Guyana News

Engineer Charles Ceres and his wife, Ndibi Schwiers, have secured judgment against the Guyana Times in a libel suit after the newspaper’s attorney failed to submit a defence to their claim in the stipulated time.

At the conclusion of mayoral elections in the 10 municipalities across the country, all the Mayors and Deputy Mayors have been re-elected.

A Georgetown couple, accused of dragging a neighbour out of his apartment and then stabbing him with a knife, were remanded to prison yesterday after they were jointly charged with the crime.

A 47-year-old minibus conductor is now a remanded prisoner on an attempted murder charge after he allegedly stabbed his partner during an argument, in which she was also choked and burned with boiling water.

A Sophia man, who allegedly robbed another man of his jewellery and money while armed with a cutlass, was granted bail yesterday after his accuser indicated that he was approached to accept compensation and drop his complaint.

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) on Wednesday commissioned a new Maritime Safety Centre at New Amsterdam, in Region Six as part of its ongoing efforts to ensure safety against the backdrop of increasing maritime traffic, which is credited to the oil sector and expanding fisheries.

Republic Bank on Monday donated $500,000 for a steel pan construction workshop.

President David Granger on Wednesday morning accepted letters of credence to accredit Brazil’s new ambassador to Guyana.

The Government of Guyana, through the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), has embarked on a nationwide exercise to educate citizens about the Constitution.

The United States says it has provided nearly 4 million USD for humanitarian assistance to Venezuelan refugees in Guyana since Fiscal Year 2017. 

The Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Guyana (BoG) yesterday signed a pact which brings closer the operationalisation of the Natural Resource Fund, which is to receive oil revenues, a move hailed by government as demonstrative of its transparency in the management of the oil and gas sector.

The Bank of Guyana (BoG) is considering levying penalties on Republic Bank Limited (RBL) over the large number of complaints received by customers during the bank’s platform changeover last month, Governor of the Bank of Guyana Dr.

Houston Estates is disputing City Hall’s claim that it owes over $100 million in taxes even as Georgetown Mayor Ubraj Narine yesterday remained adamant that the company wants to evade paying its due.

President David Granger yesterday downplayed the “organisational restructuring” of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as he said the recently announced decision to replace several overseas mission heads was in keeping with plans to professionalise the Foreign Service, including reducing the number of political appointments.

The Guyana National Industrial Company (GNIC) wharf on Lombard Street, Georgetown was closed yesterday as a result of a chemical spill, which was being cleaned up by authorities, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), up to yesterday afternoon.

The Government of Guyana in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) yesterday launched a Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) document for the investigation and prosecution of trafficking in persons (TIP) cases.

Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday reported a dramatic reduction in human trafficking cases for the year, while also revealing that almost 85% of the victims are Venezuelan nationals.

The police are on the hunt for two bandits who allegedly attacked and robbed a civil engineer and his family shortly after they had returned to their Bel Air Village home on Tuesday evening before escaping with his Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV).

While Guyana has moved up two places on the United Nations Development Programme’s latest Human Development Index (HDI), where it now ranks 123rd of 189 countries, worrying indicators, including the high number of maternal deaths and significant gender inequality, persist.

The United States Embassy has said that a State Department official’s assertion that the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) will likely return to power at upcoming polls does not reflect the official position of Washington.