Guyana News

The Movement Against Parking Meters (MAPM) held a small demonstration outside City Hall yesterday, as a reminder that the activism against the parking meters was still active and warned that full-scale protests will restart if nothing definitive was said in another six weeks.

Flayed by former president Bharrat Jagdeo for saying Guyana has no investment projects to offer potential investors, Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin lashed back saying Jagdeo’s party was to blame for not laying the systematic and concretized framework necessary to facilitate structured investment.

City councillors are expected to assemble for a special statutory meeting tomorrow to discuss matters surrounding the metered parking project.

Magistrate Fabayo Azore has set May 15 for the commencement of the trial of former public service minister Dr Jennifer Westford and the ministry’s chief personnel officer Margaret Cummings, who are charged with the theft of state vehicles.

A fisherman was yesterday remanded to prison on charges of breaking and entering and larceny in which it is alleged that he stole a total of $460,000 in cash and items.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has recommended murder charges against the suspects who were detained by police over the killings of miners Phillip Cort and Reginald Charles.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul has been called up to the West Indies squad as cover for speedster Shannon Gabriel, ahead of Tuesday’s final one-dayer against Pakistan.

The Police say they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred about 09:30hrs this morning at Salem, East Bank Essequibo that resulted in the death of Marlon Gobin, 29, of 312 Parika, East Bank Essequibo.

Sugar union GAWU says that a large contingent of East Demerara Estate workers accompanied by residents marched through the community of Enmore and along the Railway Embankment to the community of Enterprise, some four miles away this morning.

The Ministry of Finance today said it wished to make clear that it did not have the records of any taxpayer as insinuated by a Guyana Times article.

Ten years after a furore over the desecrating of world renowned Guyanese artist, Aubrey Williams’ murals at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri, the National Trust of Guyana had to be called in to avoid a recurrence.

Following a party meeting in Mabaruma, Region One yesterday, the People’s Progressive Party says that more than 800 Amerindians vowed to not recognize a recently established Commission of Inquiry (COI)  into land titling for Amerindians and other groups.

Photos and video by Keno George The state of the Queen’s College playing field is just one of numerous issues plaguing the top secondary school as a result of challenges facing the governing board over the last five years.

Noting that it had made bold proposals in the 2015 general elections campaign, columnist Ralph Ramkarran has called on the APNU+AFC government to show that it is committed to constitutional reform by tabling a motion in parliament seeking support for its manifesto proposals.

Acting Chairman of the Enmore/Hope NDC, Mohammed Dawud yesterday maintained that no decision had been made to sell 15 computers which were controversially seized by the eGovernment Unit on Thursday.

The Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET), on Friday handed over 391 Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) certificates to the Heads of Institutions which have partnered with the programme.

A game of hide and seek turned deadly as a toddler from Paradise was accidentally electrocuted by a drop cord last Tuesday night.

President David Granger announced on Saturday that his Government will be launching the Guyana Youth Corps on January 1, 2018.

An order has been issued establishing the South Rupununi District Council (SRDC) comprising representatives of 14 villages.

The Ministry of Natural Resources is urging the public to be careful when signing up for online courses in oil and gas and to ensure that any programme being entered is accredited.