Guyana News

Part 82 Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Hillfoot Village on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Outgoing leader Khemraj Ramjattan, in an address at the Alliance for Change’s (AFC) Eighth National Conference on Saturday, underscored the party’s relevance and its crucial role in Guyana’s political landscape.

A 24-year-old unemployed man of Albouystown was arrested by police after he was found with an unlicensed 9 mm pistol in the vicinity of Red Dragon.

Thirty-year-old Horatio Williams of Mes Delices, Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara, who was remanded to prison in May for the offence of attempting to commit a felony, appeared last week before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court and was placed on $100,000 bail.

As part of its contribution to the promotion of arts education and cultural enrichment in schools, the Ministry of Education’s Unit of Allied Arts recently gifted a drum set to President’s College which will assist in that school’s preparation for the upcoming AMITY Schools Steelpan Festival, an Education ministry release informed yesterday.

Residents along the Essequibo Coast will benefit from improved water both in quantity and accessibility because of the substantial advancements being made at the Onderneeming water treatment plant in Region Two.

Citizens Bank, Guyana will conduct a planned system upgrade and maintenance today, July 1, from 5:00 am to 11:00 am.

The licensed firearm that belonged to businessman Inderpaul Pramenauth, who died in an accident at Enmore on Friday, was recovered from the glove compartment of his Cadillac Escalade vehicle after it was processed by detectives.

The Ministry of Public Works has issued a notice to advise the general public that the Parika Highway, East Bank Essequibo, Region Three will be temporarily closed today and tomorrow  between the hours of 9:00 am and 11:00 pm.

Due to the adverse weather conditions expected with the passage of Hurricane Beryl, Caribbean Airlines advises of the following changes to its regional and domestic flight schedules for Monday, July 1.

The Caribbean Community today advised that, as a result Hurricane Beryl’s impending passage through the Region, the 47th Regular Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government, scheduled for Grenada from 3-5 July, has been postponed to a date to be determined.

-cites corruption among regulators, civil servants   In perhaps its most trenchant criticism yet, the miners association yesterday said the government must put its foot down regarding gold smuggling and begin by curbing the illegal activities that precede it and it also adverted to corruption among regulators and civil servants.

-following US sanctions   The personal and business accounts at local commercial banks of  businessmen Azurrudin and Nazar Mohamed were closed almost immediately following the announcement of sanctions by the United States Department of the Treasury, sources close to the banking sector say.

-calls on President to convene stakeholders meeting on national development planAttorney at law Nigel Hughes was yesterday elected as the Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC) and in delivering the charge to the party’s conference he called on President Irfaan Ali to convene a meeting of stakeholders to craft a 10 to 15-year national development plan.

-one person in custody   The Grove, East Bank Demerara daycare where a baby died on  Friday was operating illegally and a person has since been taken into custody, according to a release yesterday from the Ministry of Human Services.

An accident which occurred on Friday at about 21.45 hours along the Enmore Railway Embankment Road, East Coast Demerara, has claimed the life of a 43-year-old businessman.

Roysdale  Forde, SC yesterday withdrew from all nominated positions at today’s scheduled  voting at the PNCR Congress for a new executive.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is yet to receive formal notification from the Clerk of the Eccles/Ramsburg Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) for it to initiate plans for a by-election, following the resignation of sanctioned PPP/C councillor, Nazar Mohamed.

The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government has expressed its displeasure with the prevailing view of its critics in the media and elsewhere that its government has failed to implement critical measures to increase the disposable income of the Guyanese people.