Guyana News

The excavators that are supposed to clear the vegetation and silt which has been preventing effective drainage in the Abary River in Region Five should be deployed within two weeks as the machines are currently being used to execute similar works in the Mahaicony River, according to Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha. 

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Guyana (UG) with the aim of bridging the gap between industry and academia.

“upskill and earn,” was one of the messages delivered on Monday by Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr.

Kishon Alexander, who was found guilty of an armed robbery attack on a vendor, was on Monday sentenced to nine months in jail.

The Ministry of Labour yesterday said that it is probing the death of a truck driver last week at the John Fernandes Limited wharf.

Although Guyana is still without second doses of the Sputnik V vaccine, the Minister of Health is still encouraging persons to go for their first dose as it does provide some protection against the COVID-19 virus.

Four persons who were arrested by ranks from the Guyana Police Force’s Major Crimes Unit were charged today with Murder: “Contrary to Common Law” committed on Haresh Singh with occurred on 9th September, 2020 at Number 3 Village, West Coast Berbice, the police said.

Last Tuesday, several members of the Cuban Medical Brigade who will shortly leave Havana for Guyana were received at the Guyana Embassy in Cuba by Ambassador Halim Majeed.

Hugh Todd, Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, held informal discussions with Senator, Dr Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago, last week.

Contending that President Irfaan Ali acted unconstitutionally in their suspension, the Police Service Commission (PSC) Chair-man Paul Slowe and other commissioners yesterday proceeded to announce the promotion of 132 ranks.

A case file containing the details and purported evidence in the murder of West Berbice teenager Haresh Singh has been sent for advice by the Guyana Police Force to the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Omela Singh, the La Parfaite Harmonie woman who was left critical after she was stabbed by her estranged partner, succumbed to her injuries on Sunday evening.

Kimbia James Prescod, the Stabroek Market vendor accused of the fatal stabbing of fellow vendor Robert Bizzeth after a clash over a vending spot, was charged with murder yesterday.

Acting Chief Roxane George-Wiltshire SC has ruled that there is nothing unlawful in the Police Service Commission (PSC) not promoting officers who have pending disciplinary matters against them.

Fifty Haitian nationals, including two children, were found on Sunday by law enforcement officials along the Lethem trail.

The announced shipment of 100,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines ordered by government is due to arrive in Guyana this week, Minister of Health Dr.

A young man succumbed on Sunday after the motorbike on which he was a passenger crashed due to a near-collision with a car along Mandela Avenue.

Forty-nine-year-old Wazir Potter now awaits sentencing after being found guilty yesterday afternoon of raping a 12-year-old boy.

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd yesterday announced it has closed a transaction with JHI Associates Inc, a private company incorporated in Ontario and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, for Eco to acquire up to a 10% interest in JHI which will allow it access to the Canje offshore block where oil exploration is taking place.

As fifth form students writing the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) turned out for the start of their exams yesterday, Minis-ter of Education Priya Manickchand said that she believes the students are not any less prepared than their predecessors.