Guyana News

The Carter Center today said that electoral preparations  are on track but it called on GECOM to ensure that vote tabulation procedures for the March 2 General Elections are made clear to all stakeholders.

Former Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur is on the Commonwealth’s observer mission for the March 2 general elections.

As the sod was turned yesterday for a US$100M investment on 20 acres of land at Ogle, NICIL announced that it was only part of a grand “City of Ogle” project spanning some 800 acres going all the way to Lusignan.

Guyana’s economy grew by 4.7% last year surpassing the 4.4% projection, Minister of Finance Winston Jordan yesterday announced.

Two men were yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with the murder of the Sophia man who was reportedly beaten during a robbery attempt.

The Ministry of Public Health in collaboration with the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday commissioned the recently rehabilitated facility which will provide accommodation to doctors, nurses and other staff members of the GPHC.

The police yesterday obtained additional statements as they continue to investigate the February 8th  accident which claimed the life of former national cyclist Jude Bentley, Commander of Region 4(A) Assistant Commissioner Edgar Thomas confirmed.

The Amerindian Peoples Associations (APA) in collaboration with the National Toshaos Council (NTC) yesterday presented a list of their concerns to political parties contesting the March 2nd General and Regional elections and land titling and revision of the Amerindian Act are key areas.

Guyana’s third bauxite plant will be commissioned today at Bonasika in the Upper Demerara River of Region 3 and the company has told government that if natural gas is brought onshore for domestic purposes it will build an aluminium smelter at its location.

Twenty-five-year-old Shaquiel Mentore has been identified as the bandit who was injured on Tuesday afternoon after he and another allegedly robbed a woman of her handbag at Campbellville, triggering a frenetic chase by public-spirited citizens.

Workers attached to the Blairmont Estate yesterday interrupted their work to express their dissatisfaction with Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo)’s pay rise offer.

A prison officer found himself before the court after he was accused of breaching a protection order and using threatening language against Donella Andrews.

President David Granger on Tuesday evening pledged to banish piracy from Region Six while pleading again with supporters to ensure that APNU+AFC wins the entire East Berbice-Corentyne. 

CARICOM Heads of Government have expressed deep concern about the continuing high rates of crime and violence in the Community and will convene a summit on the matter.

Senior Magistrate Leron Daly on Tuesday announced that she will rule in April on the charge against Sharmila Inderjali and Maryanna Lionel, who have been on trial after allegedly offering a policeman $4 million in cash to release the accused in the murder of Number 70 Village carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt.

The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the charge laid against Devon Johnson, who is accused of the murder of a Regent Street vagrant late last year, commenced on Tuesday.

The Mayor and City Councillors of Georgetown yesterday launched the restoration fund for the complete rehabilitation of the historic City Hall building situated on the corner of Regent Street and Avenue of the Republic, in Georgetown.

Attorney Anil Nandlall has filed an application on behalf of Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, to strike out the lawsuit calling on him to disclose the academic certificates which PPP/C presidential candidate Irfaan Ali claims he has.

The police yesterday obtained additional statements as they continue to investigate the February 8th  accident which claimed the life of former national cyclist Jude Bentley, Commander of Region 4(A) Assistant Commissioner Edgar Thomas confirmed.

ExxonMobil today said that since 2015 it has spent $45.7b with local vendors and it currently has around 1900 Guyanese in its employ.