Guyana News

Evaluation on the pre-qualification for the four companies wishing to bid on the 165MW Amaila Falls Hydropower Project is still ongoing but should be completed by early next month, Prime Minister Mark Phillips says.

President Irfaan Ali has highlighted the government’s plans to enhance the Joint Services including  a new Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) headquarters and fire-fighting training at Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) across the country.

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) received 492 complaints to the value of $481,370,392 in 2023 and the auto industry accounted for the majority of these.

Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira yesterday said the government has written to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) requesting a withdrawal of the precautionary measures granted in favour of the Amerindian community of Chinese Landing in Barima/Waini.

Four persons are homeless in `C’ Field, Sophia following another in a spate of recent fires.

Rollot Roweley, 33, of Lot 258 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, Georgetown, appeared before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday where he was charged with uttering a forged instrument.

The Ministry of Labour  say it is currently investigating a workplace accident that occurred at Imam Bacchus and Sons Complex, Affiance, Essequibo Coast.

Mark Gentle called ‘Brother’, a 31-year-old miner and his reputed wife Alisa Johnson, a 28-year-old unemployed woman, both of whom reside in Georgetown, were arrested on January 7th, 2024 at Mango Landing Outpost in Regional Police Division #8 for possession of 990 grammes of marijuana.

The Ministry of Labour’s Co-operatives and Friendly Societies Department (Co-Op) recently oversaw the Annual General Meeting and election of the executive committee of the Yarrowkabra Coal Burners Association.

The Lamaha Springs and Bel Air communities pooled their resources and yesterday presented two new motor vehicles to the Guyana Police Force.

Raul Ramsawack, 38, of Rosignol Village, West Coast Berbice, appeared before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman, at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday where he was charged with break and enter and larceny.

Thirty-five-year-old Rushell Richards of Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo, appeared before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where she was charged with simple larceny.

Gopaul Brijlall, a 27-year-old labourer of Lusignan, East Coast Demerara; Khrishna Persaud, a 20-year-old welder of Lusignan; and Conrad Saul, a 31-year-old driver of Liliendaal were all arrested on 2024-01-04 by a detective from the Cove and John Police Station and charged jointly on Monday with the offence of attempting to commit a felony.

The Ministry of Public Works today notified of an incident at the Demerara Harbour Bridge which resulted in the death of a male rider.

Guyana’s economic transformation will see its bilateral defence partnership with the United States intensifying this year as the two nations strategise on plans for a futuristic modern defence system here.

The Ministry of Public Works yesterday notified users of  Carifesta Avenue  that this main thoroughfare will see major upgrades as part of the government’s transformative infrastructure agenda.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) on Monday criticised the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), accusing it of abdicating its responsibility in probing a recent complaint by Akamai Inc and ignoring its powers as accorded by the Constitution of Guyana.

By Mia Anthony The year 2024 will be an impactful year for the administration of justice in Guyana, with legislative interventions expected to take place during the year.

The government side of the Public Accounts Committee is refuting the Opposition’s accusation that the PPP/C government is attempting to avoid scrutiny.

A late-night accident on Monday has left two long-time friends dead after their motorcycle collided head-on with an oncoming car on the Courtland Public Road, Corentyne.