Guyana News

Cabinet has approved the appointment of a new Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) Board, which will be chaired by attorney Leslie Sobers.

The new Sparendaam Magistrate’s Courthouse was yesterday declared open by acting Chancellor of the Judiciary Carl Singh, who said sittings are expected to resume from Monday at the facility.

With February being both the month of love and Cancer awareness, the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) is conducting outreaches and educational sessions about reproductive cancers to encourage that persons love themselves enough to see the value in getting tested.

The Righteous Invasion of Truth (the RIOT) is set to host an inspirational concert on Republic Day to the theme “Love over Violence,” which will be headlined by Jamaican Christian artiste Papa San.

The Ministry of Social Protection yesterday presented relief packages to two Princes Street, Georgetown families that lost their homes to fire this week.

The Region Six (East Berbice/Corentyne) administration on Monday faced scrutiny by members of the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) over the revelation that cheques were being written based solely on the awarding of contracts and not for services already delivered.

The investigating officer took the stand yesterday when the trial of former director of the Guyana Power and Light Inc.

The government yesterday dismissed the private sector’s concerns about its management of the economy, while accusing the Private Sector Commission (PSC) of joining the opposition in resisting changes to improve the investment and business environment.

The police have wrapped up their investigation into the fatal beating of fisherman Shereffudeen Nazamudeen and the case file has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice.

Despite the many objections to the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) bill, Minister of State Joseph Harmon yesterday said stressed that all the concerns raised during wide reaching consultations on the proposed law were taken into consideration before it was tabled in the National Assembly.

Twenty-seven regional officers of Region Six, East Berbice/Corentyne, who were occupying government quarters rent-free, contrary to regulations, will have to pay as of March.

Parents of pupils attending the Providence Primary School on the East Bank Demerara have been protesting against the dismissal of a Grade Six teacher and are calling on the Guyana Teachers Union and the Ministry of Education to conduct a thorough investigation and have him reinstated.

Tremendous effort is being made to diversify and increase agricultural production in Region Nine to make it self-sufficient, according to Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Sydney Allicock.

Secretary General of the Guyana National Commission to UNESCO Vivienne Inge Paula Nathoo passed away on Wednesday, following a brief stay at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

The government today rebuffed criticisms yesterday from the private sector about the state of the economy and charged that it has ” mounted the bandwagon of negative forces that are determined to resist legal and structural changes that are aimed at improving the investment and business environment in Guyana”.

The Private Sector Commission today expressed its complete support for the Movement Against Parking Meters and reiterated its call for the Government to utilise its powers to ensure that the parking meter contract be quashed.

The Ministry of Education is mourning the passing of Guyana’s Secretary General to UNESCO, Inge Nathoo.

A court has ordered the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) to defend their controversial deal with Smart City Solutions (SCS) for the Georgetown metered parking system or face having it declared invalid.

In its strongest criticism yet of the APNU+AFC administration, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) says that affiliates who attended a meeting on Monday expressed a lack of confidence in the government’s managing of the economy.

Steffon Campbell, Faisal Moore and Ray Yokum were last evening each sentenced to 80 years in jail after a jury convicted them for the murder of Glen Xavier, who was fatally shot during a robbery at the Cornbread Mini Mart on the night of May 9, 2012.