Guyana News

Although Chairman of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) Board Elsworth Williams cannot remember issuing a contract to Godfrey Yearwood, the husband of minister with responsibility for housing Valerie Adams-Patterson, he says that the board will have to take responsibility for the impropriety in such a circumstance.

In the face of continuing questions about the authenticity of his academic qualifications, People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) presidential candidate Irfaan Ali yesterday said that he has made all his transcripts and certificates public on his Facebook page and had no further comments on the matter.

On assuming office, all ministers should relinquish ownership of businesses to avoid potential conflicts of interest, according to Working People’s Alliance (WPA) executive Dr.

Five of the 12 workers from the Guyana Manganese Inc. (GMI), who fell ill while working at a mine in Matthews Ridge, Region One, have been diagnosed with histoplasmosis, Deputy Director of Medical Services at the Georgetown Public Hospital, Dr.

The Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) was hit with a five-hour electricity outage yesterday after an electrical breaker was burnt, accelerating plans to equip the hospital with more backup power. 

Sukhdeo Dharamdat and his son, Ishwar Dharamdat, are now facing sentencing, after a jury yesterday afternoon convicted them both for the 2015 killing of their neighbour, Suresh Nandkishore.

The Ministry of Citizenship yesterday concluded its second round of bilateral talks on migration, with a delegation from the Government of Cuba and the spectre of human trafficking and the possible imposition of a visa requirement were raised.

A Bloomfield Village, Corentyne woman was pushed off of the roof of a shed during a robbery by four armed bandits in the wee hours yesterday.

Following a meeting on Wednesday, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) and the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) have agreed to co-operate on several issues including the payment of outstanding rates by members of the business community.

A contract for the design of a Hospitality Institute, which will provide top-notch technical and supervisory industry training locally, was yesterday signed between the Minis-try of Education and architecture firm, Deen and Partners.

Opposition PPP/C parliamentarian Joseph Hamilton yesterday confirmed that he is the local representative of a Suriname-based company, which has won and successfully executed several contracts to build houses for the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA).

Two men who were charged with the murder of a Williamsburg man in 2016, were yesterday found not guilty of the murder, at the end of the High Court trial in Berbice.

A vendor accused of chopping a police officer about her body during a fight over her child’s father, was yesterday remanded to prison.

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A 42-year-old woman, who after being found with  477 grammes of cannabis in her possession, told ranks from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) that she bought the narcotic for her son-in-law, was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with the offence.

An arrest warrant was yesterday issued for Diamond nightclub owner Freeman Fordyce.

A report prepared by the GUYSUCO Training Centre- Port Mourant (GTCPM), on the Ministry of Natural Resources’ (MNR) Industrial Skills Training Enhancement Programme (INSTEP), has indicated that  many of those who participated have gone on to land jobs in the areas they received training.

In an effort to carry out its mandate to promote safe and stable communities, the Ministry of Communities (MoC) is collaborating with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Community, Family and Youth Resilience (CFYR) programme in conducting a training session for Local Government Councillors on Social Crime Prevention.

Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Sydney Allicock has called on the Bethany Village Council in Pomeroon-Supenaam to ensure proper management and accountability for village assets in which millions of dollars were invested. 

The Guyana Police Force is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a Rosignol, West Bank Berbice labourer who fell from the back of a canter on Wednesday afternoon.