Guyana News

The prosecution yesterday closed its case in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the charge against the three men accused of throwing a grenade outside of the Kaieteur News newspaper.

Despite not receiving justice after he was beaten and robbed almost a month ago, Boodram Manie says he has given up on the perpetrators being brought to justice.

The Grove Seventh Day Adventist Church on Sunday hosted its annual party for senior citizens from villages between Golden Grove and Prospect, on the East Bank Demerara.

This Christmas 50 lucky customers shopping $49,999 and over from December 1st to 31st will be chosen for Courts’ mega grocery promotion.

The European Union (EU) and the Georgetown Mayor and City Council have signed a contract that will facilitate a study for a Comprehensive Restoration and Sustainable Conservation Management Plan for the historic City Hall, a release from the EU said today.

After six years and an investment of over $1.3B to date, the Santa Fe mega farm in Region 9 is waiting on government’s go ahead for an additional 20,000 acres of land to begin cattle rearing in early 2017, thus completing the first phase of the project.

Around 700,000 ounces of gold could be produced next year, according to Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman.

Guyana has registered its concern to the Secretary General of UNASUR, Dr Ernesto Samper Pizano, over a press release on the organization’s website that reported the terms of the internal political dialogue between the Venezuelan government and the opposition in which the claim to this country’s Essequibo was restated.

Despite several attempts by Stabroek News, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission  (GGMC) has remained mum about reported damage to riverbanks by miners.

Shelly Thompson, who is now an amputee after her leg was crushed during a smash-up on Saturday morning along the Herstelling Public Road, East Bank Demerara, is recovering in hospital and her family is seeking justice.

On the last day of his visit, First Lady, Sandra Granger, yesterday hosted Prince Harry of Wales at a reception on the Lawns of State House where he had the opportunity to interact with teenage mothers and victims of human trafficking.

The decomposed body of a 75-year-old man was yesterday discovered afloat in a Goedverwating trench after he was reported missing for 19 days.

Cabinet has agreed to cancel the residual funds allocated to National Hardware (Guyana) Limited, under the Japanese Non-Project Grant Aid (JNPGA) of 2013 and to redirect those funds for the procurement of renewable energy and energy efficient street lights, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said yesterday.

Senior Parliamentary Counsel,  Joann Bond, will be attending a High Level Anti-Corruption Policy Workshop in Trinidad and Tobago from December 8-9, 2016, according to a release from the Ministry of the Presidency yesterday.

Cabinet has approved the appointment of the Board of Directors for the National Library for a period of two years, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said yesterday.

As the year winds down and Guyanese prepare to usher in 2017, President David Granger is urging citizens to hold strong to the value of fellowship which he said is best exemplified at Christmas time.

On December 1, 2016, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) recognised outstanding businesses and individuals at its 127th Annual Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony and Sterling Products Limited was awarded as the business of the year in the large category.

SANTIAGO, Cuba,  (Reuters) – Fidel Castro’s ashes were encased in a large granite boulder today, in a ceremony that capped nine days of public mourning in Cuba that aimed to literally set in stone the legacy for one of the 20th century’s most influential figures.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday accused the government of trying to play down the “humun-gous tax burdens” that the proposed 2017 national budget would place on citizens, while estimating that the measures would net an increase of roughly $25 billion dollars in Value-Added Tax (VAT) alone.

Some 2,000 people live in the small village of Columbia, on the Essequibo Coast, which fits snug between Aberdeen and Affiance and the majority of them are Hindus, while a few are Muslims.