Guyana News

All of the Amerindian communities visited in Region 7 as part of a land tenure assessment have reported a land and resource conflict with external parties.

According to Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo, a merger of House to House registration (HtH) data with the National Register of Registrants Database will delay general elections until April, 2020.

The lawyers for Guyanese murder accused Marcus Bisram have filed a petition to have their arguments reheard in an appeal of a New York district court’s order to extradite him to Guyana, where he is due to stand trial for murder.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC)  yesterday said it held a “cordial and fruitful” meeting with the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

A Kildonan hire car driver was charged yesterday with the murder of Spring-lands farmer Nigel Matthews, who was found stabbed to death in the wee hours of Monday morning.

Guyana’s first oil production vessel, the Liza Destiny, has arrived in the Stabroek Block, a development in ExxonMobil’s preparation for first oil by 2020.

As part of its ongoing programme to improve the supply of electricity to its customers, Guyana Power and Light (GPL) on Wednesday energised a new 13,800 volt Express Feeder (distribution line) from Vriesland to the Vreed-en-Hoop (VEH) Power Plant, a distance of over 16 kilometers.

Cassandra Boucher, the police constable charged with dousing her then boyfriend with acid last year, maintained her innocence under cross-examination at her trial on Wednesday.

In keeping with the energy objectives of Guyana’s Green State Development Strategy to transition to a hundred per cent use of renewable and clean energy sources, the Guyana Oil Company Limited (GUYOIL) will officially open their Green Office and Store Complex (GGOSC) located at GUYOIL’s Providence Terminal, East Bank Demerara, on Friday 6th September, a GUYOIL release has stated.

Guyana on Wednesday voted with 20 other members of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) to strongly condemn “the grave and systematic violations of human rights in Venezuela” and call for an investigation.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is seeking technical assistance on data merging from the Electoral Commission of Jamaica.

There are three witnesses expected to be called to testify in the preliminary inquiry into the man-slaughter charge against the City Constabulary Lance Corporal who allegedly shot and killed a mentally ill prisoner last year.

The Moruca sub-region of Barima-Waini is next in line to benefit from a river ambulance, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Nine more witnesses are to testify in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the charge against two men, including the operator of Rockies Hotel in Georgetown, accused of plotting to kill a Lethem businessman.

More than eighteen students  were honoured yesterday by the Guyana Water Incor-porated (GWI) for their excellent performances at the recent National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) Examinations, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.

The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) yesterday awarded bursaries to eleven rice farmers’ children who were successful at the 2019 National Grade Six Examinations.

Several young people attending a community meeting at De Kinderen West Coast of Demerara called for the establishment of a multi-purpose centre and playground in the area, the Department of Public Information reported yesterday.

Former Attorney General Anil Nandlall has filed a fixed date application before the High Court, challenging what he says is Cabinet’s refusal to resign in accordance with constitutional stipulations.

The Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) headed by Lenox Shuman on Tuesday night released its manifesto for the next general election.

Famous Guyanese singer Johnny Braff, known for his songs “It Burns Inside” and “I Don’t Care” passed away yesterday morning. It was confirmed that the 82-year-old Guyanese music icon died at the Georgetown Public Hospital.