Guyana News

The widow of Kurt Duncan, the Sophia man who was fatally shot by an ex-policeman two weeks ago during a scuffle at Seeta’s Bar, is appealing to the suspect’s family to encourage him to turn himself into the police so that justice can prevail.

Over six weeks since Deputy Commissioner of Police Lyndon Alves was sent on administrative leave in order to facilitate an investigation of alleged corrupt practices, the Guyana Police Force has remained silent on the status of the investigation.

The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) is still awaiting a repair kit from a manufacturer to fix its damaged 69kV submarine cable, according to Public Relations Officer Shevion Sears.

Police have arrested the mother of two teenage girls who alleged that she allowed men to engage in sexual activities with them, Director of the Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA), Ann Greene said.

Called upon to lead their defence in October 2018 former Ministry of the Presidency Permanent Secretary Omar Shariff and his wife, Sabeita Hardeo, who are on trial for allegedly failing to comply with a court order, have been granted another adjournment.

Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman and Minister of Finance Winston Jordan have had discussions on addressing the financial woes of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC).

The People National Congress Reform (PNCR) has condemned as “disrespectful” a comment made by Sase Gunraj, opposition-nominated member of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), in which he called a meeting with President David Granger a waste of time.

Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson has refuted a claimed decrease in the number of Cuban nationals visiting Guyana for business.

A team  from the Police ‘B’ Division on Sunday conducted a drug eradication exercise at Whim, Corentyne during which they found and destroyed about 300 cannabis plants.

The Department of Social Cohesion observed Mon-day’s International Youth Day 2019 with the extension of the Inter-village Social Cohesion Exchange Programme.

Anti-venom, which is used to treat venomous bites and stings, remains unavailable in Region One as Regional Chairman Brentnol Ashley says a request for the medication is yet to be fulfilled by the Ministry of Public Health’s Materials Management Unit (MMU).

The Queen’s College of Guyana Alumni Association New York (QCAANY) on Friday concluded its fourth annual ‘Queen’s College Summer Math Institute (QCSMI), which benefitted students entering third and fourth form at the city’s top five secondary schools.

A man was charged on Friday with breaking and entering the National Congress of Women’s headquarters.

Britain’s Prince Charles will be Patron of the Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development (IIC) for another term.

The need for collaboration between Village Councils and the Guyana Water Inc.

Director, Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe, this morning, announced that UK-based Tullow Oil Plc’s wholly owned subsidiary Tullow Guyana B.V. 

Discussions at an Alliance For Change (AFC) National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Saturday focused on a prime ministerial candidate for the next elections and the revision of the Cummingsburg Accord between it and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), sources say.

Economist Tarron Khemraj is in favour of enforcing a Common External Tariff (CET) on refined sugar imported into the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and has rubbished arguments against the tax by local manufacturers.

With customs and duty exemptions in effect for the importation of electric vehicles, an increasing number of such automobiles can be seen on the streets of Guyana.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday published the names of 11 companies that have submitted applications for environmental authorisation, which include firms seeking to establish wharf and bond services and oil field completions sale and services.