Guyana News

When Guyana faced questions for its third and final day before the UN Human Rights Committee yesterday, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Gail Teixeira, was pressed to provide answers on the independence of the judiciary and specifically the reason this country for well over a decade now, continues to be without a substantive Chancellor and Chief Justice.

Venezuelan nationals Oscar Alcides, 50, a miner of Eteringbang, Essequibo; Darvy DaCosta, 23,  of El Dorado; and 19-year-old Guyanese, Pharel Prince Adelph of Crane Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara, all appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with murder in the course of a robbery.

Following a charge that it had lied about Dr Vincent Adams on Tuesday before the United Nations Human Rights Committee in Geneva, Guyana yesterday said that it found it inappropriate to be asked about the appointment of the current Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Head.

The New Building Society (NBS) registered a profit of $679.8m for 2023, down by 27% from the 2022 mark.

By Subhana Shiwmangal The family of Anthony Ramlochan called ‘Bobby’, a 20-year-old of  Bush Lot Village who was among the three employees injured last Thursday in the “catastrophic” boiler explosion at Hack Rice Mill in Region Five, is requesting financial help.

ExxonMobil on Tuesday continued its community outreaches in Region Three with an open house event to engage and field questions from residents on the huge and controversial gas-to-energy (GtE) project.

At 11:20 am yesterday, an Assistant Superintendent, a sergeant and two constables were on a motor vehicle patrol proceeding east on Dennis Street in the vicinity of the Sophia Exhibition Centre when they observed a black heavily tinted Premio motor car with Registration #PAE 3982 heading in a western direction on Dennis Street.

Amerindians in all 10 administrative regions will head to the polls on May 15, to elect councils for their respective villages, a release from the Department of Public Information (DPI) stated yesterday.

President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday received a courtesy visit from the Vice Prime Minister of Cuba,  Jorge Luis Tapia Fonseca at State House.

Executives of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) yesterday visited Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken at his Eve Leary Office  and forged a path towards enhanced security measures within mining communities in the country.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday received Letters of Credence from the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Maria De Castro Martins at the Office of the President.

Pritipaul Singh Investments says that it remains committed to the deployment of the “highest level” of Occupational Health & Safety standards in its operations and assures that the adoption of such high standards in the industry is a “key” feature of its continued operations, a release from the company stated on Monday.

Kenford Gordon, a 26-year-old miner, was arrested on Monday afternoon during a Police ‘stop and search’ exercise at Mango Landing, Region #7, after he was found to be in possession of 52.6 grams of suspected marijuana.

(Reuters) – Fast bowling sensation Shamar Joseph should be fast-tracked into the West Indies squad for the home T20 World Cup in June, said former captain Chris Gayle.

By Abigail Headley Justice Sandil Kissoon yesterday ordered that the Ministry of Education (MoE) produce evidence that financial matters were discussed with the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) between 2019 and February 5, 2024, when teachers  began their strike action.

A day after he created a stir by asking about corruption allegations against Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, the US representative on the UN Human Rights Committee kept up a barrage of questions including the outcome of investigations into the detention of the former Home Affairs Ministry Permanent Secretary at a US airport last year and extrajudicial killings.

The proposed bridge across the Corentyne River could start before the end of this year, according to a statement yesterday from a Joint Ministerial Committee of Suriname and Guyana  in neighbouring Paramaribo.

By Shuntel Glasgow A security officer of Dazzell Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara was fatally shot yesterday by her twin sister’s ex-boyfriend who afterwards attempted to take his own life.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in a majority judgment has ruled that former manager of the New Building Society (NBS), Maurice Arjoon, who was found to have been wrongfully dismissed, being entitled to accrued pension of some $59 million, is not also entitled to severance benefits.

The Ministry of Labour yesterday said that it is continuing its probe into the “catastrophic” boiler explosion that gravely injured three young men on Thursday afternoon at Hack Rice Mill, Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice, Region Five.