Guyana News

The recently completed asphalt road known, as the Barrack Retreat Corridor, in Lethem, Region Nine, was officially commissioned by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo during a brief ceremony held on Friday.

The Guyana Police Force’s Regional Division 4B, which covers Eccles to Moblissa, yesterday officially launched its policing plan for the holiday season and Divisional Commander Kurleigh Simon said an increase in armed robberies in the Providence area is among trends of concern to law enforcers.

A police officer attached to the Fort Wellington Police Station was pronounced dead at the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital during the wee hours of yesterday morning after a suspected seizure. 

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) yesterday said it has been informed that the plans for the turnaround of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) include the construction of a white sugar plant that is expected to be operable at Albion at the end of 2021.

While ExxonMobil says that it expects that its current and future onshore support needs will be met by Guyana Shore Base Inc.

The University of Guyana (UG) is hoping to appoint a new Vice-Chancellor (VC) before the beginning of the 2020/2021 academic year.

Eccles resident Ravin Tiwari, 28, is fearful for his life, and that of his family after an alleged threat to his life during a verbal engagement just over a week ago.

The Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry Guyana (WCCIG), the first of its kind for the country, was launched last Thursday evening.

Through its education programme, Policy Forum Guyana (PFG) has created a board game to promote freshwater education.

The Guyana Girl Guides Association (GGGA) last month appointed new members of its National Council and its Executive Committee, including its youngest Chief Commis-sioner in the person of 32-year-old Schemel Patrick.

The Girls in Tech (GIT) Guyana chapter on Friday hosted a “coping with exam anxiety” forum for women who are enrolled in tertiary-level institutes to help them solve anxiety and stress-related issues in preparation of upcoming end of year examinations.

Government has published regulations in the Official Gazette to waive taxes on the retroactive wage increases for public servants.

At least 25 villages in Region Nine are participating in the 2019 Rupununi Expo, which commenced yesterday at the St Ignatius village.

The police recovered a total of just over three pounds of cannabis on Thursday during operations at Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara, and Plaisance, East Coast Demerara.

Marlon Griffith, once a popular nightlife entertainer, is preparing to make a comeback to the local entertainment scene after an almost 10-year hiatus.

GAWU today said that GuySuCo has told it that it is planning for a new 55,000-tonne white sugar plant at Albion.

Kwame Jantuah, Ghana’s head of the African Energy Consortium Ltd and Senior Vice-President of the Freddie Jordan Oil Com-pany Ltd, has told Guyanese that the onus is on them to equip themselves or lose out on opportunities in the oil sector.

Government has issued an order to acquire the Hampton Court airstrip and connecting roads for the “construction of a public work.”

A 31-year-old woman is now dead while her husband and their three minor children are injured after the minibus in which they were travelling was involved in an accident with another vehicle along the De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara Public Road yesterday morning.

After months of negotiations, the Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday confirmed that its revised governance coalition accord with A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) will see it being allocated 10 parliamentary seats as opposed to the 12 it currently holds.