Guyana News

Kevin Thompson and Kelvin Pitts appeared yesterday before Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where they were charged with larceny.

Armed with assurances by US agency heads that they are in support of the US$660 million loan application to finance the Wales gas-to-energy project, Guyana is optimistic that the sums will soon be approved.

Following a visit this week by retired four star US general, Wesley K Clark, government says that no decision has yet been made on hiring him in any capacity.

Legal luminary, Senior Counsel Rex Mc Kay passed away yesterday and was hailed for the sterling contributions he made to jurisprudence here. scheduled

Woodlands Hospital yesterday announced the passing of Dr Neville Gobin. He was 75.

A notice of an appeal has been served to the Full Court in relation to a landmark decision on November 27 by Justice Damone Younge  which pronounced on the obligation of the NIS and employers for the maintenance of accurate and complete records.

Although the prospective purchaser of the Marriott Hotel Guyana, Ramy El-Batrawi has tendered the winning bid for the state-owned edifice, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said the government is not rushing the finalisation of the deal.

By Subhana Shiwmangal A constable stationed at the Brickdam Police Station’s Traffic Department along with a tow truck driver were yesterday morning injured at an accident site at Avenue of the Republic and Brickdam after a truck had earlier slammed  into the eastern fence of Public Buildings It was reported that the accident which occurred yesterday between 3 am and 3.30 am involved police constable, Kyvon James, 25, of Hashim Street, Corriverton, Berbice; a motor car, PAB 3071, driven by Osafo Cranmore, 42, of Lot 157 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, Georgetown; a truck, GLL 3695, owned and driven by Chandica Balram, 64, of Lot 35 Robb Street, Bourda, Georgetown;  a motor car, PAF 4021, owned and driven by Sabrina Bhajan, 32, of  86 Farm Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara; and a tow truck, GAF 1396, owned and driven by Harinarine Satnarine , 48, of Lot 1B Shell Road, Kitty, Georgetown.

The unavailability of crusher run has led to delays in numerous projects, according to the Ministry of Public Works.

ASP Jermaine Grant has been named the overall Best Cop for 2023.

In dismissing the elections petition appeal on Monday, Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag), Yonette Cummings-Edwards rejected the argument that the genesis of the recount order for the March 2020 general elections had transgressed the separation of powers doctrine.

The post-mortem (PM) examination is to be done today on the body of the man who was found buried in a shallow grave in the backlands of Crabwood Creek, Upper Corentyne on Tuesday after he was reported missing on Thursday last week.

The APNU+AFC in a press statement yesterday  condemned the recent serving of a court summons by the local police  on political commentator, Rickford Burke, in New York.

The Opposition during its press conference yesterday has once again deemed the government’s 6.5 per cent salary increase for public servants “a slap in the face,” and chided the Ali-led regime for defending its position on the subject.

Woodlands Hospital today announced the passing of Dr Neville Gobin. He was 75.

Senior Counsel Rex McKay passed away this morning at the  Woodlands Hospital, sources say.

Several major infrastructure projects under the Ministry of Public Works experienced setbacks due to delays in finalizing loans and other issues.

For the second time since October, President Irfaan Ali has spoken about a job training programme with Canada but details have not been provided and the  number of persons has changed.

An ASP of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on December 16th served two summonses in New York, USA on Rickford Burke who is wanted here on two charges.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday  unveiled Guyana’s first publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging station at the Amazonia Mall in Providence.