil and Gas Professor
There are a number of international standards when it comes to the governance of Natural Resource Funds (NRFs). One of the most respected of...
