Guyana News

The resuscitation of the controversial specialty hospital project is one of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic’s (PPP/C) strategies to boost the local healthcare sector should it win the March 2 elections, former Minister of Culture Dr Frank Anthony has said.

Residents of Block ‘V’ Herstelling have come together to improve their roads for the benefit of the community.

Ten witnesses are expected to testify in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against Osafa Grundell and James Fraser, who are accused of killing taxi driver Marlon Rodney.

The appeals filed by Devon Thomas and Randy Isaac who in 2015 were convicted and sentenced to 75 years each  for murdering businessman Kumar Mohabir on Mashramani Day back in 2013 are due to be heard on February 3rd.

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has called on the Government to ratify the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention: C190 – Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 and has sought President David Granger’s involvement to initiate this action.

The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) says it managed for the second consecutive year to successfully maintain a stable supply of electricity during the Christmas season.

Another welcome to this your mini-feature which seeks to lighten any lingering tensions generated at this time.

Government on Thursday dismissed criticisms by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on the recent award of contracts, saying they were long in the making and aboveboard.

The Ministry of the Presidency, Department of Social Cohesion, Culture, Youth & Sport in partnership with the Department of Energy, ExxonMobil Guyana and the University of Guyana, on Thursday officially launched the “First Oil Public Exhibition”.

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) has summonsed Rabeena Khan or the Proprietor of Selena Auto Sales to appear before the Board of Commissioners of the CCAC on January 23, 2020 at 1 pm.

The Jamaica-based pan-Caribbean NCB Financial Group says that it has sealed a US$ loan to Nabi/KCL Oilfield Construction Services Guyana to partially finance the construction of a “major, new landmark facility” on the East Coast of Demerara.

Joining their Lists of Candidates will ensure that votes cast for them will not be wasted as they seek to deny the winning party an absolute majority in parliament, leaders of the parties that have engaged in the historic move for the March 2 polls have said.

By David Papannah in Anna Regina People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) presidential candidate Irfaan Ali yesterday declared that the policies outlined in his party’s manifesto were conceptualised to take Guyana into the future and he highlighted plans to fight crime.

Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence on Friday said that the man who assaulted a St Agnes Primary school teacher on Wednesday will appear in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Monday, and she intends to be present outside of the court to show her solidarity with the female educator.

Favourable markets, seed treatments, improved agronomy and a higher-yielding rice variety are some of the factors that contributed positively to 2019’s rice production record for the country.

Police in Region 4 are currently investigating a suspected homicide within the Grove/Kaneville area, East Bank Demerara.

The building which houses Nigel’s Supermarket on Robb and Light streets is currently up for sale.

A Canefield, East Canje Berbice, man succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital yesterday morning after he set himself on fire Monday morning.

As the police probe into the murder of newspaper vendor Shawn Mannilall widens, investigators have detained three more persons for questioning.

Natram Lall, the man who attempted to take his own life after he allegedly stabbed his wife, Bibi Zameena Ally to death at their Crane, West Coast Demerara home on Wednesday morning has been discharged from the hospital.