Guyana News

Some 1,080 persons are set to benefit from capacity building training in a variety of areas when the Skills to Access the Green Eco-nomy (SAGE) programme is implemented in Guyana.

Ryan Sugrim, the businessman who admitted to killing his wife Zaila Sugrim, whose decomposed body was found in a shallow grave in the lot next to his La Union, West Coast Demerara home on Tuesday afternoon, is expected to appear in court today charged with her murder.

Almost two years after local firm Source One Supply Oil and Gas Marine Supplies proposed building a US$120 million onshore oil and gas facility at Vreed-en-Hoop, no substantial feedback has been received from government, Chief Executive Officer Terry Singh says.

Minister with responsibility for Youth Affairs, Simona Broomes, on Friday visited the Sunnatul Jamaat Masjid in Alexander Village, where she interacted with youth and engaged them on matters of employment and entrepreneurship.

On the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on Friday, the Empowering Queers Using Artistic Learning (EQUAL) organisation was launched.

The 36 women who on Friday graduated from the First Lady’s Early Childhood Development Workshop, were encouraged by her to use their skills to secure financial independence and freedom.

The consultancy firm of Deen + Partners Architects in association with Consulting Engineers Partnership (CEP) and Leverage Consulting Engineers through its principal, Mohamed Deen Kamaludeen, presented two concept designs on Friday for the soon-to-be constructed Hospitality Institute.

Four persons have submitted applications to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for authorisation to operate projects in various parts of the country.

Guyana was among three countries participating in a Learning Exchange on the process utilised by The Bahamas Ministry of Health’s National AIDS Programme to deliver comprehensive HIV services to communities.

Aurora Gold Mines Inc, a subsidiary of Guyana Goldfields, has earned the distinction of being “the largest single donor” after presenting a significant quantity of foodstuff to the National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS).

Three suspected bandits were this afternoon shot and killed by lawmen in the Johanna, Black Bush Polder backlands. 

The Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a West Demerara taxi driver, who was found this morning in a clump of bushes at Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD). 

It is time that government honours its commitment to promote transparency and accountability by taking “decisive” action against ministers who breach the Code of Conduct guidelines, President of the Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc (TIGI) Troy Thomas says.

A mysterious illness has ravaged Muscovy flocks along the coast and the Guyana Livestock Development Authority’s (GLDA) hatchery has been closed until further notice because of the increased mortality rate observed, particularly among the ducklings.

Small contractors will still have to compete with big companies for all construction projects as this sector is not covered by recently-passed legislation for small business to get 20 per cent of all government contracts.

Construction of the new Port Kaituma Hospital is yet to be completed, five years after works would have commenced.

Despite being diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy within months of her birth, 18-year-old Rajni Persaud, with the help of her family and friends, never allowed her disability to discourage her from achieving her goals.

The family of six-year-old Sherezer Mendonca, one of the three children who fell grievously ill after chemotherapy treatment and later succumbed back in January at the Georgetown Public Hospital said they are still awaiting the release of her medical records from the hospital.

A Brazilian national lost her life on Friday morning, after the ATV she was travelling on overturned as it was passing a pickup on the Sand Hill trail, Cuyuni District.

Aiming to reduce troubling domestic violence rates, an Ogle, East Coast Demerara businessman has embarked on a campaign to sensitise men on the issue and its consequences.