Guyana News

David Patterson yesterday confirmed that he had withdrawn his resignation from the post of Alliance for Change (AFC) General Secretary “with conditions” and will remain a parliamentarian for the opposition APNU+AFC coalition until “a suitable replacement” is found.

Citing low traffic on the competitive Guyana to Barbados route, local airline Trans Guyana Airways (TGA) has reduced its five-time-a-week operations to once a week, according to Commercial Manager, Alexandra Correia.

The Guyana Court of Appeal will on December 18th commence hearing the appeal filed by Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack to challenge a High Court ruling quashing her order that Marcus Bisram be tried for the murder of Faiyaz Narinedatt.

The court proceedings against Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield and Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo have been adjourned until next month.

Less than three months after a request was made by the Guyana Association of Professional Engineers (GAPE) for an Engineering Bill to be considered by the government, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has delivered a draft document for a Cabinet Sub-Committee’s consideration.

Police yesterday arrested a 22-year-old miner, of Block 22 Linden, after he admitted to being the owner of a bag in which just over one pound of cannabis was found during a search at Itaballi Police Checkpoint.

The National Trust is awaiting the 2021 budget to continue its support for the completion of the restoration of the St.

Less than three months after a request was made by the Guyana Association of Professional Engineers (GAPE) for an Engineering Bill to be considered by the Government, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has delivered a draft document for Cabinet Sub-Committee consideration.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) is continuing  to call on the Parliament of Guyana to convene all of the Standing and Select Committees, in particular the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) says  that a recruit who was undergoing Basic Recruit training, died yesterday morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).

President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced that all “health care professionals” will now be classified as frontline workers and receive a bonus equivalent to two weeks’ pay as part of his government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The police are investigating the murder of a Good Intent, West Bank Demerara woman in her home and her son has been taken into custody.

Guyana and Brazil are once again discussing the construction of a highway between the two South American states.

Ogle hotel developer, Caribbean Marketing Enterprises Inc (CMEI), yesterday announced that it would be relinquishing the controversial 21 acres of land that was transferred to it shortly before the March 2 general elections and said that it would reapply and hopes to find favour with the new administration.

Dr. Ashni Singh who is currently serving as senior minister with responsibility for Finance and former NICIL Head Winston Brassington are both to continue facing charges of  misconduct in public office over their sale of state lands when they had served under the previous PPP/C government.

Although ExxonMobil has been bullish on its over nine billion barrels of oil reserves to date in the Guyana basin, the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday reported that from documents it has seen, the company has lowered its outlook on oil prices for much of the next decade.

Two days after his arraignment at which he pleaded not guilty to murdering and raping Cornelia Ida senior, Bibi Keniez, Jaipaul Hitlall was yesterday sentenced to 20 years in prison after changing his plea.  

A policeman was charged on Wednesday with the offence of sexual activity with a minor and he was remanded to prison.

The Ministry of Agriculture has initiated an  investigation to determine how two new trawling licences were issued.

Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton has expressed disappointment after his request to meet with workers without management present at Troy Resources’ gold mining operations was denied during his visit to the site on Wednesday.