Monthly Archives: December 2021
Under last gov’t, over 9,000 qualified applicants did not receive COVID relief grantsA review of the economic relief to citizens offered by the former APNU+AFC government during the COVID-19 pandemic has found...
British High Commissioner kicks off historic competition at St. Cuthbert’s MissionSt. Cuthbert’s Mission, founded in the late 1800s by Joseph Ferguson, pieced together another chapter in its history books when...
Gov’t seeks $26B in additional funding for cash grants, DPP chambers, increased security, other initiativesThe government has tabled two financial papers in the National Assembly seeking additional funding for several projects and to support...
Businessman admits to killing cousin with arrowA 33-year-old businessman has pleaded guilty to killing his 19-year-old cousin with an arrow during a scuffle at Blackwater Island...
Smurfing: In 2019, people were splitting large deposits to hide money laundering – FIUThe Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has said that smurfing is among the more dominant suspicious transactions uncovered locally in 2019....
Law passed to allow Police to carry less lethal weaponsAmendments to a Police law will allow Policemen to carry less-lethal weapons such as nightsticks, batons and clubs, chemical irritants,...
CDC says 46 communities affected by flooding as gov’t crafts responseA total of 46 communities across the country have been affected by flooding as a result of heavy rainfall, the...
First T20: West Indies soundly beaten by clinical PakistanPakistan were provided a peek into their middle order future in the absence of Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik. Haider Ali showed...
Over 90% of self-employed persons did not file tax returns last yearA report by the Auditor General has found that over 90% of self-employed persons did not submit a tax return...
Man jailed for raping teen girl at birthday partyA 25-year-old man was on Monday sentenced to serve 12 years imprisonment for raping a 13-year-old girl during her birthday...
Japan funds new medical centre at Iwokrama – to benefit staff, communities and road usersThe Iwokrama International Centre has announced the commissioning of its new medical centre located at the Iwokrama River Lodge and...
E-Networks Debuts African Movie Channel in HDE-Networks Inc, Guyana’s leading TV provider, announced the launch of two new Nollywood channels on all its TV services. Nollywood...
