Guyana News

The Department of the Environment (DoE) handed over revised Curriculum Guides for Social Studies, Integrated Science, Agricultural Science and English to the Ministry of Education’s NCERD at a ceremony yesterday.

As the police investigation into the murder of Golden Grove resident, David Gentle continues, Acting Crime Chief Michael Kingston said several persons of interest were questioned.

The Port Kaituma Hospital Complex will soon be the beneficiary of $150 million worth of remedial works to provide improved workspace for staff and better healthcare delivery for patients.

A robbery charge against a 25-year-old mason was yesterday dismissed after he begged his victim to drop the charge and accept compensation for the articles he stole.

Despite there being a large increase in forest fires here over the last year, a source from the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) said that they do not pose much of a risk of going out of control since the majority of them are caused by persons clearing small sections.

A third-year biology student at the University of Guyana, Berbice Campus, was on Monday robbed at cutlass-point of an IPhone, Samsung Galaxy cellphone, and an electronic tablet.

The Guyana Police Force is still investigating the allegations against ranks of the East Ruimveldt Police Outpost of brutality against a pregnant woman and her child’s father.

A locally owned and operated oil and gas support services company, recently organised back to school drives to prepare children of rural communities for their return to school this week.

Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence has challenged the latest batch of 21 recently-graduated healthcare professionals to strive to become great and not settle for being good.

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GECOM yesterday made no decisions about how long it will take to merge the information garnered from House to House (HtH) registration with the National Register of Registrants (NRR) nor has it decided a possible date.

The trial of the two men accused of killing a father and his two daughters by setting their home on fire in 2014 was yesterday brought to an end by Justice Brassington Reynolds after what he described as “irregular contact” between an “interested” member of the public and a member of the jury.

The completion of emergency repairs on the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DBH) allowed for the resumption of operations ahead of schedule yesterday.

Region Six Chairman David Armogan yesterday revealed that Regional Executive Officer (REO) Kim Williams-Stephen has indicated to him that no money is available for badly needed works on dams in the region.

Contractor Puran Brothers Disposal Inc. has been unable to deploy garbage trucks for collection in Georgetown due to the closure of the Demerara Harbour Bridge to traffic.

The Guyana Prison Service yesterday received a speedboat, valued at almost $11 million, from the Ministry of Public Security to boost its emergency responses.

The police are investigating the death of a 30-year-old Philippines national, who was crushed to death on Monday evening during an incident at a city wharf.

A 13.8 kV feeder breaker at the Sophia substation suffered a failure at approximately 00:57 hrs yesterday morning resulting in a power loss which affected service to customers in Berbice and sections of East Demerara, according to the Guyana Power and Light (GPL).

As The Bahamas struggles to restore communications following the rampage of hurricane Dorian several families including Guyanese are desperate for information about their loved ones who were on the islands ravaged by the storm.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) yesterday issued a helideck licence for the ExxonMobil Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel Liza Destiny, which arrived in Guyana last week.