Guyana News

A resident of Number 11 Village, Corentyne, yesterday lost his life, after he was struck by a car along the Corentyne highway, while attempting to cross.

Even with the city council’s garbage trucks non-functional, the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has refused to approve the hiring of a sixth contractor to remove the garbage currently accumulating in the commercial areas as well as in Alberttown and Queenstown.

Rosario Dos Santos, who was convicted and sentenced in his absence two years ago for the unlawful possession of a gun and matching ammunition, yesterday found himself before a city court facing similar charges, for which he was sentenced to two years in jail.

For this year’s Mother and Daughter Pageant, Supa Stylistics Promotions will for the first time host a live Red Carpet pre-show that present attendees with the opportunity of also being in the spotlight.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has voiced concern over the recent implementation of the new fees at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation (CJIA), at Timehri.

Colonel Kester Craig, acting Director-General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), yesterday said the current dry weather situation is being monitored across the country.

Kuru Kuru, Soesdyke-Linden Highway residents are seeking urgent interventions from authorities as they say their community’s deplorable road network and subpar water supply continue to be neglected.

As the police continue to probe the murder of Bartica resident Perion Nicholas Bobb at Kuribrong in Region Eight on Sunday, two suspects, including the man who is alleged to have shot him, are currently in custody.

A man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with being one of the two bandits who disguised themselves in wigs and school uniforms and robbed a New Amsterdam businessman of his car and millions in local and foreign currency.

An Essequibo businessman was left counting millions of dollars in losses on Easter afternoon, after a fire of unknown origin decimated a Spring Garden, Essequibo Coast sawmill.

When the Inner Wheel Club of Georgetown hosts its Annual Hat Show and Garden Party on Saturday at the Promenade Gardens, three new prizes will be up for grabs.

The Caribbean Agricultural Research Development Institute’s (CARDI) US multimillion-dollar funded stock feed project at Ebini, in Region Ten has been progressing and the agency is set to give a status update very soon.

Tenders were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) in Georgetown for the rehabilitation and construction works, estimated to cost over $300 million in total, along sections of the East Bank Berbice Road, under the Ministry of Public Infrastructure.

The Abram Zuil Secondary School on the Essequibo Coast is to be rebuilt as a state-of-the-art facility for 750 students, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported yesterday.

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan is today expected to rule on whether a prima facie case has been made out against three of the men charged with the murder of Bourda Market vendor Troy Ramalho.

The man accused of stabbing Timehri labourer Denzil Brummell more than two weeks ago was charged with the crime but was subsequently freed after the victim refused to offer evidence against him.

The Ministry of Public Health is seeking to expand the types of testing being done at the National Public Health Reference Laboratory and a medical team from China’s Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has indicated their willingness to help, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Shamdeo Persaud recently disclosed.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) is inviting persons to apply to supply consultancy services for site supervision of their Power Utility Upgrade Programme (PUUP), having received financing from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to cover the funding shortfall to satisfy the programme’s targets.

Former Minister of Public Works Robeson Benn has called for a full-fledged probe of the altering of the contract for the expansion of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. 

PPP/C presidential candidate Irfaan Ali still faces questions over his academic credentials as there is still no evidence that the school that provided him with a transcript for entry into an Indian university on a Government of Guyana scholarship was ever accredited here.