Guyana News

Up to press time, police were searching for prison escapee Akeem Wong who is the prime suspect in the murders of David Gomes and his mother Nellie Gomes at Saxacalli, Essequibo River on Friday.

After a 19-month-old boy of Zeelugt Housing Scheme died on Thursday at the West Demerara Regional Hospital, the Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday said that a multi-disciplinary team is investigating the case.

Red Thread, through its legal counsel, is still pressing the Director of Public Prosecutions for an explanation into the discontinuance of the rape matter brought against a government minister by a 16-year-old girl in June 2023.

Gerald Forde who served as Represen-tative of the List of The New Movement (TNM)  but later left the party has written to GECOM asking for an investigation of how Dr Asha Kissoon’s name was submitted to Parliament and seeking to have her recalled to make way for the representative of ANUG in accordance with a three-party agreement.

Signed in a blaze of publicity two years ago followed by the dismantling of the Enmore Sugar Packaging plant which is still to be reassembled, a planned machining investment has only now secured start-up financing and work should get underway shortly.

Having gotten the clarity it sought on areas of concern, Guyana says that it will now sign on to the Samoa Agreement – successor to the Cotonou Agreement that the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (OACPS) has with the European Union (EU) and which is the overarching framework for relations with the EU and its  member countries.

`Women human rights defenders, particularly, also face stigmatization through public statements intended to make their work seem illegitimate, and to foster a climate of hostility and intolerance among various sectors of society’ National human rights commissions hold the state accountable and should be robust, independent and autonomous, says Roberta Clarke, President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).

Byron Pearson, a 67-year-old resident of Mongrippa Hill, Bartica, appeared on Friday at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Crystal Lambert and was found guilty of two counts of ‘Causing Death by Dangerous Driving’.

The Court of Appeal in a recent ruling enforced a $176 million arbitration award against the government to Azad Mirza, of Falcon Transportation and Construction Services, who back in 2017 had been awarded a road building contract.

Another 5,000 hectares of land will be used for sugar production at the Skeldon Estate in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), President Irfaan Ali announced yesterday.

The University of Guyana (UG) reached back into its early years and paid homage to a woman from its first batch of female graduates, describing her as a trailblazer, beacon of resilience, and an advocate for equality.

Plans are currently underway to resuscitate the Tucber Park Co-operative Housing Society in Region Six, allowing almost 400 co-op members to finally receive their land titles.

Byron Pearson, a 67-year-old resident of Mongrippa Hill, Bartica, appeared yesterday at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Crystal Lambert and was found guilty of two counts of ‘Causing Death by Dangerous Driving’.

Detectives are investigating the murder of David Gomes, a 49-year-old Driver of D’Urban Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown, and his 75-year-old mother Nellie Gomes, also of the same address, which occurred between 17:00 hrs and 20:00 hrs yesterday at Saxacalli Mission, Essequibo River.

Chartered accountant and commentator Christopher Ram has added his voice to recent concerns that the National Resource Fund (NRF) does not reflect the full total of petroleum royalties due to Guyana.

By Abigail Headley Despite the one-month-long strike by teachers, Chief Education Officer (CEO) Saddam Hussain has affirmed that the date for the upcoming National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) remains the same.

Recently-elected Vice Chairman of the public service credit union, Patrick Mentore said that he is in the process of providing the list of persons who attended the Special General Meeting (SGM) on Saturday both virtually and in person as well as a list of those who voted.

Chairman of Region Five, Vickchand Ramphal yesterday disclosed that some $6m had to be expended to fight a recent bush fire along the shoreline in the region which is suspected to have been maliciously set.

A regulatory framework for  Artificial Intelligence (AI) was one of the topics discussed last week between CARICOM and the UNDP.

Two contracts have been awarded to Faldhari Singh and Son Contracting Services for buildings in Region Two and  water supply systems in Region Nine under the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)-funded BNTF.