Guyana News

Justice Claudette Singh was today sworn in as Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has warned 18 operations that they face closure for failing to adhere to requirements.

Fly Jamaica airlines has new owners and they have promised to address ticket refunds and the company’s current debt among other issues, even as plans are on stream to resume operations in Jamaica from September, the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) reported yesterday.

Guyana’s contract with oil major ExxonMobil is a good one but some of the provisions are “shady” and the signing bonus and royalty were too low, says Dr Tulsi Dyal Singh, a Midland, Texas-based small oil and gas investor who has been involved in various aspects of the industry.

There is a need to address the cause of sexual violence in Guyana and particularly the growing incidence involving female children.

It is the President who fixes the date for general elections and given the current mindset of President David Granger there is a risk that he could refuse to dissolve parliament and set a date, according to former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran.

Several breaches along the porous Mahaicony sea defence were recently sealed but farmers say they remain fearful that the repairs would not hold up against spring tides and new breaches might develop due to the rapid erosion occurring.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) has welcomed the appointment of Justice Claudette Singh as the new chairperson of the Guyana Elections Com-mission (GECOM) and has called on the political forces to tone down the political pressure and allow GECOM to do its work.

Police in Essequibo on Saturday discovered a quantity of gun parts buried on a farm in Adventure, Essequibo Coast.

Two unlicensed firearms were unearthed during a search by police at a mining camp in the Waimu Backdam, Cuyuni River and six persons have been detained.

A Berbice policeman is under investigation after he was accused of stowing ganja on the premises of a Superbet shop located in Reliance Village, East Canje Berbice in an extortion bid.

A well-known Guyhoc Park, East La Penitence mechanic was shot and killed in the wee hours of yesterday morning during a scuffle with two gunmen, who invaded his home in what appeared to be an attempted robbery.

Following opposition leader Bharrat Jagdeo’s request that Cabinet immediately resign in keeping with the constitutional provisions triggered by the passage of the no-confidence motion against government, President David Granger has said that Attorney General Basil Williams is handling it.

Acting Chief Justice Roxane George has ordered the Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Legal Affairs and the Attorney General’s (AG’s) Chambers, to pay any and all salaries that were withheld from former Deputy Solicitor-General Prithima Kissoon, after finding that there was no legal basis for the sanction.

Welcoming the impending appointment of Justice Claudette Singh as the new Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), A New and United Guyana (ANUG) has urged that the major political parties support her, even if her positions on how to proceed towards constitutionally-due elections are not in line with theirs.

The selection of Justice Claudette Singh as the new chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has been welcomed by the Alliance For Change (AFC) and the Private Sector Commission (PSC).

A study commissioned by Caribbean sugar producers has recommended a region-wide approach to producing white sugar and urged the enforcement of a tax on most sweeteners imported into the region even as domestic producers highlight extensive tax evasion by importers. 

Three years after embarking on a journey in his vehicle from his home in Queensland, Australia, Ronald Hof arrived in Guyana last Wednesday.

Inclement weather is being blamed for some of the power outages experienced in the city and some parts of the coastland yesterday.

The police have been advised to charge a suspect with the fatal shooting of Sophia gold miner Terry Ault, who was killed last Sunday during a confrontation at a pool party.