Guyana News

Citing incidents of “intimidation, abuse and assault” during political party campaign activities, the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) yesterday issued a call for an immediate end to hostilities in the lead up to and after the March 2nd polls, while announcing plans to re-engage the country’s political leadership on the situation.

The police have arrested four persons in connection with the murder of newspaper vendor Chunilall Mannilall, who was fatally shot on Friday night after armed bandits invaded his Essequibo Coast home.

Woodlands Hospital Director Dr Wallace Irving Lee has died. He was 87.

Floodwaters on Leguan, in Region Three, completely receded after koker doors were fixed and closed late on Friday night.

DNA testing has confirmed that the charred remains found in a torched car at Mahaicony more than two months ago are those of missing witness Colin Rodney Jr.

A Westminster, West Bank Demerara resident was arrested by the police on Friday, days after he allegedly removed Peoples Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) election campaign flags that was being placed on utility poles in the area.

Following the recent retirement of James Singh from the office of Commissioner of Forests, Deputy Commissioner Gavin Agard has been identified to fill the post until a substantive replacement is selected.

A 38-year-old man is currently hospitalised in a serious condition after he was chopped about his body by a man who reportedly invaded his Semang Landing, Upper Mazaruni River mining camp.

The New Central High School will retain its ‘A’ Grade status, while the St Mary’s High School, which it was merged with, is set to be phased out.

The debris from a 2014 fire that gutted the former Ministry of Public Health Annex at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara, has finally been cleared from the land.

The residents of three North Rupununi communities have been promised new wells and distribution networks to improve their access to a potable water supply.

The 2018 Auditor General’s report says that local government organs continue to function inefficiently and millions allocated for their improvement remain unspent.

Last Update: 605.99                               Movement: 2.07% Current Update: 593.45                       YTD Movement: 2.07% The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) fell 2.07% during the first period of trading in January 2020.

The Heads of the British High Commission, the US Embassy and the European Union here today congratulated those nominated for the general and regional elections and the Guyana Elections Commission for a smoothly run process. 

A total of 13 parties yesterday submitted candidates’ lists to contest the upcoming March 2nd general and regional elections, with the incumbent A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) coalition, the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), and the United Republican Party (URP) being the only ones seeking to run in all 10 regions.

Buoyed by a multitude of screaming supporters, President David Granger yesterday declared that the governing APNU+AFC had the “winning” slate for the upcoming March 2nd polls.

Former PNCR parliamentarian Anthony Vieira, businessman Deodat Indar and attorney Sanjeev Datadin are among the new additions on the People’s Progressive Party (PPP/C) lists of candidates for the March 2nd general elections.

A newspaper vendor was killed last night after two men, both armed, invaded his Essequibo Coast home in an attempted robbery.

A senior citizen is now dead after he was crushed to death by a truck along the Enmore Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara (ECD), shortly after midday yesterday, as he was riding his bicycle.

Kokers being left open during the spring tide in order to irrigate drought-stricken farmlands on Leguan, in Region Three, resulted in dozens of homes on the island being flooded yesterday.