Guyana News

A man is now dead, while his 16-year-old son is being treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital for severe burn injuries after a kerosene lamp exploded in their home at Warren Plantation, located on the Number 19 road, Berbice, on Tuesday evening.

Buoyed by “large increases” in gold production, Guyana’s economy has continued to expand, although growth has been slower than expected and uneven, according to the preliminary findings of a recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission that visited earlier in the month.

he Government of Guyana is presently servicing the loan owed by Atlantic Holdings Incorporated (AHI) to Republic Bank Limited (RBL) of Trinidad for the construction of the Marriott Hotel.

Acting Chancellor Yonette Cummings-Edwards has ruled that the court does have jurisdiction to hear the case brought by the Cheddi Jagan Research Committee Inc (CJRCI), which is challenging the revocation of its lease to Red House.

Driver Manx Powers, who was on trial for causing the death of former world champion boxer Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis, had the charge dismissed yesterday, when a court found that the police failed to prove its case against him.

A mother of five was yesterday sentenced to nine-and-a-half-year sentence after pleading guilty to unlawfully killing her common-law husband.

The Assistant Superinten-dent of Police (ASP) who was implicated in the smuggling of an AK-47 rifle out of the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) compound, at Eve Leary, about one month ago, has since been transferred to the police force’s mounted branch.

The family of four-year-old Ramkarran Mohan, who was struck down by a car at Tuschen over a week ago, is concerned that no charge has yet been laid against the driver.

Not wanting to lose its support base and seeking to get feedback from the public on myriad of issues, the Alliance for Change (AFC) yesterday began a ‘Meet the Public’ exercise, which saw an overwhelming turnout.

Deodat Indar, of Sterling Products Limited, has been elected the new President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI), which yesterday defended the election of its council at its Annual General Meeting as being above board.

A split between the founders of the long running Link Show, Ron Robinson and Gem Madhoo-Nascimento, led to the dissolution of ‘The Link,’ and the emergence of a new satirical revue.

Youth from the Sophia Juvenile Detention Centre were recently able to benefit from an empowerment session with local comedian Kurt Jardine, popularly known as ‘Chow Pow,’ who shared how he was able to overcome drug addiction.

The Cancer Institute of Guyana (CIG) yesterday introduced modern radiation technology for use in the treatment of cervical cancer.

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) office in Guyana in collaboration with Global Wildlife Conservation (GWC) has launched the first step in a series of reports focusing on Guyana’s incredibly rich biodiversity.

The Ministry of Public Health is engaged in a series of measures to transform its approach to Tuberculosis (TB) treatment, according to Junior Minister of Public Health Dr.

Two Pakistani nationals, who claimed to be refugees, were fined and ordered deported on Thursday after using forged passports to enter Guyana.

Two brothers were yesterday granted their release on bail after they denied stealing a little over $800,000 in gold.

Following its Article IV consultation here earlier this month, the IMF says the local economy is expanding although growth was uneven and it urged a continuation of the sugar sector reform while attention is also paid to the risks of social dislocation.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump suffered a stunning political setback today in a Congress controlled by his own party when Republican leaders pulled legislation to overhaul the U.S.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) today defended the recent elections for Councilors at its Annual General Meeting held at Duke Lodge on 16 March, 2017.