Guyana News

-three in custody Officers of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday seized a large quantity of gold jewellery from three passengers, two of whom are US citizens, who were attempting to leave on an outbound American Airlines flight bound for New York, USA.

The planned meeting of the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Foreign Relations, scheduled for yesterday was unexpectedly called off just an hour and a half prior to its commencement with no alternative date proposed, according to Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amanza Walton-Desir.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A group of Democratic U.S. House lawmakers asked the Justice Department yesterday to probe allegations of antitrust behaviour among U.S.

-frequency of spraying to be increased By Subhana Shiwmangal Region Three’s Regional Health Officer, Dr.

The Management of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation yesterday advised commuters that there was a minor accident involving two trawlers drifting and colliding with Spans 26 and 27, which did not result in any major structural damage to the Demerara Harbour Bridge.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips (second from left) met with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of STA Infrastructure & Energy Inc.,

The United States Embassy in Georgetown, in collaboration with the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) and Guyana Police Force (GPF), have announced the successful accreditation of three GPF training centres, located in Suddie, Essequibo; Adventure, Berbice; and Georgetown, a release from the US Embassy stated yesterday.

The mobile phone network and home entertainment provider, Digicel Group, has announced the activation of its subsea fibre cable, Deep Blue One, which is expected to “supercharge” connectivity across the Caribbean and South America, particularly benefiting Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago.

A family of Adventure Village in Region Two is still in shock after the head of the household was shot and robbed by masked men.

Some two weeks after the reported corporal punishment of ten students at Queen’s College (QC),  deliberations on the matter are still underway, according to Chairman of Queen’s College’s Board of Governors, Marcel Gaskin.

The Demerara Criminal Assizes opened yesterday morning at the High Court in Georgetown.

Customs Officers of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), today seized a quantity of gold jewellery from three passengers, two of whom are US citizens, who were attempting to leave on an outbound American Airlines flight bound for New York, USA.

The Ministry of Education said today that it has received certificates for teachers who recently graduated from universities through GOAL.

Police ranks stationed at Timehri have arrested a man who attempted to smuggle a cell phone concealed in a seal powder bottle into the Timehri Prison, according to a release yesterday from the Guyana Prison Service.

-calls for reparations The regional human rights body, IACHR has found that the State of Guyana is responsible for the violations of the rights of the Akawaios of Isseneru pertaining to collective territorial property, right to equality under the law and rights to health, food and water among other areas and has called for reparations.

By Khadidja Ba Around 700 persons varying from farmers to potential re-migrants, with myriad issues attended an Open Day with Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre yesterday.

-says matter not over Sarah Hakh, who had lodged a rape complaint against former Local Government Minister, Nigel Dharamlall  has labeled the police as “grossly incompetent and negligent” in their dealings with her report.

The dengue numbers are continuing to climb in Region Six as the mosquito infestation remains a serious problem.

The driver of a motor pickup fled the scene on Sunday night after he fatally struck a pedestrian along the Port Mourant, Coren-tyne Public Road.