Guyana News

-as gov’t crackdown gets underway Following a number of warnings, government has started collecting payments for liquidated damages from a number of contractors with the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) leading the way with deductions from 24 companies which were errant on roads projects.

Another well-known franchise is about to hit the shores of Guyana and this time around it is the American entertainment restaurant chain, Chuck E.

By Subhana Shiwmangal Parts of Bartica were yesterday afternoon hit by flooding following torrential rainfall.

Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Public Affairs, Kwame McCoy, is spearheading relief efforts for displaced Sarah Johanna squatters who were residing on private lands in the community.

Clico Investment Bank Limited’s (CIB) attempt (their fifth) to claim US$20 million held by Registrar of Deeds was rejected by Guyana’s High Court on Friday and the bank ordered to pay costs.

A mother of five, Ruby French, has been left counting her losses after an early morning fire, believed to have been maliciously set, which caused extensive damage to her property and completely destroyed two neighbouring houses.

Another medical first was created at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) when a team performed  life-saving neurosurgery on a 12-year-old Indigenous boy from a remote hinterland community.

-Silica City Master Plan to be unveiled International Building Expo 2024 preparations are in full swing at the National Stadium and 85% of the booths have been booked, according to a release on Friday from the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA).

Of the 199 students listed in the top 1% for this year’s NGSA results, 112 or 56% came from private institutions.

The Ministry of Health’s Vector Control Unit on Friday launched the Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Campaign at Carmel Secondary School Auditorium, Albouystown.

The High Court yesterday rejected an application from CLICO Investment Bank to initiate proceedings to tap US$20m held in escrow following the collapse of its parent company here in 2009 which left many Guyanese investors stranded.

The conciliation process between the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the GTU came to an end yesterday with the two sides agreeing to move forward with multi-year talks from 2024 onwards, prompting questions about the dramatic shift in position by the teachers’ union.

Four-year-old Junior Anderson died in a fierce fire that engulfed his family’s residence yesterday at Lot 88 C Field, Sophia.

Ten changes have been made to the PNCR’s Central Executive Committee (CEC), highlighting the internal dissent which gripped the party in the runup to its June 28 to 30 congress.

Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred yesterday at about 6.30 am involving a motorcycle and a motorcar, on Princes Street, George-town, and resulting in the death of a motorcyclist.

On Thursday, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU)  officers conducted an operation in the Vlissengen Road, Georgetown area, where they intercepted a motor car.

Newly-appointed Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC), Nigel Hughes has brushed aside concerns about potential conflicts of interest over the oil industry.

-modernisation plan cited as reason The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has announced the rotation of three Executive Leadership Team (ELT) members, as a part of its modernisation plan.

Yesterday,  Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, alongside Hieronymus and Shameena Wosten,  presented several historic books and atlases to President Irfaan Ali.

Fourteen small business owners in Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, have been compensated under the Ade-quate Housing and Urban Accessibility Programme (AHUAP)—Livelihood Res-toration Plan.