Lakhram Bhagirat

The Canadian High Com-mission yesterday launch-ed a Cdn$2.9m ($456.5m) mental health project targeting over 67,000 vulnerable Guyanese over a five-year period.

Minister of Public Service, Sonia Parag said that she was blocked on Tuesday from visiting the Bella-drum Community Centre building by Opposition Member of Parliament Vinceroy Jordan and the Chair of the Community Development Council (CDC) Julian Davids.

While Guyana has in place a National Oil Spill Contingency Plan (NOSCP), Auditor General Deodat Sharma has concluded that the plan is littered with legal and operational gaps that could severely impact response efforts.

A performance audit into the management of drugs and medical supplies at the Ministry of Public Health and Regional Health Facilities for the years 2015 to 2018 found that millions of dollars were wasted from spoilt or damaged supplies owing to poor storage.

Attorney Tamieka Clarke, through her legal team, has officially initiated legal proceedings against the State following her arrest by the Guyana Police Force’s Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) on October 28.

Attorneys-at-law, donning their robes, took to the streets demanding action from the Guyana Police Force following the brief arrest of one of their colleagues for reportedly advising her client to remain silent.

…Police OPR launches investigation The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) is now under fire after it arrested Attorney at Law Tamieka Clarke for reportedly advising her client to remain silent.

Almost one year after it released the draft amendments to the Representation of the People Act (RoPA), the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance yesterday held the first national stakeholders’ consultation where it informed that government is proposing the subdivision of Electoral Districts Three, Four and Six.

Chair of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired Justice Claudette Singh has dispatched a letter to Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall advising that the Commission would be ready to host Local Government Elections between March 13 and April 24, 2023.

The Board of Inquiry (BoI), commissioned to investigate the circumstances that led to the MV Tradewind Passion colliding with the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB), has recommended that the River Pilot’s licence be suspended for 24 months.

The Lethem Power Com-pany (LPC) has come under fire for its silence after residents in the Region Nine Township were forced to endure one week of power outages without any official word.

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) on Mon-day gave small miners in the Two Point Backdam, Cuyuni three days to remove from the area following complaints of illegal operations as well as squatting on lands owned by other persons.

● Authorities hopeful of possible reopening by Monday night ● Water taxis approved for 24-hours operation ● Board of Inquiry set to investigate ● Pilot facing permanent ban A fuel vessel crashed into the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) in the wee hours of Saturday morning, causing major damage that has rendered it inoperable for at least the next two days and disrupting daily travel for thousands.

Controversial construction company, St8ment Investment Inc is expected to recommence works on the construction of the Primary School at Bamia/Amelia’s Ward, Linden, some two months after it abruptly halted construction.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) may soon advise the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development that the earliest possible date it could host the overdue Local Government Elections (LGE) is March 6, 2023.

A study of the perceptions and attitudes towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) persons in Guy-ana, suggests that a majority of Guyana either accept or tolerate LGBTQ persons.

During what was called the initial meeting for negotiation, the government on Friday informed persons whose lands fall within the path of the gas pipeline, to be run from the Stabroek Block to Wales, West Bank Demerara that it is willing to pay them between $1 million and $4 million per acre.

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday administered the oath of office to the Chair and members of the presidential Commission of Inquiry (CoI) tasked with examining the events of the March 02, 2020 general and regional elections.

A sand barge yesterday crashed into the retractor span of the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) causing extensive damage and resulting in hundreds of persons being stranded on both sides of the Demerara River for almost seven hours.

…sugar contracted by 55.9% compared to last year After recording a 36.4% growth in the real gross domestic product (GDP) for the first half of 2022, the Ministry of Finance has now revised the projected GDP growth upwards from 47.5% to 56%, according to the mid-year financial report.