Guyana News

Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) can now access information on social services available to them, following the launch of a website by the National Commission on Disability.

Four members of a Wakapau Village family who were hospitalised after they mysteriously fell ill just over a week ago have been discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital, while an autopsy performed yesterday on the second of two family members who died was inconclusive on the cause of his death.

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) on Friday turned the sod for their new headquarters in Kingston.

The Minister of State has expressed confidence in Guyana’s anti-money laundering legislation and its ability to detect financial crime threats and related activities.

The police are yet to make an arrest following the attack last week on Managing Director of the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) Joel Simpson, who was beaten by a group of six men at Bourda Market.

A young man now awaits sentencing for stealing a gold band, which he blamed on threats by the mother of his children to take him to court for child support.

The Night Shelter will in August be rolling out a programme to help residents battle depression and substance abuse and focus on self-care and mental health.

The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against Nya John, the fourth accused in the death of Bourda Market cheese vendor Troy Ramalho, continued yesterday.

Omalo Dick, who police say stole 170 pounds of chicken, was yesterday asked to post $10,000 bail for his release after denying the crime.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)  this afternoon invited submissions from all the parties in relation to the consequential orders it  should issue on its decisions upholding the motion of no confidence of December 21, 2018 and that the appointment  of GECOM Chairman James Patterson was unconstitutional.

The Caribbean Court of Justice says that a decision has been made to broadcast the post-judgment hearing on consequential orders in the case of appointment of the GECOM Chairman and the upholding of the motion of no-confidence.

The David Granger-led APNU+AFC government and the opposition PPP/C are unlikely to broker any joint proposal to present to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) this afternoon, when the court issues orders following its recent judgments on two cases.

The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) yesterday said it is taking immediate steps to address the issue of sexual harassment and assault.

Trinidadian supermarket chain, Coss Cutters, has established a presence here with the opening of a US$2 million branch at Farm, East Bank Demerara and the company is already making plans for further expansion with two more locations planned for opening within a year.

The WPA yesterday said that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is unable to guarantee credible elections with the current voters’ list and called for a “workable solution” that would satisfy the main political groupings.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will today begin a week-long review of Demerara Distillers Limited’s (DDL) entire operations at Diamond, East Bank Demerara, EPA head Dr Vincent Adams disclosed yesterday.

Two police ranks linked to a corruption racket in Berbice have been fingered in a plot to kill another police officer.

A Linden resident was on Friday remanded to prison after he was charged with the possession of cannabis found in tyres.

The Government of Guyana continues to funnel money into several statutory agencies but audits of the expenditure of billions over the last decade are still pending in many cases.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) might soon be paying its customers to generate their own power under an Integrated Utility Service Programme.