Guyana News

With his contract coming to an end in March, the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C)- nominated commissioners on the Guyana Elections Com-mission (Gecom) yesterday said that they lack confidence in the Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield.

By July, the Caricom-wide arrest warrant treaty could be ready for signature but the implementation of decisions continues to be delayed by poor consultative mechanisms at the national and regional level.

Bandits on Thursday afternoon carted off approximately $1 million from an employee of Mings Products and Services Ltd as he was proceeding to make a deposit at a local bank.

Three employees of Tower Suites and Club Privilege on Main Street were yesterday charged with attempting to obstruct justice by deleting video footage of a shooting that took place at the nightclub.

Investigators were yesterday granted an additional 72-hours to further detain a former murder accused, who has been fingered as being the leader of a gang robbing persons leaving banks.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) said yesterday that ministerial initiatives undertaken in the troubled community of Baramita lack the “decisiveness and over-all coordination to redress the fundamental problems facing the community.”

Current Chairman of the Conference of Caricom Heads of Government President David Granger yesterday said concerns raised by Dominica’s Opposition Leader about the impact of the alleged mismanagement of the island’s economic citizenship scheme on the region’s security are an “internal matter.”

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.