Guyana News

– promotions review begins A three-night candlelight vigil held by the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) has yielded results in two important areas as there will no longer be paid parking in the vicinity of public schools and the long-delayed review of the 2015 preliminary senior promotions list has begun.

Guyana yesterday became the first of 18 Caribbean countries to sign the United Nations Multi- Country Sustainable Development Framework (UN-MSDF), which will see a radical shift in the way assistance is delivered.

Saying that crime fighting demands the adoption of “new attitudes and techniques,” President David Granger yesterday urged ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to embrace planned security reforms and avoid past mistakes.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) will soon be meeting with the operators of city wash bays in efforts to address the economic, environmental and public health concerns brought about by their operations.

In a bid to source better quality equipment and improve the efficiency of electricity generation and distribution, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) is reviewing its procurement policy, Chairman of Board Robert Badal has said.

Andrew Aulder, who was charged with causing the death of another man, was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail after being found guilty.

A young Canadian woman, who was allegedly caught with more than 4 kilogrammes of cocaine in her suitcase at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Timehri (CJIA), was yesterday remanded to prison after she denied the charge of having the narcotics in her possession.

A man charged with the rape of a girl under the age of 16 was on Wednesday freed after a jury was unable to arrive at a verdict.

A 40-month sentence was yesterday handed down to Kerry Dick, a youth whom the police had alleged attempted to murder a Kitty man, with the aid of another, last year.

A city taxi driver was yesterday granted his release on $800,000 bail after he denied causing of death of a man along Mandela Avenue.

The lawyers for the three accused in the 2008 Bartica massacre, where 12 men were killed, are slated to begin their closing addresses to the jury on Monday when the trial continues at the High Court in Georgetown.

A quick response by firefighters prevented the destruction of a Republic Park home yesterday afternoon.

Police are searching for three persons who they believe can provide vital information on the fatal shooting at ‘Warlock,’ East Ruimveldt on Thursday night.

While the restoration of the Albouystown Health Centre remains incomplete, city councilors have voiced concern over the structure being used for illicit activities.

Cuban Ambassador to Guyana Julio Marchante, along with representatives of Caricom and other stakeholders yesterday paid a visit to the site of the Regional Centre for Stimulating the Development of Children, Adolescents and Young People with Special Educational Needs Associated with Disabilities, located at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE).

The police say they are investigating an assault with intent to rob which occurred at 1445h today on Darmindra Dean, 48 years, a businessman, of Anna Catherina, WCD, who is a licensed firearm holder of a .32 Taurus revolver and owner of D&D Supermarket and Bar at Annai, Region 9.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Fly Jamaica Airways will consider listing on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) in order to finance the cost of acquiring four additional aircraft, according to Chief Executive Officer Captain Paul Ronald Reece.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul has backed the slumping Guyana Jaguars to quickly turn around their form and qualify for the semi-finals of the Regional Super50.

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo today announced that he had declined nominations for top leadership posts in the Alliance for Change which is holding its national conference tomorrow.

The Mayor & City Council, Guyana Teachers Union and Smart City Solutions, after giving due and special consideration to the critical and fundamental role that our teachers play in the education and development of the nation’s children, agreed today, 27th January, 2017, at a joint meeting between the Council, the Union and the Company, that vehicle parking spaces immediately in front of the public schools will not be regulated for the purpose of metered parking by Smart City Solutions, a joint statement  said.