BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was sentenced today to 12 years of house arrest for abuse of process and bribery of a public official, according to a sentencing document seen by Reuters and a source with knowledge of the matter.
-says no jobs will be lost While government has agreed to a two-year US$650,000 per month consultancy proposal from Dominican Republic firm InterEnergy to overlook the new power distribution network for the Wales Gas to Energy Plant, no deal has been signed as yet, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday.
The newly rebuilt Sparendaam and Mahaica Police Stations were yesterday commissioned.
Nicola Rampersaud appeared yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to face three charges relating to the forgery of cheques. Rampersaud pled not guilty to the charges.
The campaign for political office in Guyana is once again in full swing.
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(ESPNcricinfo)- In a game which wasn’t as close as the final scorecard would suggest, Pakistan’s spinners were the difference between the two sides as they derailed the West Indies chase of 179 in the middle overs to ease to a 14-run victory in the first T20I in Lauderhill.
-Guyanese businesses test market, heartbreak for one The Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) sees a potential lucrative market for small- and medium-sized businesses to export their products to the Caribbean and Africa and used the Afreximbank Trade and Investment Forum as a springboard their push, saying that already interest has been expressed with large investors looking for rice for Grenada.
(Trinidad Guardian) Five girls, who allegedly assaulted a 15-year-old Holy Faith Convent student, appeared virtually in the Couva Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump imposed steep tariffs on exports from dozens of trading partners, including Canada, Brazil, India and Taiwan, ahead of a Friday trade deal deadline, pressing ahead with plans to reorder the global economy.
