Guyana News

According to Elections Commissioner Vincent Alexander, GECOM has received a request to approve proxy votes for the hundreds of Guyanese currently working on ExxonMobil’s  offshore oil platform.

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) and the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday signed an agreement for the avoidance and settlement of disputes.

The police officer who was involved in an accident while on his way to investigate a shooting in Region Seven is currently recovering after undergoing surgery to reduce the swelling in his brain.

The High Commission of India is currently inviting Guyanese nationals to apply for scholarships being offered by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Government of India, for the academic session 2020-2021.

Three families who were squatting on land at Demerara Distillers Limited’s, (DDL) Diamond Industrial site, will soon become land and homeowners According to a Department of Public Information (DPI) release, this was made possible through a collaboration between the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) and DDL.

Restating its determination to capture enough seats in Parliament to prevent any party from holding a majority, A New and United Guyana today launched its manifesto for the March 2 general elections which includes a promise that within five years no child should leave the education system without a marketable qualification or skill.

A fire, suspected to be an act of arson, gutted the Sachi Superstore on Regent Street, Georgetown yesterday morning, leaving the owners counting huge losses and almost two dozen employees contemplating their next move.

Guyana’s extractive industry continues to be dominated by foreign ownership and without true political consensus the country remains vulnerable to exploitation from these foreigners.

A re-migrant Guyanese succumbed on Sunday to the injuries he suffered in an accident along the De Kinderen public road the day before.

A security guard was yesterday charged with the rape of a 14-year-old girl, with whom he was said to be in a relationship.

Three bandits early Sunday morning attacked a newspaper vendor and robbed him of his motorcycle and a small quantity of cash as he was delivering to customers in Meadowbrook.

A teenager labourer was killed in a hit-and-run accident at Farm, East Bank Essequibo, on Friday night.

Police in Berbice nabbed a trio of suspected bandits while they were believed to be en route to commit a robbery in the Skeldon, Upper Corentyne area and a Rose Hall businessman was later arrested over his alleged connection to them and a series of robberies.

A 27-year-old motorcyclist died on Sunday afternoon while his cousin was injured after he reportedly lost control of his bike and crashed into a motorcar along the Diamond Access Road, East Bank Demerara.

President David Granger last evening attended the launch of the 50th Republic Anniversary Commemorative Stamp and Gold Medallion at the Umana Yana, High Street, Kingston, Georgetown.

Attorney Anil Nandlall yesterday argued that Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is protected by the defences of fair comment, justification and qualified privilege regarding statements he has made about Minister within the Ministry of Communities Annette Ferguson, who has sued him for libel.

A fugitive who had been given two jail sentences in his absence was yesterday brought to a city court on a new charge that he offered police ganja in exchange for his freedom.

A New Amsterdam woman, who allegedly doused her husband with a pan of hot oil, was yesterday asked to post $500,000 bail for her release after she was charged with attempted murder.

A prison warder, who was accused of trying to enter the Camp Street Prison with just over 100 grammes of marijuana in his possession for trafficking, was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail after he was found guilty of the crime.

By Dr Indera Sagewan Specialist Consultant, Competitiveness, Clusters and Value Chains (Reprinted from the Trinidad Guardian) The inspirational speech of CARICOM’s Chairperson and PM of Barbados Mia Mottley at the Energy Conference 2020 has been well reported on.