Guyana News

A Guyanese national has been sentenced to 19 years to life in prison for killing a teenage guest at a New York wedding on Long Island, in 1999.

  Minister of State Joseph Harmon has had environmental issues officially added to his portfolio.

Dynamic Airways went back into action on Monday, after it left 600 passengers stranded at the Cheddi Jagan and John F.

As part of an effort to tackle crime cohesively, the Guyana Police Force yesterday handed over intelligence and information on a wide range of criminal activities to their Surinamese counterparts who were in Guyana on an exchange visit.

A 27- year old cattle farmer left the High Court last week Tuesday a free man, after a no-case submission was upheld by Justice William Ramlal.

Smart City Solutions (SCS) has begun to install parking meters around the city and the company will today demonstrate how it works.

Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Keith Scott came under fire last evening for his inability to answer several questions posed by members of the Opposition regarding a $24M allocation for an “Umbrella body,”- the Guyana National Cooperative Union Limited (GNCUL).

Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge yesterday disclosed that Ramphal House on South Road which accommodates several departments of the ministry will be pulled down next year because of its dilapidated state and a new building will be erected.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge yesterday said that while Guyana has lost faith in the UN Good Offices process as it relates to the country’s border controversy with Venezuela, it is willing to give it one last try.

The primary complaint against GPHC Matron Collene Hicks was that she was not a team player.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) on December 15 wrote President David Granger seeking his intervention in ensuring a bonus for sugar workers.

Bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the Renovation of the Guyana

President David Granger on Monday handed over a 30-seater bus for use by schoolchildren in the Upper Demerara community of Kwakwani and nearby areas under his ‘Five B’s’ programme.

The family of accident victim Dave Prashad have been told by doctors that he might be home for Christmas.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Embattled West Indies will spend Christmas at number eight in the ICC Test team rankings.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo secured the most votes for the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) Central Committee on Sunday, placing him in pole position to contest for the post of General Secretary (GS).

With four separate problems sparking a wave of blackouts  across the city and other areas over the last week, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) yesterday said it was doing all it could to prevent a recurrence during the upcoming holidays.

The two bandits who were fatally shot by police on Sunday night after committing a brazen robbery at Seaforth Street, Campbell-ville have been positively identified by relatives.

One of the suspects in the Corentyne money changer robbery was yesterday charged and remanded to prison when he appeared before the Chief Magistrate.

The management of Dyna-mic Airways was yesterday forced to divert one of its aircraft scheduled to travel to Venezuela to rescue over 600 passengers who were left stranded over the weekend at the Cheddi Jagan International and John F Kennedy airports.