The Board of Industrial Training (B.I.T), a subvention agency of the Ministry of Labour will be coordinating the Government of Guyana (GOG)/United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) /East Bank of Demerara Training Programme.
The programme involves the training of young people in a number of areas, including Office Administration, Mechanic, Electrical Installation, Cosmetology and Catering.
Roustan Job has been re elected as the president of the Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers’ Association. Job won a second term in office beating out opponent Amral Hosein. TTUTA held its elections yesterday with more than 10000 teachers eligible to vote.
Works Minister is today commissioning the four new water taxis. The water taxis namely the ‘Paria Bullet’, Carnival Runner, Trini Flash and Calypso Sprinter are to be unveiled in a ceremony at the Femmes Du Chalet this afternoon.
Chateram Sinanan has been named as the new Chairman of the Legal Aid and Advisory Board. Sinanan received his letter of appointment today from the Permanent Secretary of the Justice Ministry Christine Sookram. Sinanan has proposed making legal aid attorneys available to clients 24/7.
Street lights between Stockholm to Crabwood Creek, Fyrish to Tain and New Amsterdam to Palmyra are to be installed following the awarding of three contracts to light up the Corentyne Highway. According to the Ministry of Public Works, 190 photocell street lights will be installed along the 9.5 kilometres Stockholm to Crabwood Creek stretch at a cost of about $28M.
Jamaat al Muslimeen leader Imam Yasin Abu Bakr had a murder charge dropped against him today.
Abu Bakr and Brent "Big Brent" Miller were both charged with the 1998 murder of Israel Sammy three weeks ago.
However, Director of Public Prosecutions, Roger Gaspard, today ordered that the charges against the duo be dropped because of lack of evidence.
Abu Bakr and Miller who both appeared before Chief Magistrate Marcia Ayers-Caesar in the Port of Spain Eight Magistrates Court today and were freed after Gaspard’s decision.
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