Guyana News

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) here is supporting the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) with the development of an enhanced digitised case management system.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips, who is currently performing the duties of President, has assured a regional human rights body that the Government of Guyana does not practice discrimination and abides fully by the country’s constitution in this regard.

Yesterday afternoon, 1,796 teachers graduated from the CPCE, the largest cohort ever, according to the Ministry of Education.

Twenty-five-year-old Horace Thomside appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday where he was charged with simple larceny.

Demerara Bank Limited yesterday announced a cloud computing partnership which it said will speed up transactions among other things.

The Ministry of Finance yesterday announced that it had made the seventh transfer for the year from the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) to the Consolidated Fund.

As the probe deepens into the murder of an accountant at Unity, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, Commander of Regional Division 4 (C), Senior Superintendent Khali Pareshram has confirmed that persons are in custody in relation to the murder.

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is mourning the passing of Justice (ret’d) Prem Persaud In a statement yesterday the PUC said that the Chairperson, Commissioners and Staff of the PUC are deeply saddened at the passing of Justice Persaud, former Chairman of the PUC.

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) and all Rights Commissions have endorsed the national message that ‘Essequibo belongs to Guyana.

Massy Distribution (Guyana) Incorporated and the Clerical and Commercial Workers’ Union (CCWU), yesterday signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for salary increases and other conditions of employment for Massy Distribution (Guyana) incorporated employees, a release from the Ministry of Labour said.

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall SC is currently leading Guyana’s delegation to the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) 57th Plenary and Working Group Meetings being held from November 26, 2023 to December 1, 2023 in Aruba.

Several persons who were arrested in relation to the rape, and stabbing death of a Number 30 Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB) woman have been released, as they appeared to have no links to the murder.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N Chief Executive Darren Woods is making plans to attend the COP28 climate summit in Dubai next week, two people close to the information said, in what would mark a first for an Exxon CEO, if confirmed.

Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF)  Brigadier Omar Khan recently paid a visit to the Brazil Ministry of Defence for a strategic discourse on expanding ties.

Demerara Distillers Limited today announced that it had declared an interim dividend of $0.40 per share free of company taxes in respect of the year 2023.

A carpenter has won his case for pension, after taking the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) to court in what has been hailed as a landmark ruling that pronounced on the obligation of the NIS and the employer for the maintenance of accurate and complete records.

United States Ambassador, Nicole Theriot last night called on Venezuela to support the current territorial sovereignty of Guyana.

An eleven-year-old boy of Strathspey Primary School, East Coast Demerara died at the Georgetown Public Hospital yesterday after he was struck in the head by another pupil in school.

Under the Green Farms Initiative, a greenhouse covering three acres at Plympton Farms was officially commissioned on November 24 at Dora along the Linden Highway and the project aims to cut food imports for offshore oil platforms to 5% of total needs.

Senior Minister within the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh yesterday told a visiting British trade mission that Guyana is open for business and is currently ripe for investment and business opportunities.