Guyana News

Speaker Dr. Barton Scotland yesterday refused an application by former attorney-general Anil Nandlall to adjourn the scheduled business of the National Assembly to consider a motion calling on President David Granger to revoke the appointment of the Commission of Inquiry into land ownership.

Consultants working along with the Ministry of Public Infrastructure have identified Houston/Versailles as the most economically viable option for siting a new Demerara River Bridge, out of seven identified sites.

A US$7.96 million loan agreement has been inked between the Government of Guyana and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for a sustainable development project to benefit over 80 indigenous communities in regions One and Nine.

A poultry farmer is now in police custody after 11 pounds of cocaine was found in his car yesterday afternoon.

A jury yesterday watched the video recording of Melroy Doris telling police that it was his co-accused Lennox Wayne, called `Two Colours’ who shot and killed beautician Ashmini Harriram at Lusignan in July, 2014.

Three Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) employees, who are accused of attempting to steal money from a customer of the company, are now on bail after denying the charge.

Two men were yesterday remanded to prison after they were accused of wounding another man, who is now hospitalised.

Government is looking to resuscitate the Public Service Appellate Tribunal, which has been defunct over for two decades.

The Ministry of Natural Resources will be moving to allocate land at Marudi Mountain, in Region Nine, to small miners from persons who have permits but are not using them as well those who have not paid their fees, Minister Raphael Trotman announced on Wednesday.

A delay in the release of a 2013 audit report continues to prevent the Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union (GPSCCU) from hosting its Annual General Meeting.

A new ombudsman is likely to be named by the end of April, Minister of State Joseph Harmon announced yesterday.

The wife of a former Toshao was on Wednesday charged with stealing her husband’s shotgun.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, , CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has accused a small leadership clique of “hijacking” West Indies cricket and argues that unless fundamental changes are made in the area of governance, the region will continue to languish behind the rest of the cricketing world.

Noting that Guyana had enjoyed a stable exchange rate for several years, the Private Sector Commission has told the Head of the Central Bank that the present instability in the market is unnerving.

The government yesterday said that it would move to pass the controversial State Assets Recovery Bill today in the National Assembly and officials who will be part of the agency to be set up say they would immediately commence action to recover stolen property.

Having issued a circular to all public schools on the need for strict adherence to the policy which requires permission from the Ministry of Education before persons are allowed in to conduct activities, the ministry said it was in the process of establishing clear guidelines that would avert any future incidence of hate groups being allowed to “evangelize” in public schools.

The original contract for the controversial metered parking project undertaken by the City Council will be circulated among councillors, Mayor Patricia Chase-Green said yesterday, at the conclusion of an extraordinary statutory meeting.

A report on recommendations to preserve murals by famed artist Aubrey Williams at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Timehri is currently being prepared.

General Manager of the Demerara Harbour Bridge, Rawlston Adams reported yesterday that there was a drop of about 6% in traffic on the bridge during the period parking meters were implemented, compared to similar periods in years past.

A fish vendor was killed yesterday afternoon on the Le Ressouvenir Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara (ECD) after he was struck down by an alleged speeding driver.