Guyana News

Minister of State Joseph Harmon says there is no division within Cabinet on the Specialised Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) remaining under the ambit of the Guyana Police Force (GPF).

The government yesterday urged bidders for contracts for the provisions of goods and services to the state to use the Bid Protest Committee to address any concerns about the tendering process.

18% percent of Guyana’s children between the ages of 5 and 17 are engaged in child labour, according to statistics provided in a recently conducted survey done by Guyana in collaboration with the United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Sydney Allicock has said that more work needs to be done before certificates of title are finally handed over to ten indigenous communities.

The 36-year-old single mother whose 13-year-old daughter was beaten by her neighbours and whom the police had threatened to charge decided to drop the matter after the child expressed fear about going to court.

The decomposed body of a pensioner was found last night at her home at Fyrish Village, Corentyne.

A woman and her mother are now hospitalised after they were brutally chopped by her abusive ex-husband, who later committed suicide.

An employee of the Survival Supermarket was on Friday afternoon attacked by two bandits and robbed of a $2M payroll while returning from a city bank.

Government is giving the holder of the controversial Red House lease time to make “reasonable decisions,” failing which action will be taken, Attorney General Basil Williams said on Wednesday.

Six months after Minister of State Joseph Harmon travelled to China to settle the matter of $5M owed for the purchase of 20% of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) shares, the outcome of the trip remains unclear.

The government is still considering setting up a law school here, according to Attorney-General Basil Williams, who says that its recent financial contribution to the Hugh Wooding Law School is temporary.

Police are currently searching for the suspect in the murder of a Brazilian gold miner, who was fatally chopped at Sourie Backdam, Puruni, on Friday evening.

Ombudsman, retired Justice Winston Moore passed away yesterday. The Ministry of the Presidency today issued the following message of condolence.

A twenty four year old male suspect who is a security guard of MMC Security Service, is in custody as police continue investigations of the fatal shooting of another MMC Security Personnel, who has been identified as Herbert Verwayne, 36 yrs.,

The Police say they are investigating the murder of Helio Batista Xavier Neves, 47 yrs.,

The Police say they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred about 19:30h.

Government yesterday formalised a deal through which the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) will recover $5.6B which it had lost in 2009 through reckless investing by the now defunct CLICO (Guyana) and taxpayers will have to foot the bill.

Former Region Six Regional Executive Officer (REO), Dr Veerasammy Ramayya yesterday rejected suggestions that his performance had been substandard and he charged that AFC leaders Khemraj Ramjattan and Moses Nagamootoo have failed the people.

Armed bandits yesterday stole $3M in cash during an early morning home invasion at Edinburgh Village, East Bank Berbice, during which they broke the arm of a pensioner before leaving him and his daughter bound and gagged.

Chinese ICT giant Huawei Technologies has been asked to assist Guyana to expand its internet network and this could lead to connections being available in remote parts of the country.