Guyana News

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) yesterday said that it has been fully cooperative with the police in the investigation of the murder of West Demerara taxi driver Indira Bipat and that a request for her call logs was fulfilled on the same day it was made.

The Guyana Oil Company Ltd (GUYOIL) yesterday announced a reduction in prices for Gas-oline and Gasoil (LSD).

Watooka House on Thursday reopened its doors to the public after several months of extensive rehabilitation and upgrades costing some $50 million.

By Zoisa Fraser Following his reinstatement after a wrongful dismissal almost 10 years ago, Police Superintendent Simon McBean reported for duty yesterday at Police Headquarters, Eve Leary.

Rum producers from around the region met in Barbados this week to discuss how to promote responsible drinking and to reduce the harmful use of alcohol and labels are now to include warnings.

While Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday claimed the APNU+AFC government has been in a “mad rush” to allocate prime state lands to key officials and alleged supporters since the December 21st no-confidence vote, Commissioner of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) Trevor Benn has labelled his statements as misinformation.

By Zoisa Fraser Almost 10 years after being wrongfully dismissed from the Guyana Police Force (GPF), Simon McBean was yesterday reinstated by the Police Service Commission (PSC) and he will retain the rank of Superintendent for the time being.

President David Granger yesterday said that the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) now has greater national reach and responsiveness and that investors can be assured that the force will employ all means at their disposal to protect their investments.

President David Granger has not yet responded to a letter from Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo stating that he is prepared to meet at any time to discuss the current political situation and arrangements for a new GECOM Chairman.

A student of Matthews Ridge Secondary School was fatally stabbed by his schoolmate during an altercation at a shop in the community.

A 16-year sentence was yesterday handed down to 59-year-old Mahadeo Dasrat, who was on Wednesday found guilty by a 12-member jury of raping a woman two years ago.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is currently preparing recommendations for the Ministry of Finance to have certain aspects of signed tax agreements with other territories renegotiated and updated, according to Commissioner-General Godfrey Statia, who says this country ought to be cautious when entering tax agreements.

A 27-year-old construction worker was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with embezzling $2 million from his former employer.

A West Coast Berbice man was on Wednesday sentenced to 20 years in prison, after he pleaded guilty to rape in the High Court in Berbice.

The findings of the investigations into the deaths of the three children at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) in January after being administered cancer drugs, is still under review by the Medical Council of Guyana, Head of the agency, Dr Navindranauth Rambarran said.

The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against Malcolm Culley, one of the two men accused of killing elderly Albouystown businesswoman Sumintra Dinool, commenced yesterday with the testimony of one of the main witnesses.

Waste disposal company, Cevons Waste Management is seeking environmental authorisation from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to operate a sewage treatment plant on the East Bank of Demerara.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) yesterday made a donation of $4 million worth of televisions, computers and forensic kits to the Ministries of Social Protection and Public Health, which will go toward the establishment of Child Advocacy Centres to curb child abuse.

The extradition proceedings against ex-policeman Shaun Darcy Nebblett continued yesterday with testimony of the Immigration Officer who discovered that he was blacklisted.

Italian Special Envoy for the Caribbean, Caterina Bertolini, visited Bartica yesterday to assess the scope of work which was undertaken under the first phase of the Transitioning to National Energy Security (TNES): Bartica as a model ‘Green’ Town Project.