Guyana News

Around 700,000 ounces of gold could be produced next year, according to Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman.

Guyana has registered its concern to the Secretary General of UNASUR, Dr Ernesto Samper Pizano, over a press release on the organization’s website that reported the terms of the internal political dialogue between the Venezuelan government and the opposition in which the claim to this country’s Essequibo was restated.

Despite several attempts by Stabroek News, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission  (GGMC) has remained mum about reported damage to riverbanks by miners.

Shelly Thompson, who is now an amputee after her leg was crushed during a smash-up on Saturday morning along the Herstelling Public Road, East Bank Demerara, is recovering in hospital and her family is seeking justice.

On the last day of his visit, First Lady, Sandra Granger, yesterday hosted Prince Harry of Wales at a reception on the Lawns of State House where he had the opportunity to interact with teenage mothers and victims of human trafficking.

The decomposed body of a 75-year-old man was yesterday discovered afloat in a Goedverwating trench after he was reported missing for 19 days.

Cabinet has agreed to cancel the residual funds allocated to National Hardware (Guyana) Limited, under the Japanese Non-Project Grant Aid (JNPGA) of 2013 and to redirect those funds for the procurement of renewable energy and energy efficient street lights, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said yesterday.

Senior Parliamentary Counsel,  Joann Bond, will be attending a High Level Anti-Corruption Policy Workshop in Trinidad and Tobago from December 8-9, 2016, according to a release from the Ministry of the Presidency yesterday.

Cabinet has approved the appointment of the Board of Directors for the National Library for a period of two years, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said yesterday.  The Directors who were appointed are as follows: * Petamber Persaud- Chairman * Gwyneth George- University of Guyana Librarian * Nadia Carter- Archivist, Guyana National Archives * Mohini Ramlakhan- Region # 2 Representative * Jagdeish Persaud- Region #6 Representative * Jenny George-Parkinson – Region # 10 Representative * Patricia Chase-Green- Mayor of Georgetown * Genevieve Blackman- Deputy Permanent Secretary-Administration, Ministry of Education * Ms.

As the year winds down and Guyanese prepare to usher in 2017, President David Granger is urging citizens to hold strong to the value of fellowship which he said is best exemplified at Christmas time.

On December 1, 2016, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) recognised outstanding businesses and individuals at its 127th Annual Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony and Sterling Products Limited was awarded as the business of the year in the large category.

SANTIAGO, Cuba,  (Reuters) – Fidel Castro’s ashes were encased in a large granite boulder today, in a ceremony that capped nine days of public mourning in Cuba that aimed to literally set in stone the legacy for one of the 20th century’s most influential figures.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday accused the government of trying to play down the “humun-gous tax burdens” that the proposed 2017 national budget would place on citizens, while estimating that the measures would net an increase of roughly $25 billion dollars in Value-Added Tax (VAT) alone.

Some 2,000 people live in the small village of Columbia, on the Essequibo Coast, which fits snug between Aberdeen and Affiance and the majority of them are Hindus, while a few are Muslims.

In a bid to clear a huge backlog of mining cases, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has written to acting Chancellor of the Judiciary Carl Singh requesting that five magistrates be appointed as hearing officers to deal with the matters.

The proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act that would allow the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to garnish funds from bank accounts, will almost mimic those already in place in the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act of 2005, though they have not been used.

Meningitis has claimed the life of a child living in Kato, Region Eight and has left his brother hospitalized in a serious condition, Minister in the Ministry of Health Dr.

A Kaneville, East Bank Demerara (EBD) resident was on Friday afternoon crushed to death by a motor lorry while she was walking along the Haags Bosch Access Road at Eccles, EBD.

Georgetown residents have been granted a two-week extension on the amnesty on the interest accrued on unpaid property rates.

With the December 31, deadline for the end of vending at the so-called Parliament View Mall approaching, the Markets and Public Health Committee of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has identified three possible sites to relocate the vendors.