The Ministry of Home Affairs – Ministerial Taskforce on Trafficking in Persons says it has taken note of recent reports circulating on social media concerning alleged incidents of Human Trafficking.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States will not renew a temporary license set to expire on Thursday that widely eased sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gas sector, a State Department spokesperson said, unless progress is made by President Nicolas Maduro on commitments for free and fair elections this year.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that the proposed Plasma Rock Resort project is exempt from the requirement to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
Work has commenced for the expansion of the Railway Embankment Road into a four-lane road from Sheriff Street. Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill on Saturday met with residents living on the Blygezight, Railway Embankment to apprise them of the project. (Ministry of Public Works photo)
Last week, Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC acted upon the instructions of President Irfaan Ali and issued an edict to ministries on the establishment of units to determine where public projects are experiencing unjustifiable delays or there is evidence of poor work.
Well-known businessman Hareshnarine ‘Chiney’ Sugrim, owner of Guyana Tractor and Equipment (Guytrac) and the Classic Hotel in Berbice and who was acquitted of money laundering charges in the United States in 2016, died yesterday.
Community members from Cummings Lodge, Industry, and Better Hope, on the East Coast of Demerara, recently attended meetings hosted by the Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, to receive updates on the progress of the East Coast Demerara Highway and Orange Nassau road development projects.
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Waramuri, President’s College, West Ruimveldt, and Anns Grove will round out the final eight teams in the quarterfinal section following wins in the round of 16 segment yesterday in the Milo Secondary Schools U-18 Football Championship at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground, Carifesta Avenue.
Huis T’ Dieren was crowned the Essequibo champion in the Future Warriors Primary School Tapeball Tournament, prevailing via net run rate (NRR) following the conclusion of the final group state segment yesterday at the Imam Bacchus ground in Affiance.
Briton John’s phenomenal form and season continued as many predicted yesterday when he took first place in the Category 1-3 Road Race staged by the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) in their newly started ‘Points’ system.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Half of the world’s 75 poorest countries are experiencing a widening income gap with the wealthiest economies for the first time this century in a historical reversal of development, the World Bank said in a report on Monday.The
(Trinidad Express) Three houses, six vehicles and a pet dog were lost in a fire in Freeport that police and fire officers were told was initiated by a resident burning trash yesterday.
(Trinidad Guardian) The “overwhelming majority” of allegations contained in the 13-page document submitted by its former executive vice president of business integrity and general counsel, Angelique Parisot-Potter, “have not been made out.”
TBILISI, (Reuters) – Georgian lawmakers came to blows in parliament today as ruling party legislators looked set to advance a controversial bill on “foreign agents” that has been criticised by Western countries and sparked protests at home.
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russian aluminium giant Rusal 0486.HKRUAL.MM said today that new sanctions on Russian metals introduced by the United States and Britain will have no impact on its ability to supply aluminium to world markets.
WASHINGTON, BAGHDAD, DUBAI (Reuters) – Turkish, Jordanian and Iraqi officials said on Sunday Iran gave wide notice days before Saturday’s drone and missile attack on Israel allowing mass casualties and rampant escalation to be averted, but a U.S.
