Guyana News

A former Jamaica Contractor General  is tipped to be the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), according to well-placed sources.

An early morning blaze yesterday claimed the lives of three persons at Beterverwagting (BV) and police are working on the theory that a man hacked his wife to death before setting the place afire.

As public outcry grows over the implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT) on private education services, Minister of Finance Winston Jordan maintains that as a fiscal measure VAT should not be looked at as a solution to social ills.

The police in `B’ Division yesterday took into custody the businessman who was said to have been involved with Leilawatie Mohamed, also known as ‘Aunty Leila,’ the mother of four who was shot dead in her Tain Settlement, Corentyne home last week.

Just eight days after moving into their new home, a woman and her husband were robbed of cash and jewellery after four armed bandits invaded their abode on Saturday night and beat them.

Ifa Kamau Cush, one of the original principals behind the controversial parking meters deal had been jailed for four months in New York in 2002 and placed on five years’ probation for grand larceny in the third degree.

The member of the Guyana Fire Service who allegedly struck down and killed boat builder, Clement Skeete almost four months ago was last week released on $250,000 bail after he denied the charge of causing death by dangerous driving.

President David Granger yesterday announced that he will re-establish the Guyana Youth Corps on January 1, 2018, to empower the nation’s youth.

The police in `B’ Division are working on wrapping up the investigation into the murder of Danian Jagdeo, 36, a phone card distributor, who was shot and killed during a robbery in Adventure, Corentyne on Wednesday.

The Black Bush/Mibicuri and the Canje Secondary Schools on Saturday received a total of 40 bicycles under President David Granger’s ‘Boats, Buses, Bicycles plus Breakfast and Books’ or ‘Five Bs’ programme.

Leon Duncan known as ‘Whistle’ is currently being questioned by police in relation to two murders.

Due to concerns over the state of the Diamond burial ground, Chairman of the Diamond/Grove Neighbourhood Demo-cratic Council (NDC) Bharat Narine says a work plan would have to be developed to address the issues.

Large parts of the country were plunged into several hours of blackout last night after the Demerara Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS) went down.

The young members of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) were on Wednesday urged by longstanding member Komal Samaroo to prepare for the technological changes that the future holds.

A prisoner at the Camp Street jail escaped from the facility yesterday morning but was held shortly after following a chase by a policeman.

A man died after he was knocked down on the Parfait Harmonie Access Road, West Bank Demerara on  Saturday night.

A 36-year-old man was remanded to prison on Thursday after he was charged with being in possession of half a pound of cannabis.

A prisoner held at the Camp Street jail escaped from the facility this morning but was held shortly after following a chase by a policeman.

In response to an invitation by Mayor Patricia Chase-Green to meet and discuss their concerns about the metered parking system, the Movement Against Parking Meters (MAPM) has decided to organise a town hall meeting, where the city administration can consult with those persons affected by the project.

  What a name to give to a village, which according to some people is situated ‘behind God’s back’; a village that has no access to public transportation because it is almost four miles off the public road; a village with holes in its roads too big to call potholes and where nothing seems easy.