Guyana News

Prison escapee, Kevin ‘Long hair’ Narine, was handed over to local authorities by their Surinamese counterparts on Wednesday and is back in jail.

Investigations are still ongoing into the matter in which a bag of money was found in the vehicle assigned to the city’s Chief Constable.

Guyana’s central bank is aware of and paying attention to the possible implications of the Barbadian government defaulting on debt owed to local commercial bank, the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI).

The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on Wednesday announced that it has procured and put into service seventy-five galvanized steel baggage carts for free use by passengers in the new Arrivals Terminal.

Over $2M in grants from the Small Business Bureau (SBB) have been presented to small business owners in Anna Regina, Region 2, according to a release yesterday from the Department of Public Information (DPI). 

As the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) continues the House to House Registration exercise its enumerators have been forced to deal with varying degrees of abuse and suspicion including accusation that they are registering foreigners in an attempt to pad the subsequent list of electors.

People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) parliamentarian Alister Charlie is adamantly denying accusations that he behaved inappropriately resulting in questioning by the police yesterday in Lethem.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has come out in condemnation of what they see as “the recent overt racist attack of a Government appointed GECOM Commissioner on the person of the PSC’s elected Chairman.”

An Upper Corentyne woman is pleading with the Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, to intervene and assist her in recovering her animals from the pound, since she believes that they were wrongfully captured.

After an intense four hours, two chefs along with their assistants, who participated in an Emancipation day cook-up competition yesterday, were rewarded with prizes which include a catering contract with ANSA McAL for their mouth-watering renditions of the rice and lentils fusion  The competition, which was a collaboration between ANSA McAL and the African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA), was held in the National Park on Carifesta Avenue.

By Laurel Sutherland and Lazeena yearwood In just a few hours, the National Park was transformed into a tiny, overcrowded and colourful enclave as Guyanese decked out in their African cultural wear gathered to celebrate the 181st Anniversary of Emancipation Day.

As part of the Guyana Police Force’s 180th anniversary, ‘E’ Division, Upper Demerara-Berbice held its inaugural award ceremony, which saw 28 ranks receiving trophies and $190,000 in cash, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday stepped up calls for the cancellation of the House-to-House registration process saying that if it is continued it can go all the way into 2022.

In the wake of attacks on its house-to-house enumerators, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has enlisted the help of the police for security and surveillance.

With key decisions to make, new GECOM Chairman Claudette Singh yesterday met separately with both sides of the commission.

Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency,  Joseph Harmon and Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Annette Ferguson, yesterday morning distributed 209 land titles to residents of Mount Sinai, New Amsterdam at a ceremony hosted at the Berbice Educational Institute, Vryheid, New Amsterdam.

President David Granger yesterday pardoned four men convicted for the possession of cannabis.

A man who is accused of operating a brothel at a shop in Region Seven was granted bail yesterday after he was charged with the offence at a city court.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) yesterday welcomed the consensual appointment of retired Justice Claudette Singh, SC to the post of Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and urged that the body be able to function without political interference.

Almost three years after being charged with the murder of Paul Rodney,  two men were yesterday committed to stand trial for the crime.