Guyana News

A third suspect, who was injured after the plane in which he was in crash-landed at 9 Miles Airstrip, Issano, Middle Mazaruni River two weeks ago has been discharged from the hospital and is likely to be charged soon.

David Armogan was re-appointed Chairman when members of the Region Six Regional Democratic Council (RDC) were sworn in yesterday and Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha reminded them that the “elections campaign is over” and that they were elected to serve the people of the region.

The Guyana Poultry Producers Association (GPPA) is assuring the public that there will be adequate supplies of chicken for the Christmas season at reasonable prices.

Last weekend, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand visited Baramita, Matthews Ridge, Port Kaituma, Mabaruma and Moruca in Region One (Barima- Waini).

When the National Assembly on Wednesday evening approved the budgetary allocation of $1,535,717 for the Ministry of Local Government it had been preceded by sharp exchanges over the controversial SLED programme.

After enduring a disruption of their water supply for around 20 days, residents of ‘A’ Field, Sophia, got relief last Saturday when they began receiving water once again.

In an effort to prevent and eliminate violence against women, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in partnership with the European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN) and other partners has launched the Spotlight Initiative Regional Programme Caribbean which is aimed at bringing focused attention to the issue.

A 21-year-old man was taken into police custody on Saturday after he was allegedly found in possession of an unlicensed firearm and a quantity of live rounds.

As a number of countries around the world begin vaccinations for the seasonal influenza, Guyana does not have the vaccine available.

President Irfaan Ali, yesterday met  Canadian High Commissioner,  Lilian Chatterjee and  Janine Cocker, Charge d’Affaires of the Canadian High Commission during a courtesy call at State House.

Registration for first and sixth form students will begin at secondary schools countrywide this week.

The Oil and Gas Governance Network has asked President Irfaan Ali to show the same concern for the ExxonMobil oil contract that he exhibited over the unfinished, problem plagued CJIA expansion project.

By Therese Turner-Jones World Tourism Day, celebrated on Sept. 27, came at a sobering time for the Caribbean.

A team from  the RSS arrived here today for the probe of three murders on the West Coast Berbice that convulsed the region earlier this month.

A key programme to eliminate violence against women was launched by CARICOM last Tuesday.

The Police say they are investigating the murder of Kevin Baynes, 34, of Namrad Street, Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara which occurred on September 26, 2020, at Big Creek Backdam, North West District.

While government is forging ahead with plans for the reopening of three of four shuttered sugar estates, it cannot solely sustain the sector and is calling on private investors to partner with it.

Interested builders of the new bridge across the Demerara River have up to December 4th to submit expressions of interest (EOI) for a four-lane high-span structure that could be as high as the Marriott Hotel or higher and while likely to be pricey there is no word yet from the government on the projected cost of the facility.

To enhance the search and rescue capacity in Guyana, local aircraft owners are calling on government to make it mandatory that all aircraft be equipped with Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) tracking systems.

Saturday’s detention by police of Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield and the prospect of a new criminal charge are intended to have Lowenfield classified as a  “tainted” witness in relation to any testimony he might give before an election petition.