Guyana News

  Armed bandits yesterday afternoon stormed the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) office on Woolford Avenue, where they held several employees at gunpoint and escaped with a quantity of valuables.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has acquired a new computerised system that can quickly and accurately collect pavement and asset data.

A four-year sentence was yesterday handed to a Nigerian national who was fingered in an almost $3 million airplane ticket scam.

The Chief Magistrate yesterday ruled to have a caution statement and five oral statements made by Anand Narine, one of the men accused of killing Babita Sarjou six years ago, admitted into evidence during the continuation of the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the crime.

  Two bands having pulled out, the final count of groups that will be participating in today’s Mashramani parade stands at 21, with 11 of those being from the Ministries and public sector floats, four belonging to the regions and six to the private sector.

Childlink and the Justice Institute of Guyana are calling on the Guyana Police Force to ensure that all music is kept below 85 decibels during the Mashramani celebrations.

Million-dollar bids were opened on Tuesday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the construction of Fire Stations at Mabaruma, Lethem and Mahdia under the Ministry of Public Security.

The Chetwynd Learning Centre, dedicated to the preservation of ideas of the late President Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham, was declared open by President David Granger on Monday.

The National School of Music reigned supreme on Sunday when the curtains came down on the annual Pan-O-Rama competition at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

The following letter was sent to President David Granger on behalf of the people of the United States, according to the US Embassy here.

The Guyana Court of Appeal this afternoon upheld the decision of former Chief Justice Ian Chang that the presidential term limit was not lawful as constitutional changes were not achieved via referendum.

The Guyana Government yesterday signed loan agreements worth US$40m with the Inter-American Development Bank.

During his 12-month stint at the Ministry of the Presidency, British security expert Lt Col.

The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against Linton Eastman, Clifton Gibson and Stancy Rodney, the men accused of killing Rubis accountant Jason Cort, came to an end yesterday with the trio being committed to stand trial for the crime.

The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown will today hold an extraordinary meeting to facilitate councillors’ consideration of the revised rates for parking in Georgetown.

Former murder accused Kevin France was yesterday brought before a city magistrate and charged with attempting to murder a security guard along with two counts of armed robbery.

Chinese Ambassador to Guyana, Cui Jianchun says he is impressed with the operations of the state-of-the-art seafood plant and the tuna factory at Pritipaul Singh Investment Inc.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has reiterated its call for the APNU+AFC coalition government to conduct a social impact assessment (SIA) of the shuttering of sugar estates, warning  that any closure could cause displaced workers to organise major protest actions.

Three men, charged with raping a Bartica woman, have been granted their release on $100,000 bail.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) yesterday signed 14 contracts for the construction of low, middle and moderate income houses which will be on display at its “ Housing Solution 2017 and Beyond Exhibition” set for 1st-5th May at Perseverance, East Bank Demerara.