Guyana News

An energy auditing and management training programme is currently underway at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre that is aimed to equip local businesses and entrepreneurs with the tools to optimise their energy usage.

Guyana Water Inc (GWI) customers around Central Georgetown can expect an increased level of service as the Utility has been working on upgrading its aged pipe infrastructure around the city.

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) yesterday said that it had arrested Kerry Charles Grimmond, 34, of Nickalay Street, New Amsterdam after he was found with 140 grammes of suspected cannabis.

Dr. Garvin Cummings has been confirmed as the Chief Hydrometeorological Officer (CHO) with effect from May 23, 2019, according to a release from the Ministry of Agriculture.

A key stakeholder consultation on the development of a National Cybersecurity Strategy was held yesterday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre and led by two Programme Officers attach-ed to the Organisation of American States (OAS) Cybersecurity Programme.

Ultra-Corporate Events last Friday evening hosted the third annual “I’m A Boss” Conference, where attendees were reminded of the importance of perseverance and resourcefulness as tools for self-empowerment.

The Department of Education, Region Four in an expression of confidence in the success of its Great Minds initiative, has taken steps to commence its second batch much earlier even though the 2019 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) official results are yet to be made public.

Minister within the Ministry of Agriculture, with responsibility for Rural Affairs, Valerie Adams-Yearwood has pledged her assistance to young agro processors.

Cabinet, after extensive discussions and reviews, has approved a proposal to remove custodial sentences for persons found to be in possession of 30 grams or less of marijuana, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said today.

Canadian oil company Frontera’s recent payment of a US$33 million signing bonus for a 33% working interest in two blocks offshore Guyana without any confirmed commercial quantities of oil, should signal to government how much it lost when it renegotiated its Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with ExxonMobil’s subsidiary in 2016 and got a mere US$18 million.

The presence of Cuban nationals in the city has over the past few months become increasingly normalised, with many finding their foothold in local society by taking up employ in the private sector as sales representatives, taxi drivers, construction workers and food vendors.

Heavy rainfall flooded several sections of the city yesterday morning and many residents are calling on the Mayor and City Council to engage in a rigorous maintenance progamme to keep drains and canals free of weeds.

Four teenage fishermen have been reunited with their families after being stranded at sea for a harrowing five days, during which time they were forced to eat raw macaroni and drink salt water.

A taxi driver was discovered dead in a cell at the Suddie Police Station yesterday morning, days after he was arrested for driving under the influence.

Hakeem Wong, who was the Town Clerk of Mahdia, in Region Eight, was fired with immediate effect last week in what he has deemed a wrongful dismissal.

Former national boxer Gladwin Dorway remains hospitalised in a critical condition after being stabbed during a confrontation at Plaisance, East Coast Demerara on Sunday night and his attacker has since been arrested.

To bolster its prosecution prowess, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) says it will operationalize a Police Prosecutors’ Coordinating Unit.

A 32-year-old police constable was discovered unconscious on Mandela Avenue yesterday morning with injuries to his head and the police are investigating the circumstances.

NAIROBI (Reuters) – When Bob Collymore, the CEO of Kenya’s Safaricom, wanted to know about his poorest customers, he would catch a local bus or walk around Kenya’s slums with a prominent anti-corruption activist.

The Region Two Regional Democratic Council (RDC) yesterday dispelled reports of overtopping of the sea defences at Devonshire Castle, on the Essequibo Coast.