Guyana News

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.

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.