Guyana News

The government can now proceed with the $4.6 billion contract awarded to a Chinese contractor for the rehabilitation of low and medium voltage distribution network for the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) after acting Chief Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards last Friday discharged an order she had previously made for them to defend the selection.

Attorney General (AG) Basil Williams has advanced that the High Court has no jurisdiction to hear the case brought by the Cheddi Jagan Research Committee Inc (CJRCI) which is challenging the revocation of the lease it holds to Red House.

Suriname shrimp importers and sellers yesterday afternoon held a counter protest in front of the Office of the Prime Minister’s Representative in Port Mourant, Corentyne in response to local shrimp vendors who protested on Friday to have the Suriname shrimp banned from coming into Guyana.

Anjanie Boodnarine, the common-law wife of convicted drug lord Barry Dataram, yesterday had another charge against her dismissed.

A pork knocker was yesterday refused bail on a charge of possession of an unlicensed firearm when he appeared before a city court.

The recently concluded 28th inter-sessional meeting of the Conference of Caricom Heads of Government has decided on several different measures to address the impact of de-risking on the regional banking industry.

Attorney-General Basil Williams SC, in his written submissions in the appeal of the ruling that the presidential term-limit is unconstitutional, has argued that the amendments to Article 90 of the Constitution that established the two-term limit did not necessitate a referendum.

Magistrate Judy Latchman yesterday ruled that she would seek direction from the High Court on how to proceed with the application made to her by the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for the forfeiture of $9 million that was seized from convicted drug trafficker Barry Dataram and his brother, Troy Dataram.

Former Permanent Secretary of Ministry of the Presidency Omar Shariff and his common-law wife Savatri Hardeo will go on trial for allegedly failing to comply with a production order on March 6.

As ‘B ‘Division’s investigators continue to investigate the murder of the Tain mother of four, they have been granted an extension to keep the alleged mastermind in custody until Thursday of this week.

One hundred and eighty-eight young adults from the Leonora Technical and Vocational Training Centre and the Roadside Baptist Church Skills Training Centre are now better prepared for the world of work, having successfully completed courses in the National Training Programme for Youth Empowerment (NTPYE).

The Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) yesterday urged persons selling ready-to-eat food to ensure that it is served at the right temperatures to avoid customers falling prey to food poisoning.

The trial of former PPP/C minister Dr Jennifer Westford and her former aide Margaret Cummings, who are charged with the theft of over $600 million from the government, continued last Wednesday, with further testimony from Alwayne Williams, the Accountant from the Ministry of the Presidency.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC — West Indies selectors have announced a 15-man squad to face England in the three-match One-Day International series starting here next month.

The Ministry of Public Security has declared March 12, 2017 as the date for Phagwah, a release from his office said today.

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana says it remains unmoved in its conviction that the SCS paid parking project should not proceed.

GPL’s system for managing trade receivables is “loose and out of control” and $5.6b will have to be written off as bad debt and that is unlikely to be the end of the problem.

On March 16, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is to hear an appeal by fish glue cocaine convict, Vishnu `Haffa’ Bridgelall who had been sentenced to 10 years in jail in 2007 for drug trafficking but was later freed and then had his sentence reinstated.

As of December 31, 2015, the New Thriving Restaurant owed the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) $90m in a years-long case that stemmed from electricity theft.

GPL employee Kristoff Spencer, of Golden Grove succumbed to injuries early yesterday morning after being involved in a vehicular accident last Wednesday at Haslington, on the East Coast.