Guyana News

In a novel move, the Private Sector Commission and the two trade union bodies, the TUC and FITUG have written the Speaker of the National Assembly and the government and opposition sides of the House seeking dialogue on key provisions of the 2017 budget.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) today defended its leader, Education Minister Dr Rupert Roopnaraine against suggestions of impropriety related to his directorship of the company which was established to undertake improvement works on D’Urban Park.

New York police are hoping new surveillance video will help them identify two men in connection with the murder of a  Guyanese city correction officer in Brooklyn.

Michael Caesar, 34, called ‘Capone,’ was yesterday sentenced to spend the next 60 years in jail after pleading guilty to unlawfully killing a total of 20 persons in the Lusignan and Bartica massacres.

In a move to stabilise the foreign exchange market, the Bank of Guyana yesterday announced that it was temporarily halting the purchase of Trinidad and Barbados dollars from local cambios.

The APNU+AFC Govern-ment yesterday faced more embarrassing questions about a controversial bond deal when a parliamentary showdown resulted in an impromptu visit to the Sussex Street site and not a single tablet was seen by the MPs on the mission.

An 11-year-old first form student of the Tagore Memorial Secondary School died after a driver lost control of his car and struck him yesterday  around 5 pm.

A man was yesterday charged with the murders of Paul Rodney and Gregory Garraway, who were fatally shot in separate attacks in the city between October and November.

Kester Harvey, a former Citizens Bank manager, appeared before a city court yesterday on a charge of fraudulently converting $3 million to his own use.

Just over six years since her disappearance, the remains of Babita Sarjou were finally laid to rest yesterday at the Kuru Kururu Cemetery.

Minister of Education, Dr Rupert Roopnaraine yesterday rejected suggestions of impropriety in his role as a Director of HDI, the company which originally spearheaded the D’Urban Park Development  Project (DPDP).

A Tripartite Co-operation and Technical Assistance Agreement, which will see the establishment of a centre to assist young people with disabilities, was signed yesterday between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Guyana and Cuba.

A South Korean company, Byuckstan Power Company Ltd has won a $454m  consultancy for the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) This was one of the contracts which cabinet gave a green light to at its meeting on November 24, 2016, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said.

Corporal #21415 Satesh Narine, who was injured after he collided with cows along the Susannah Public Road, Corentyne  just over two weeks ago, succumbed to his injuries yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

David Outar and Patrick Ross, the two men accused of the July murder of Gafoors manager Terry Lackhan, were yesterday committed to stand trial for the crime after a city magistrate found that sufficient evidence was made out against them.

The state-owned Guyana National Newspapers Limited (GNNL), publishers of the  Guyana Chronicle yesterday dismissed its Sunday Editor, Neil Marks.

Kayshav Tewari and Larissa Wiltshire of Queen’s College have collected their Caribbean Examinations Council awards for being named Most Outstanding Candidate Overall at the CSEC and Most Outstanding Candidate in Natural Sciences at the CAPE respectively.

The National Task Force for the Prevention of Sexual Violence will soon be revived.

A man was shot and robbed in ‘B’ Field, Sophia yesterday afternoon while visiting a mechanic and is currently at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

A Craig, East Bank Demerara (EBD) man is  battling for his life at a city  hospital after being involved in an early morning accident at Herstelling (EBD).