Guyana News

Newly appointed Minister of State Dawn Hastings-Williams will be responsible for the oil sector, Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency Joseph Harmon said yesterday.

Vassie Gordon Barry, 42, is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to possession of a firearm and ammunition, and possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking committed on April 27, 2019 at Dazzell Housing Scheme & Alpha Hotel, Ogle, East Coast Demerara.

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) will investigate allegations of procurement violations in Region Nine and has asked Regional Democratic Council Chairman Bryan Allicock to provide supporting information for the allegations he has levelled.

The Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC), having found that several lands leased by the city to private citizens are either unutilized or their agreements have expired, is advising lease holders to visit the office to examine the current status of the lands.

While saying the controversial sympathy motion for deceased convicted terrorist plotter and former PNC/R Member of Parliament (MP) Abdul Kadir should have never been brought to the National Assembly, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday rejected comparisons with the moment of silence observed for former PPP/C Minister of Home Affairs Ronald Gajraj.

Kevin Campbell is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to obtaining credit by false pretence committed on Nalina Rampersaud on March 28, 2019.

The Police say they are investigating the murder of Nalinie Persaud, 56, a businesswoman of 161 James Street, Albouystown which occurred about 3 am today during the course of a robbery at her residence, allegedly by four masked males, two of whom were armed with handguns.

General Secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress, Lincoln Lewis has called for measures to be put in place to ensure that citizens are not forced to work for crumbs in the oil and gas sector while foreigners benefit and suggested several amendments to the rules surrounding the functioning of the National Assembly.

Bandits on Tuesday night killed a cash crop farmer of Parika Backdam, East Bank Essequibo during the course of a robbery, and police yesterday said that they are making stringent efforts to apprehend two males suspected of having committed the act.

The Reliance Police Station yesterday morning failed to respond to a call from a Cumberland Village, East Canje, Berbice family, who discovered their house had been broken into and that they had been robbed of cash, jewellery and electronics.

As the local labour movement celebrated 100 years of formal existence the President of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has called on its leaders to examine their personal motivations and ensure that they are truly willing and able to advocate for the entire workforce.

Minister of Education Nicolette Henry on Friday presented for its first reading, the National Accreditation Council (Amendment) Bill of 2019, which makes it illegal for an institution not registered with the council to offer tertiary education in Guyana. 

Canada yesterday joined the United States and the European Union in criticising the controversial sympathy motion in Parliament last Friday for the late convicted terrorist plotter and former PNCR MP Abdul Kadir.

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) is seeking Winston Carto also known as `Chief Mike’ in relation to a cocaine seizure at the Eugene F Correia Airport, Ogle on Monday.

The most recent serving Cuban medical brigade, which provided service to the country over the past two years, can be credited for providing over 400,000 consultations during the year 2018 alone, and saving more than 7,000 lives.

Forty Agreements of Sale were on Tuesday handed over to residents of Coomacka, Upper Demerara-Berbice (Region Ten), by newly appointed Minister of State, Dawn Hastings-Williams, in fulfilment of a promise made by her predecessor.

The  Chairman of Region Nine, Bryan Allicock, has requested that the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) investigate the award of contracts in the Region after about 40 contracts were awarded via “selective tendering”.

The City Council will this month embark on a campaign to rid the city of derelict objects which occupy the parapets and reserves.

The improvement of laboratory services across the country has been one of the main focuses of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), which has indicated its intention to ensure that all such services are in keeping with the standards applied by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards.

A $3.4 million commitment from the Minister of Finance to fund the completion of a pavilion in West Watooka, Linden, was yesterday welcomed by residents, who up until then had funded its construction through self-help.