Guyana News

The Fisheries Department of the Ministry of Agriculture is yet to make any substantial progress in finalising discussions on the new regulations for the exportation of catfish, after a planned video conference last month did not happen.

With the installation of DNA testing equipment at the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory (GFSL), relatives of the miners who were gruesomely murdered at Lindo Creek in 2008 may be one step closer to getting death certificates for the men.

The government is examining the acquisition of state-of-the-art equipment for the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory (GFSL) to address the current challenges facing the police in having to manually match recovered firearms and ammunition to crime scenes.

Samples taken following the recent unexplained deaths of Muscovy ducklings are still being tested at the Cornell University Duck Research Laboratory, according to Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) Dr Dwight Waldron.

Head of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) Frederick Flatts has denied the claims by veteran rice farmer Ganga ‘Bobby’ Persaud that Water Users Association (WUA) services have been discontinued in the Hague and Blankenburg communities.

The PPP has rejected the government’s interpretation of the June 18 ruling by the CCJ that President David Granger can also nominate some of the six persons to be considered as GECOM Chairman but it said that in an effort to find consensus Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is amenable to the President suggesting names for his consideration.

The Supreme Court of Judicature today said it firmly condemns the use of photographs of two Puisne Judges that have been published in a social media post captioned “Confidence in Youth Leadership-Promised Delivered”.

The government has interpreted the recent ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to mean that both the President and the Opposition Leader would provide names on the list of six persons to be nominated to be the new Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

By Thandeka Percival Head of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) Trevor Benn yesterday discredited accusations of corruption levelled against the agency by Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo.

A fuel dealer and his common-law wife were discovered dead with gunshot wounds to their heads yesterday after what the police suspect was a murder/suicide at Eteringbang Landing, in Region Seven. 

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday urged government and the opposition to find common ground as they both prepare submissions for the Caribbean Court of Justice and it reiterated that business activity here has dropped following the December 21st, 2018 no-confidence motion against government.

Based on a projected growth rate of 16.3% during the period 2018 to 2021, Guyana has been identified as having the fastest growing economy in the world, according to an analysis published on the Nasdaq Stock Market website.

A team of doctors on Wednesday successfully performed Guyana’s first minimally invasive brain aneurysm surgery.

Rum producers from around the Caribbean region plan to introduce labels that include warnings in order to address concerns about the harmful use of alcohol.

United States Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch yesterday restated that the private sector has a part to play in ensuring that oil revenues are used in a transparent and sustainable way and she also warned that challenges to the business climate have to be addressed.

Urging a consensus approach in choosing a new Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairman, the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) has signalled its approval of the president and opposition leader jointly compiling a list of six nominees or for each to separately nominate three persons from which the president would select one.

A 48-year-old labourer was yesterday sentenced to a year in jail after he admitted to stealing a vendor’s cart, which was filled with almost $100,000 worth of articles.

A 24-year-old Kitty man, who was accused of threatening an elderly neighbour, was yesterday fined $10,000 after he admitted to the crime.

A prison officer yesterday became a remanded prisoner after she found herself charged with having a quantity of cannabis in her possession at the Camp Street jail.

Georgetown’s Chief Engineer Colvern Venture is refuting claims made by Mayor Ubraj Narine at a recent statutory meeting of council that he has not responded to a letter sent to him some six months ago.