Guyana News

Attorney General, Basil Williams yesterday launched a scathing attack on Deputy Solicitor General, Prithima Kissoon following a disclosure that she had complained to the Public Service Commission (PSC) about him in an escalating row that has also drawn in Solicitor General Sita Ramlal.

The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) should be blamed for the flawed awarding of a juice contract for public schools to a Suriname company ahead of Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), according to former Auditor General, Anand Goolsarran.

The family of Gary Koster, who was fatally shot on Friday on the Mc Doom Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) during what police said was an assault with intent to rob, is refuting reports that he was a criminal and is calling on the police to conduct a thorough investigation.

The National Conference of the Alliance For Change on Saturday elected Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and the Deputy Mayor of Georgetown, Sherod Duncan among eight new members to its National Executive Committee (NEC).

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has written Minis-ter of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman accepting an invitation for a sit down discussion on the country’s oil and gas sector.

A young Corriverton couple is now  contemplating their next move after a fire of unknown origin destroyed their one-bedroom apartment on Saturday evening around 8 pm.

Following the unanimous approval of the Alliance For Change (AFC) National Conference on Saturday, the party has appointed Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo to a newly created position of Elder Statesman/Political Advisor.

Budding attorney-at-law and Office of the Prime Minister employee, Cynthia Rutherford has been declared the President of Youth For Change (YFC), the youth wing of the Alliance For Change (AFC).

Ram & McRae, Chartered Accountants, is today launching the 2nd Edition of its Value-Added Tax and Excise Tax Handbook at the Georgetown Club, Camp Street at 5 PM.

Final year students of the Georgetown School of Nursing resumed their duties at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Tuesday, while promising to give the Ministry of Public Health one more week to come to a decision concerning the re-sitting of their professional nursing final exams.

The Chinese Association of Guyana hosted a Chinese New Year Dinner last night where President David Granger said that all Chinese people who have intentions of contributing to the transformation of the country’s economic landscape are welcomed.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) says several of its systems have been hit by malware and other arrangements have to be made for billings and collections as of Saturday.

Following the appointment of a Director and Deputy Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) last year, Attorney General Basil Williams SC has said that the agency is working.

A twenty-nine-year-old farmer and his 18-year-old reputed wife were on Friday evening arrested by ranks of the Guyana Police Force who conducted a search of their Moco-Moco Village home, Region Nine and found three kilogrammes of cannabis.

A 23-year-old employee of a public transportation vessel who was on the police’s radar for sometime was on Saturday morning arrested after almost 1.4kg of compressed cannabis was found in a cabin of the said vessel which was moored at Port Kaituma, North West District.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – All-rounder Raymon Reifer says Saturday’s victory over Combined Campuses and Colleges Marooners in the Regional Super50 was a critical one for Guyana Jaguars, especially after losing their two opening games.

SAN FRANCISCO,  (Reuters) – Democratic attorneys general across the United States today condemned President Donald Trump’s order to restrict people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the country and are discussing whether to challenge the administration in court.

(WICB) BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The West Indies Cricket Board has advised that Shimron Hetmyer was fined for a breach of the Code of Conduct during the second round of matches in Group “B play of the Regional Super50 Tournament.

Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman was yesterday returned as Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC), just barely clinching victory over the incumbent, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan by two votes at the party’s 5th Biennial National Conference.

Harlem is a small village on the West Coast Demerara, just over three miles from Vreed-en-Hoop.