Guyana News

Procurement for the construction of the Ogle to Diamond Road is expected to commence at the start 2021 now that the scope of works has been redesigned and reviewed, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill HAS SAID.

The Mocha Arcadia Multi-Purpose Agricultural Co-operative Society (MAMPA) will be hosting the village’s first Market Day on Sunday from 6am.

Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Todd on Monday urged international financial institutions to further increase aid to vulnerable developing states in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

After a gap of nearly three months there will be a sitting of the National Assembly on December 23rd where a motion on the coronavirus pandemic will be debated and several new bills introduced but noticeably absent is any legislation pertaining to the oil and gas sector.

President Irfaan Ali today made good on his pledge to improve the educational opportunities for ranks of the Guyana Defence Force, a release from the Office of the President said.

Fifty-one percent of child abuse cases investigated by the Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA) between January and October 2020 were perpetrated by mothers  according to a release today from the agency.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) today ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear Guyana’s case seeking the validating of the 1899 arbitral award establishing the boundary with Venezuela.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday stated that he boycotted the National Conversation on improving ethnic relations because the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) “went into hiding” during the five-month electoral crisis and failed to consult his government during the planning of the event.

Guyana’s High Court has ruled that the President has the power to appoint Senior Counsel.

The Jagmohan family has embarked on an initiative to develop a gated luxury community at Windsor Castle on the Essequibo Coast in Region Two.

Effective January 1st, 2021 Farfan and Mendes Ltd and Mines Services Limited (MSL) will enter a joint venture partnership with Canadian company, Crosbie Group Limited.

Years of abuse ended tragically on Friday  after a 54-year-old woman was murdered in her Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home allegedly by a male relative, who has since admitted to committing the crime.

Three attorneys were yesterday conferred with silk by President Irfaan Ali who declared their appointment to the dignity of senior counsel to be meritorious and deserving.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

Police Constable Simion Alder was yesterday charged with causing the deaths of three of his friends by dangerous driving after crashing his car in an accident in August along the Whim, Corentyne, Berbice public road.

As part of its defence in the case of the Haitian nationals currently before the High Court the state has presented evidence that some of the migrants might be involved in the smuggling of children.

Woman Detective Sergeant 20846 Melanie Hale, who helped solve several high-profile murders over the past year was yesterday named 2020’s overall ‘Best Cop’ of the Guyana Police Force at the annual awards ceremony.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) is concerned about what it sees as a pattern of unprovoked police violence against ordinary citizens since the PPP/C took office in August.

Yet another company is making a foray into the Guyana market in the wake of the nation’s significant oil discoveries.

The Regional Literacy Coordinator for Region One, James France, who had served in this capacity for a number of years died earlier this week.