Guyana News

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.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) has expressed its displeasure at what it views as a Presidential snub with the Head of State deferring correspondence directly addressed to him on wages to one of his ministers.

Acknowledging that the APNU+AFC coalition government has made mistakes, Working People’s Alliance (WPA) Executive Member Tacuma Ogunseye on Friday night urged forgiveness and pleaded with supporters to vote at the March 2 general and regional elections. 

The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) will be advertising as well as receiving applications for the allocation of State Forest Authorisations (SFAs) and State Forests Exploratory Permits (SFEP) over areas formerly held by Kwebanna Wood Products Inc, Woods Associated Industries Company Ltd, Baishanlin Inter-national Inc, Puruni Wood Products Inc and Haimorakabra Logging Company Inc.

Auditor General Deodat Sharma has directed that the Region Nine administration recover in excess of $12 million paid to a contractor for the upgrading of a section of the road at Culvert City, Central Rupununi.

A miner was remanded to prison after he denied trafficking in cocaine in Region Eight.

According to the Auditor General, Region Six overpaid for services in 2018.

President David Granger this morning departed Guyana for Cuba to undergo a scheduled follow-up medical evaluation by his doctors at Centro de Investigaciones Medico Quirurgicas (Center for Surgical Medical Research) CIMEQ.

In a historic move, A New and United Guyana (ANUG), the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) and The New Movement (TNM) have agreed to join their Lists of Candidates so that the votes they secure at the March 2 general and regional elections could be counted collectively and improve their chances of securing parliamentary and regional seats.

The St Agnes Primary School teacher, who was assaulted by the parents of a child at the school’s Church Street, Georgetown premises on Wednesday, has filed a report with the police.

With the first lift of crude oil scheduled to be completed tomorrow offshore, Guyanese authorities are confident that Guyana is in a position to manage the industry.

Two top members of the government and opposition were yesterday publicly called out by the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) for allegedly making racist remarks on the campaign trail.

The CARICOM Secretariat is moving towards 100 percent renewable energy for its Headquarters Building at Liliendaal with construction of a Photovoltaic Power Generation System set to commence on Monday.

Several families are now homeless after two range houses at the East La Penitence housing compound collapsed late Thursday afternoon.

Australian  gold mining company, Troy Resources Limited yesterday announced that it had entered into a gold loan facility of 5,200 ounces with Asian Investment Management Services Ltd (AIMS), a Malaysian based investment fund (Facility).

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) has proposed and drafted a code of conduct for political parties ahead of the March 2nd General and Regional Elections but to date has received a response from only one of the contesting parties.

Two men were yesterday remanded to prison after they were charged with the murder of Rudendra Persaud, who was fatally struck in his head last Sunday morning while at his cousin’s wedding at Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara.

During his weekly press conference on Thursday, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo accused the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) of attacking Freedom Radio and other radio stations perceived to be sympathetic towards the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) but this has been denied by the GNBA.

At a court hearing yesterday,   Lolita Callendar, called ‘Lola Doll,’ who was found guilty of assaulting fellow make-up artist Onika Pompey,  agreed to compensate her, avoiding potential jail time. 

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/ WHO) has issued an alert to its member countries to be on the lookout for the Novel Coronavirus (nCoV).