New $40M Rice Factory to be commissioned in January
Georgetown: Minister of Agriculture, Leslie Ramsammy says that a larger quantity of pure rice seeds will be produced by farmers next years since a New Rice Seed Factory will be…
Month: December 2012
US$2M “Avinash Theaters” Entertainment Complex opens
Georgetown: The landscape of Water Street, Georgetown has been transformed as the new $US2M Avinash Entertainment Complex was opened Saturday. Upon eventual completion in approximately two years the Panday’s family…
Two police officers are under investigation for stolen lap top
Georgetown : Two Police Constables are presently under close arrest after they were caught red-handed returning a stolen lap top computer to the owner who had given them a sum…
Contracts signed to develop landfills in Regions 5 and 6
Georgetown: Minister in the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development Norman Whittaker in the presence of Permanent Secretary (PS) Collin Croal at the ministry’s boardroom in Kingston Saturday signed…
Rice production surpassed target for 2012
Georgetown : The Ministry of Agriculture reported that rice production for 2012 has passed the estimated target of 412,000 tonnes. As of December 18, 2012 the production figures were 420,000…
Young author presents first novel to President, Prime Minister
Georgetown : Ashley Anthony, daughter of Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr. Frank Anthony and National Aids Programme Secretariat (NAPS) Director Dr. Shanti Singh presented a copy of the…
Salvation Army receives $5M from Government and promised another $15M
Georgetown :Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh this evening presented a $5M cheque to the Salvation Army’s Guyana Division at the institution’s reunion of past and present clients. However recognising…
Man slapped with four charges after fatal accident – remanded
Georgetown : Sewdat Ramlall, 48 years, of Kersaint Park, LBI, East Coast Demerara (ECD), appeared before Magistrate Chandra Sohan at the Georgetown Magistrate Court today on charges of causing death…
Confident Cotterell looks to prove himself
Jamaica: Fast bowler Sheldon Cotterell is out to show what he learned at the Sagicor West Indies High Performance Centre. The strongly-built left-arm quick was the stand-out bowler in this…
Caribbean countries to benefit from extension of zero-interest loans, says IMF
St Kitts : A number of Caribbean and other low-income countries will benefit from a two-year extension of the zero-interest rate charged on loans by the Washington-based International Monetary Fund…
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