Guyana News

Following the outcome of last week’s National Cultural Policy consultations, the Department of Culture will be hosting another series of consultations that will target specific sectors in the Creative Industries, according to Cultural Policy Advisor Ruel Johnson.

Approximately 30 drums of diesel were recently spilt into a South Rupununi creek following a recent accident, alarming the South Rupununi District Council (SRDC), which says measures have to be implemented to protect the area’s waterways.

Businessman Robert Badal today issued a statement explaining his rationale for starting a new political party saying that successive administrations since independence have failed to address the challenges of the day.

Surprising the Alliance for Change (AFC), which he once supported, businessman Robert Badal plans to run for the presidency of Guyana with chartered accountant Nigel Hinds as his Prime Ministerial (PM) candidate in a soon-to-be-launched party called Change Guyana.

Tricia Lindon, one of the two survivors of the Friendship, East Bank Demerara (EDB) accident that left five dead on Tuesday, says Leon Tucker, who was the driver of the vehicle she was travelling in at the time, had slowed down to allow the police car that eventually crashed into them to pass.

Both citizens and state agencies would have to do their duty for there to be a chance to prosecute and convict self-proclaimed crime fighter Roger Khan of any offence, according to retired Rear Admiral Gary Best.

President David Granger yesterday afternoon told persons gathered to celebrate the opening of New Amsterdam Town Week that he is a constitutional president and that the government is a constitutional one. 

Workers at Blairmont Estate have been on strike since Monday, claiming unfair treatment and calling for an increase in pay, even as the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) says the impact of the action has been “devastating” during a critical second crop period.

Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan says he will be contacting the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) soon to enquire into the circumstances under which a high profile case it was prosecuting was dismissed for want of prosecution.

The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) on Thursday said that PPP-run Freedom Radio 91.1FM and PPP-aligned Multi Technology Vision Inc.

Olivia De Freitas, the 25-year-old woman who was allegedly set on fire by her partner during a disagreement at their Sophia home one month ago, succumbed to her injuries last week.

Six persons, including a doctor, are currently in police custody as the investigation continues into Monday morning’s fatal robbery attempt outside of El Dorado Trading.

Marva Oudkerk, the pensioner who was discovered dead in her Bourda Street more than one week ago, was strangled, an autopsy has confirmed.

Fishermen are pooling their resources to rebuild storage bonds that were burnt in a fire at the Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara docks on Wednesday, costing them millions in losses.

Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) investigators are scheduled to visit Aricheng, in Region Seven on Monday as a part of their investigation of the crash that took place on Thursday, according Director General Egbert Field.

President David Granger on Wednesday accredited the first female German Ambassador to Guyana, Her Excellency Ute Konig.

The lone gunman who shot and robbed businesswoman Nelia Singh as she was about to open her business at the Harbour Bridge Mall, at Peter’s Hall Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) on Wednesday morning, carted off a total of $180,000 in cash and other articles.

Four persons, including a woman, have been arrested after police found a gun and ammunition in the car in which they were travelling on Thursday night.

Businessman Robert Badal and Chartered Accountant Nigel Hinds are launching a political party called Change Guyana.

A drug treatment court is set for launch on Monday and those persons with substance abuse disorders  will have a chance for rehabilitation rather than being sent off to prison.