President acknowledges delay in cash grant

Distribution of the $100,000 cash grant in Region One  (Department of Public Information photo)
Distribution of the $100,000 cash grant in Region One (Department of Public Information photo)

-does not rule out another payout President Irfaan Ali on Friday acknowledged that the $100,000 cash grant rollout is going slower than expected because of verification checks and complications but he also held out the prospect of another payout next year.

`Tis the season

Santa and his helpers at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri on Friday to welcome arriving passengers. (Ministry of Public Works photo)

The five attackers seen here in a surveillance camera screen-shot about to enter the business place
The five attackers seen here in a surveillance camera screen-shot about to enter the business place

Cutlass-wielding gang attacks customer in West La Penitence business place

A gang of men on Friday morning stormed into a Superbet business place located at 51 Castello Housing Scheme, West La Penitence, Georgetown, and chopped a customer and assaulted the co-owner.

Khalil, Fernandes, Fung-A-Fat, Hickerson secure divisional titles

‘One Guyana’ President’s Cup Squash Jason-Ray Khalil, Nicolette Fernandes, Emily Fung-A-Fat, and Zion Hickerson captured divisional crowns when the ‘One Guyana’ President’s Cup Squash Championship concluded yesterday at the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue.

US Senate passes government funding bill, averts shutdown

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress passed spending legislation early yesterday in a down-to-the wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilizing government shutdown ahead of the busy holiday travel season.

Pope calls Gaza airstrikes ‘cruelty’ after Israeli minister’s criticism

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – Pope Francis yesterday again condemned Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, a day after an Israeli government minister publicly denounced the pontiff for suggesting the global community should study whether the military offensive there constitutes a genocide of the Palestinian people.