Guyana News

Over two months after the Guyana-Suriname ferry service was suspended, there is no word yet on when the main transportation link between the two countries will be restored.

Thirty-two women of Parishara, Central Rupununi, Region 9 have been trained and certified in catering and the preservation of food including fruits and vegetables, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said yesterday.

The current political impasse has had “no real” impact on Guyana’s economy or its investment climate, according to Finance Minister Winston Jordan, who says preliminary findings from the 2019 Mid-Year Report signal a 4% growth rate in the first half of the year, and project a 4.4% growth for the entire year.

Attorney General Basil Williams has declared to the High Court that the recent ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on the no-confidence motion that was passed against government does not require Cabinet, including the president, to resign as is stated in the Constitution.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has been able to register more than 100,000 persons since the start of its national house-to-house registration exercise two weeks ago.

A new political party, the Guyana United Democratic (GUD) party, was yesterday launched and according to the founder Roopnarine Persaud, among their focus is replacing the divisive Constitution and designing one that is for the Guyanese people.

A 60-year-old woman was crushed to death on Friday afternoon after the mining pit in which she was working caved in at Locus Backdam, Arakaka, North West District (NWD).

One of the biggest challenges for government’s Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP) continues to be human resources-based as many persons are refusing jobs because of the low level of wages and salaries offered and Minister of Finance Winston Jordan says a long-term plan is needed to address the situation.

A Providence, East Bank Demerara labourer disappeared mysteriously 11 days ago from a chicken farm at Long Creek, Soesdyke-Linden High-way, and his family is fearful that he is a victim of foul play.

The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has called the number of Cuban and Haitian immigrants who cannot be accounted for after legally entering Guyana “alarming,” while criticising government’s silence on the issue.

Fifty-nine enthusiastic youths on a mission of bringing hope and change to the youths of Baramita, in Region One, yesterday departed for a five-day camp in the community.

The 19th annual Jamzone “Summer Break” is expected to take place from August 16th to August 18th, with three major events set for the weekend.

Women from Region Eight will soon be able to access free cryotherapy treatment through regional outreaches, which will be done by the Mahdia District Hospital or by visiting the hospital.

The government has signalled to members of a Campbelltown, Region Eight, co-operative farming society that they will soon have access to both water and electricity.

Major rehabilitation works are slated for the El Paso access road in Region Eight, according to Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson.

As part of its Crime Prevention Strategy, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Friday released crime prevention tips to the general public.

For the avoidance of doubt, the People’s Progressive Party today said it wished to reiterate its position that its Members of Parliament will not return to the National Assembly, pursuant to Article 106(7) of the Constitution, to support any extension of time for the holding of General and Regional Elections.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday reiterated that it believes that there is a massive people smuggling racket and inaction by the government cannot be the order of the day.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has increased its field staff in order to complete the national house-to- house Registration (HtH) in three months.

Aside from the Constitution explicitly requiring that elections be held within three months of government’s collapse on the passage of a no-confidence motion, Senior Counsel Stanley Marcus says in the same vein, the supreme law also caters for that time to be extended.