Guyana News

Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira has been hospitalised.

  U.S. Air Force Major General (Maj. Gen.) Evan L. Pettus, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) Commander, was due here yesterday for a visit.

Pupils in at least one class of the St John’s Primary in Bartica have been using umbrellas to shelter from rain.

The Chief Education Officer yesterday said a planned strike by the GTU on Monday would be illegal and he urged teachers not to join, arguing that the ministry has fulfilled many of the union’s demands and others are under consideration.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a warning regarding high levels of dust pollution across the country originating in the deserts of North Africa.

Residents of Anns Grove  on the East Coast will have access to beekeeping and egg production programmes and key bridges in the community will be looked at.

A woman who was seen setting a Norton Street house on fire has been detained by the police.

Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Vinceroy Jordan, yesterday requested an update on the number of pump stations completed but was told by Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha that this information would be provided shortly as the projects that have begun, are soon slated for completion.

The Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA) yesterday announced that the Caribbean Investment Forum will be held in Guyana this year and its head, Deodat Maharaj, hopes that when CARICOM leaders meet here next month that plans for the intra-regional ferry service are finalised.

APNU+AFC MP, David Patterson on Monday grilled Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira on whether the public was getting value for money from expenditure on the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) which he has frequently accused of not doing its work.

By Antonio Dey Chairman of Banks DIH, Clifford Reis on Saturday said the food and beverage company will be moving to the courts amid failed efforts by the Georgetown Mayor & City Council to remove vendors from Demico House (Stabroek, Georgetown).

The completion of the new North Ruimveldt Secondary School is now three months behind schedule.

To modernise and improve accessibility to training and upskilling opportunities, the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) recently met with representatives from the US-based online learning platform, Coursera.

The police have advised Lethem business owners to invest in quality cameras and to screen their guards prior to employment.

Food For The Poor  (FFTP) (Guyana) Inc has partnered with its sister organization in Canada to launch the Baramita Literacy Project – ‘Empowering Women and Girls through Literacy and Numeracy’ in Baramita, Region 1.

One new local manufacturer has earned its Made in Guyana certification while two new medical laboratories have earned their Laboratory Certifications courtesy of the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS)    A GNBS release on Monday informed that Kraftia’s of 356 Powis Close, South Ruimveldt Gardens, Georgetown, was on Wednesday, January 10, certified to use the Made in Guyana Standards Mark on their locally manufactured products, under the Permit to use the Made in Guyana Certification Mark programme, which aims to promote quality in the local manufacturing.

Nishart Samsundar appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Diamond Magistrate’s Court yesterday on a cannabis charge and was jailed for four years.

A glimpse of the ongoing maintenance works being carried out along the Rupert Craig Highway from the National Infectious Diseases Hospital to the University of Guyana Road.

Public Advisory: Air Quality Update: Tuesday, 30th January, 2024.  The Environmental Protection Agency hereby notifies the public that there is a current development of a visible haze around the East Bank Demerara and East Coast Demerara regions.

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has expressed concern at the prevalence of unauthorized persons accessing school buildings/compounds to conduct various activities involving students and the potential compromising of  their safety.