Guyana News

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).

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican bunkering company West Indies Petroleum, WIP, which holds the rights to sell Castrol lubricant oil to five Caribbean countries, has appointed a local distributor in Guyana.

The governing A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) coalition has not yet officially announced a release date for it 2020 Manifesto but Prime Ministerial Candidate Khemraj Ramjattan has assured that it is likely to be published in early February.

A father along with his son who were charged with assaulting a police officer were granted bail at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

The indigenous village of Paramakatoi in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) has the distinction of being home to a nationally recognised nurse who has delivered over 1,700 babies and even after retirement, continues to lend her skills and services to the Indigenous Patamona people of the mountainous region.

On January 15, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo on behalf of Guyana formally accepted to serve as Chair of the Group of 77 and China for the year 2020.

A miner was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with having almost a pound and a half of marijuana on the Mabura trail.

A depression on the Kitty Roundabout that was recently resurfaced with asphalt is currently being monitored by the Ministry of Public Infrastructure.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Telecommunications on Wednesday handed over four Tablets to students.

As the police probe into the murder of East La Penitence resident Richard Fresco continues, three persons who are deemed “persons of interest” in the matter remain in custody.

With global oil prices rising and falling as part of a continued “boom-bust” cycle, Guyana is being advised to embrace “observer’ status within the club of oil producers referred to as OPEC+.

Stressing that Guyanese can only benefit from the country’s bountiful resources if they are protected, President David Granger yesterday called on the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) to consider its role in strengthening border and maritime defence and ensuring the economic development of the country.