Guyana News

An Amelia’s Ward, Linden woman was yesterday shot dead and her boyfriend, ex-cop Teon Allen was wounded.

The battered body of a Rose Hall businessman was found yesterday morning a short distance away from his house, from where a safe was stolen.

An employee from a Canadian human resource firm has alleged that in 2018 he was asked to pay “up to $50,000 USD per month” by a GDF officer working at the Ministry of the Presidency (MoTP) to have his company’s name on ExxonMobil’s preferred list of suppliers.

The East Coast Demerara road-widening project was yesterday commissioned to the tune of US$43 million, US$6 million less than the projected cost.

The Georgetown Municipal Abattoir yesterday afternoon sustained significant damage after a crane collapsed onto the building.

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) yesterday announced  a 4% increase in Old Age, Invalidity and Survivors pensions for all persons who are in receipt of an amount that is above the minimum pension.

An expected ruling on an application on behalf of Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo to strike out the lawsuit calling on him to disclose the academic certificates of PPP/C presidential candidate Irfaan Ali has been deferred.

A Corentyne woman was yesterday arrested after her partner succumbed to a chop injury at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital on Wednesday after-noon. 

United Nations Resident Co-ordinator here, Mikiko Tanaka yesterday said that ensuring a credible and peaceful general election is pivotal to the country’s future development and underlined the need for “dignified acceptance of the results by political parties”.

As part of its efforts to upgrade its services to the public, the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) yesterday commissioned a new $36 million dollar sub-office and living quarters at Nouvelle Flanders (Crane Public Road), West Coast Demerara.

Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan has declared election day, March 2nd, 2020 as a public holiday.

The body of  a Rose Hall, Corentyne grocery owner, Lomenzo Johnny known as `Sham’ was this morning discovered with his feet bound.

The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) yesterday advised the police to charge former Guyana Defence Force Chief of Staff Gary Best with death by dangerous driving in relation to the February 8th accident that claimed the life of cyclist Jude Bentley.

Guyana yesterday invited expressions of interest to market its share of oil from the Stabroek Block offshore operations for 12 months.

The Ministry of Public Health has upped its surveillance for the Novel Coronavirus at ports of entries, following the report of a case in São Paulo, Brazil.

Roger Khan was wrongfully detained and kept in custody by the police during one of his routine visits to Police Headquarters, Eve Leary on Tuesday, his lawyer Glenn Hanoman yesterday said.

A 48-year-old porknocker was stabbed to death by a co-worker yesterday morning during an altercation at Black Water Backdam, Cuyuni River, Region Seven.

Following outreaches to the country’s hinterland regions, Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) leader Lenox Shuman has said he found that people are fearful of being victimised by either of the two major parties if they support him.

The Guyana Press Association (GPA) says it is dissatisfied with the lack of timely information from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), and slow response to matters of national interest pertaining to Monday’s General and Regional Elections.

Employees of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) will enjoy various benefits following the signing of a two-year Collective Labour Agreement with the Ministry of Social Protection’s Labour Department, a release from the Department of Public Information (DPI) said yesterday.