Guyana News

Azim Ali, the 30-year-old man who the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) said was recently intercepted with just over 68 pounds of marijuana, was remanded to prison last Wednesday after being charged with possession of the drug for trafficking.

The University of Guyana (UG) on December 12th held it 29th annual Long Service Awards Ceremony in the Education Lecture Theatre (ELT), Turkeyen Campus.

The Mayor and City Council and the Ministry of Public Infrastructure have done a clean-up of Caneview Avenue, South Ruimveldt Gardens, Georgetown, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported yesterday.

Gavin Nero, who was sentenced to 30 years in jail after he admitted to the rape of a six-year-old girl, has been granted a reduction by the Court of Appeal.

Magistrate Alex Moore this morning recused himself from the case in which Marcus Bisram is accused of murdering Faiyaz Narinedatt.

Miners yesterday issued what they called A Manifesto for Mining, arguing  against the phasing out of mercury without a “viable, proven replacement” and for a continuation of controversial river prospecting.

Under growing criticism over a previously unannounced sale of Guyana’s first three cargoes of oil from ExxonMobil’s Liza-1 field, the Department of Energy (DoE) yesterday defended its plan, saying that the interim arrangement was approved as the full extent of the quality of the crude is still unknown and it wants to set a benchmark to guard against any possible down-pricing in future sales.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Troubled airline Fly Jamaica is seeking protection from creditors as it tries to restructure and stay in business or explore other options, such as a sale.

Water from the Mahaica River would have to be pumped into farmlands in the Mahaicony area in Region Five in order to cleanse the soil of the salt water that swept across the land during recent spring tides, Regional Chairman Vickchand Ramphal has said.

President David Granger on Saturday said interpersonal violence has become a public security epidemic, characterising it as the most vicious, virulent crime in the country.

As government prepares to meet today with prospective buyers of Guyana’s first three cargoes of crude from ExxonMobil’s Liza-1 field offshore Guyana, attorney Sanjeev Datadin says he will be filing court action to block any agreements made during those discussions.

With floodwaters slowly receding off lands on the Essequibo Coast, Regional Chairman Devanand Ramdatt is calling on the Ministry of Agriculture to intervene and bring relief to affected persons.

The Guyana Water Inc (GWI) on Saturday commissioned  a $15M water supply system in St.

The investigation of former APNU+AFC Member of Parliament (MP) Charrandass Persaud, who is accused of accepting a bribe and voting with the PPP/C on the December 21 motion of no confidence will only continue once “other witnesses” comes forward.

Three hundred and seventy-seven teachers graduated from the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) on Friday and heard President David Granger say that Guyana is on the verge of a massive transformative process which will see an ‘education nation’, a ‘green’, ‘digital’ and petroleum producing state.

President David Granger on Wednesday said that a date has not been set for the dissolution of parliament as his government has not breached any constitutional principle.

The Integrity Commission incurred unexpected expenses this fiscal year and this hampered its ability to publish names of delinquent public officials, the Chairman of the body Kumar Doraisami has said.

Breakages in Guyana Water Inc’s (GWI) main transmission lines are being blamed for the cut in water supply to residents of Herstelling and surrounding areas on the East Bank of Demerara.

The final decision regarding the possible  cutting down of the century-old rubber trees that line the Philbert Pierre Avenue in Mabaruma is expected to be made later this month, Mayor of the township, Chris Phang said.

The Rotaract Club of Georgetown Central on Saturday distributed 100 food hampers to residents of Plastic City on the West Coast of Demerara.