Guyana News

Guyana Goldfields Incorporated, owner of Aurora Gold Mine has commenced what is being described as successful underground exploration at its north-west Mazaruni location.

More than a year after local cable TV company E-Networks was told by the Ministry of Public Telecommunications that it had not been licensed to lay and land a subsea cable, the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) has once again placed a notice for mariners about the company’s cable laying project, which was due to start yesterday.

Sherlock James, the gold miner who attempted to take his own life after allegedly fatally stabbing his wife, Vinnette Headley-James during an argument at their Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara home one week ago has been discharged from the hospital and is now in police custody.

Georgetown’s Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has begun discussions with the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) on the payment of the outstanding balance on workers’ contributions.

Minister of State, Dawn Hastings- Williams, last evening, travelled to several communities in Upper Demerara-Berbice where she handed over building and cleaning supplies to residents who were severely affected by a storm last week.

Additional documents requested by the Audit Office for its forensic audit of City Hall have been dispatched, acting Town Clerk Sherry Jerrick has informed the Georgetown Mayor and Council.

Tenders were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the rehabilitation and modification of the Guyana Revenue Authority’s Building in New Amsterdam, Berbice.

A man was on Monday asked to post $75,000 bail for his release after he denied having possession of cannabis for trafficking.

Ninety-six young people have completed a six-month Youth Entrepreneurial Skills Training Programme as part of the government’s strategy to empower the nation’s youths.

Twelve students attached to the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) gained first-hand exposure of working in the real world while they participated in the company’s work-study programme.

After insisting on serving his country, a man sentenced to community service for stealing deodorant was on Monday allowed to act as a French language interpreter for a city court.

A Venezuelan woman was sentenced to do three weeks of community service yesterday after she pleaded guilty to shoplifting from a Bounty Supermarket.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has decided to conclude its national house-to-house registration exercise at the end of this month as it moves towards the holding of general elections “within the shortest time possible.”

Financial Institutions have been warned to stop asking citizens about their political affiliation.

An 18-year-old was stabbed to death after he and his family stopped to buy fish and chips on Sunday night along the Diamond Access Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) and the police have since arrested one person for questioning.

President David Granger has called on members of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) to remain in campaign mode, stay vigilant and beware of agents of division.

A Springlands, Upper Corentyne farmer was murdered during the wee hours of yesterday morning at Rampoor Village, Corriverton and it is suspected that his assailant/s had been after his winnings from a gambling game.

A scheduled meeting between the two members of the ruling coalition to review the Cummingsburg Accord did not happen but the two sides have exchanged documents.

The first batch of Guyanese operations and maintenance (O&M) technicians hired by ExxonMobil Guyana for the Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel are set for  Advanced Systems Training at the Cape Brenton University in Canada.

The City Engineer’s Department is expected to cover an exposed manhole along James Street, Albouystown today after coming in for a tongue-lashing from city councillor Heston Bostwick over its failure to address the situation in his constituency and across the city.