Guyana News

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday used the Cheddi Jagan Memorial event at Port Mourant, Berbice to urge sugar workers to rise up against the closure of estates and he charged that the APNU+AFC government was intimidating businesspersons.

John Fernandes Limited (JFL) and Muneshwers Limited are in the running to provide onshore services to ExxonMobil as the US oil giant prepares to ratchet up operations here in preparation for drilling around 2020.

Former Executive Member of the Alliance for Change (AFC), Dr Verasammy Ramayya yesterday said that he is considering joining the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP).

Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran has criticised Magistrate Dylon Bess for barring a transgender woman from the courtroom because of her clothing and says a grave injustice has been done to her.

Phase two of metered parking in Georgetown remains on the table, Town Clerk Royston King says amid a public outcry for the Mayor and City Council to scrap the deal inked with Smart City Solutions (SCS) and court action seeking to have the contract quashed.

Five persons were injured and eight buildings destroyed in a seven-alarm fire on Saturday night in the Liberty Avenue section of Queens, New York where many Guyanese have businesses and reside.

President David Granger yesterday said that the centenary of the abolition of Indian indentureship is a timely tribute to the struggles of the fore-parents of Guyanese of Indian ancestry and is a fitting foundation for the building of a more cohesive nation.

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, who has responsibility for the Public Service yesterday called on the Permanent Secretaries, Heads and Regional Executive Officers of Ministries, Departments and regions, to ensure that members of the public are treated with more respect and courtesy.

A week after he was shot by the police not far from his Bagotville home, Mark Moore is still in hospital and seeking explanations.

A new water system is in the works for the Potaro-Siparuni village of Paramakatoi.

The government today announced a shuffle of permanent secretaries. A statement from the Ministry of the Presidency follows:Minister of State, Mr.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua,  (Reuters) – Joe Root struck an unbeaten 90 as he and Chris Woakes steered England to a four-wicket victory over West Indies in their second one-day international today.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The White House asked the U.S. Congress today to examine whether the Obama administration abused its investigative authority during the 2016 campaign, as part of an ongoing congressional probe into Russia’s influence on the election.

Thousands of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) customers lost their internet service for several hours yesterday following a hardware malfunction, while Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes voiced concern over the frequency of interruptions.

In the face of government’s refusal to repeal the implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT) on private school fees, Director of School of the Nations Brian O’Toole has said that he, along with the operators of several other private schools, will continue to protest the decision.

The 15-year-old suspect who was arrested on Friday, has admitted to killing Hemant Persaud, the brother of Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud during a scuffle over a gold chain two weeks ago, according to Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum.

A man was yesterday morning robbed of $800,000, which he had just withdrawn from a bank, and four persons, including an accused in last year’s Ramada Princess Hotel Casino robbery, are currently in police custody.

Chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee on Appointments Dr George Norton says that the delay in the establishment of the critical Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-ing the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Authority was caused by organizations taking a lengthy time to submit the names of nominees.

Government does not expect that there will be any oil spills when ExxonMobil begins drilling offshore Guyana, but will be prepared if any occur, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman said on Thursday.

Unable to find the right photographs of wooden buildings in Georgetown for her child’s assignment, Amanda Richards and her then primary school child armed themselves with a ‘point and shoot camera’ and roved the streets of the city, taking what they considered to be the right photographs of various buildings.