Guyana News

Opposition leader Bharrat Jagdeo has said allegations made by the government that expelled APNU+AFC Member of Parliament (MP) Charrandass Persaud was bribed by the opposition to vote in favour of the December 21st no-confidence motion against the administration warrant an impartial investigation.

Minister of State Joseph Harmon yesterday insisted that there is nothing in the constitution that limits government’s ability to fully function and that it is functioning as normal.

State Minister Joseph Harmon yesterday said the parties in the coalition government will await the ruling of the court before addressing the issue of Members of Parliament (MPs) having dual citizenship.

An Onderneeming, Essequibo Coast youth lost his life last evening after being struck down by an intoxicated driver.

Businessman Terrence Campbell, who left the newly-founded political party A New and United Guyana (ANUG) before its public launch, says he has started to take steps to divest himself of a number of businesses he owns in preparation for a life of public service.

In a bid to arm possible investors with pertinent information about the business sector and important companies, a local business directory was launched on Thursday evening by the head of ActionINVEST Caribbean Inc, Vishnu Doerga.

The new Guyana passport will be introduced towards the end of this year or in early 2020 after the stock of existing documents has been exhausted, according to Citizenship Minister Winston Felix.

Two men were yesterday remanded for allegedly breaking and entering a city store and stealing over $13 million in cash.

A city court yesterday dismissed the charge against driver Ryan Seecharran, who was accused of causing the death of a pedestrian at a Herstelling, East Bank Demerara in 2017, after finding that the police failed to prove its case against him.

A police rank in training was yesterday charged with wounding a fellow trainee.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has declared all Cessna Caravans operating out of the Eugene F.

Work has started on repairs to the access road and the road network in and around Base Camp Seweyo, where a United States (US) military team will be stationed during Exercise New Horizons 2019, which is a joint training exercise with the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).

Joint Services ranks conducting patrols in the Blackwater Creek, Cuyuni River during last Wednesday and Thursday  arrested five persons (three Venezuelans and two Guyanese) with drugs, a gun, ammunition and grenades, the police said today.

Appealing to citizens to help it create a new governance system where the main parties share executive power, A New and United Guyana (ANUG) was this afternoon launched at Moray House pledging to be held legally accountable for its commitments and declaring that corruption will be tackled by calling in the United Nations and Transparency International.

Commissioner of Police Leslie James this morning said that the investigation involving former government Member of Parliament (MP) Charrandass Persaud stems from a report of bribery and alleged plans to move gold out of the country.

Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday refuted the claim that an agreement was reached with APNU+AFC administration for the legislature and the executive to function normally in the wake of the December 21st approval of the no-confidence motion against government.

As the execution-style killing of a Suriname rice dealer on Monday on the No 63 breach, Corentyne continues to baffle law enforcers here, it has been learnt that Nitender Oemrawsingh was a bird enthusiast and would come to this country to make purchases.

The Guyana Police Force’s was tipped off about former government Member of Parliament (MP) Charrandass Persaud’s enquiry for the purchase of US$1 million in gold by Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan, who said he received the information from Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Sydney Allicock.

Public Service Minister Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine yesterday confirmed that he has UK citizenship and expressed his willingness to relinquish it if he needs to.

All Cessna Caravans operating out of the Eugene F. Correia International Airport have been temporarily grounded to facilitate visual inspections by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).