Guyana News

The Ministry of Finance yesterday announced that the government had made its first transfer for the year from the Natural Resource Fund (NRF), a whopping $51.994b.

Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amanza Walton-Desir has challenged Foreign Minister Hugh Todd over the stated intention to “integrate”  Venezuelan migrants in Guyana, describing this as “sheer recklessness and gross dereliction of duty.”

The current dry spell that the nation is experiencing is resulting in wildfires in Region Nine, with the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), in conjunction with the Guyana Fire Service (GFS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Protected Areas Commission (PAC); and Regional Authorities, working to quell these fires in sections of the region, a CDC release reported on Tuesday. 

As persons continue to lament over the backlog of court cases in the High Court, a reprieve may be soon in sight as the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) this week began interviewing candidates to fill positions for judges.

The government will be developing a National Defence Institute (NDI) at the University of Guyana with the aim of it becoming a premier security institution in the region.

The Ministry of Education yesterday unveiled its latest Primary textbook series, “Mathematics Made Easy” and “Guyanese in the World”, at the Round House in Kingston, Georgetown.

Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha has said that the rice production target for 2024 has been set at 710,000 tonnes in comparison to last year when the country produced 653,000 tonnes.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation is aiming to produce 100,000 tonnes of sugar for this year, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha recently announced to residents of Region Six.

Guyana’s Presidential Commission on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) says it’s time for a change globally in the way kidney diseases and injuries are    addressed The Commission in a release yesterday, World Kidney Day, acknowledged that globally, after March each year, there is a return to business as usual and little attention is paid to chronic kidney diseases (CKD), a major public health challenge.

On March 8th, women of various backgrounds discussed empowerment, challenges faced by their peers, and the importance of gender equality.

City constable Gregory Bascom, who back in 2018 had fatally shot a detainee who was reportedly attempting to escape the Bourda Market Outpost, has been cleared of the charge.

Ex-police officer Dennis Andrews has been discharged over the killing of Melanie Damishana labourer Charles Peters, who was shot on July 25th, 2017.

Tyreece Gonsalves, 21, of Parika Backdam, was on Friday jailed for 40 months for burglary, the police said yesterday in a release.

Naresh Ramdeen yesterday appeared before Magistrate Esther Sam at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court where he was found guilty of the offence of trafficking in narcotics to wit 13.348 kgs of cannabis.

The Guyana Fire Service today said that a wildfire yesterday claimed the life of 93-year-old Alexander Josephine, a  member of the Parakies Village community in the North West District.

The Ministry of Education today launched its new Primary textbook series “Mathematics made Easy” and “Guyanese in the World”, at the Round House Kingston.

By Abigail Headley The GTU yesterday announced the collapse of talks with the Ministry of Education (MoE) while the latter accused the union of walking out again on the collective bargaining process.

Police Sergeant Alex Vaughn, who was part of a team searching for prison escapee Akeem Wong, was fatally shot yesterday in the area of Karrau, Region Seven and detectives are en route to investigate.

Senior citizen Isiah Hutson, 68, has been sentenced to life in prison for raping a three-year-old.

Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, accompanied by senior personnel, yesterday made an on-site inspection of the new headquarters under construction for the housing and water ministry, a release from the Department of Public Information (DPI) stated yesterday.