Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley gave his response to the 2010/2011 budget in Parliament today.
Rowley described Finance Minister Winston Dookeran as "a magician" who presented this country’s largest budget without any concrete plans for revenue.
Port of Spain Mayor Louis Lee Sing has condemned the People’s National Movement (PNM) for the downgrade of East Port of Spain.
Lee Sing said it was wrong for the PNM to be in government for so long and still have 90 per cent of Laventille residents using latrines.
GOVERNMENT Senator Dr Patrick Watson has described the collapse of Clico as an "elaborate Ponzi scheme".
Watson made the comment today as he addressed stakeholders at a post-budget forum held at the Port of Spain office of the Caribbean Money Market Brokers (CMMB).
Watson said arrests are imminent.
National Security Minister Brigadier John Sandy and a team of Cabinet Ministers are to meet with Professor Ramesh Deosaran the acting President of the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) today.
The meeting is aimed at developing a partnership with UTT and the Government in an attempt to build crime fighting policies and reducing crime, school violence and lawlessness.
The People’s National Movement will be holding a public meeting in Belmont tomorrow to address the 2010/2011 budget.
Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley is expected to deliver the feature address.
The response to the budget by Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
Bumper to Bumper for 10 Days
A man identified as Cleveland Bovell of D’ Field Sophia this morning was discovered hanging from a ceiling of a hut located at the back of his Brother’s House.
Family members were very tight lipped about the man’s death and the police barred the media from entering the premises to cover the story.
Information coming out from the Public relations office within the Guyana Police Force last night stated that there is a 10% decrease in serious crime in the country for this year up to yesterday September 06, 2010, compared to the same period last year, in spite of a number of recent incidents which may have given the perception that there is an upsurge in crime.
In celebration of Amerindian Heritage month, the United States of America through the local embassy in Georgetown donated 50,000 high nutritional meals to be distributed to flood affected hinterland villages.
Amerindian Affairs Minister Pauline Sukhai received the donation which was transported to Guyana via the HSV Swift, a naval ship, which docked Guyana’s shores recently.
Residents of Sister’s Village on the West Bank of Demerara woke up at 4 a.m today to find their homes under water.
Some of the residents trying to hold back tears said they lost almost everything in their homes, their furniture, household appliances, vehicles covered with water, poultry and kitchen garden.
The flooding was as a result of a spring tide and poor drainage and irrigation in the area.
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