Guyana News

More than a week after a note verbale was sent, demanding the withdrawal of untrue statements that a British military base was being built on an Essequibo River island to train Venezuelan refugees to destabilise the Nicholas Maduro government, Moscow has not retracted the claim.

With first oil months away, government has assured that its “fit for purpose” local content policy will be completed before then and has promised “considerable focus” on capacity development.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) will assist 25 Linden families with materials to reconstruct the roofs of their homes which were damaged in a severe storm on Friday.

Policy Forum Guyana (PFG) is lamenting the poisoning of the major waterways in Guyana by mining and the concomitant reduction of the country’s freshwater resources.

It is up to Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Claudette Singh to say when elections can be held and government will follow her recommendation even if an October date is given, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan said on Saturday.

The mother who is accused of allowing strangers to sexually exploit her two teenage daughters is soon likely to face charges, according to the head of the Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA), Ann Greene.

The Caribbean Voice (TCV) is set to take part in an annual anti-violence candlelight vigil on World Suicide Prevention day, September 10th, to play their part in the prevention of suicide under the theme “Work Together to Prevent Suicide.”

Residents and drivers traversing Mahaica are now able to make use of the Lima Bridge, located in Jonestown, Mahaica, after the bridge was left incomplete for months.

Two hundred and thirty minibus drivers and conductors from the routes plied in Regions 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 communities along with Region 3 taxi drivers have benefitted from training which focussed on the areas of hospitality, first aid, tyre & fire safety, life & vehicle insurance, and defensive driving.

Caretaker President David Granger yesterday afternoon told children of the communities of Hogstye-Lancaster Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) at a back-to-school drive that education is an investment in the future.

Caribbean Airlines yesterday announced that due to Tropical Storm Dorian, the following flights for today have been cancelled: FLIGHT                                 ROUTING    AUGUST 26, 2019 BW 448                                 Port-of-Spain to Barbados BW 449                                 Barbados to Port-of-Spain BW 455                                 Kingston to Barbados BW 454                                 Barbados to Kingston BW 459                                 Port-of-Spain to Barbados  LIAT also cancelled some flights for today.

(LIAT press release) LIAT wishes to advise passengers that due to the passage of Tropical Storm Dorian that several destinations within the LIAT network will be affected.

The police say they are investigating the murder of Shamaine Frank, 27, a janitor of Lot 317 Victoria Village, East Coast Demerara, allegedly by the father of  her three children today  at about 3 am.

Declaring that the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has failed Guyana in ensuring that general elections were promptly held in accordance with the December 21st, 2018 motion of no confidence, former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran says it is now up to the GECOM Chair to uphold the constitution.

Torrential rain, lightning and powerful winds tore through several Linden communities on Friday afternoon, and toppled trees, flooded streets and left several residents without a roof over their heads.

The Liza Destiny, which will undertake the extraction of first oil, is expected to arrive  soon in Guyana’s waters.

With the aim of generating additional revenue for the downsized sugar industry, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has moved to turn some of its estates into a “cultural heritage tourism product” where persons would gain a first-hand experience of estate operations.

The two brothers who were severely burnt during an incident at their Corentyne, Berbice home last week departed for the United States yesterday afternoon where they will receive emergency medical treatment.

Nearly a week after a brazen, attempted robbery on a business executive in the city there has been no word from the police on if recently installed surveillance cameras picked up any footage of value in the probe.

The Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) retired Justice Claudette Singh has been accused of facilitating “prevarications and political shenaniganism.”