Guyana News

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.

The Guyana Government yesterday signed a US$5M agreement with the German Government for the implementation of the third phase of the Guyana Protected Areas Systems (GPAS) Project, which will largely focus on investment in protected areas at Shell Beach, Kaieteur and the Kanuku Mountains.

Minister of Finance Winston Jordan yesterday defended the government’s “final offer” on wage hikes for public servants, while saying that a larger increase would be unsustainable.

The owner of three pit bulls, which are suspected to have mauled a man to death and injured two others at Leonora, West Coast Demerara on Thursday morning, has surrendered to the police, while members of the community yesterday complained that previous reports to the authorities about the animals had been ignored.

Saying it cannot compete with salaries offered in the private sector, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure has reported a shortage of needed engineers, which it has linked to delays in the implementation of several projects.

President David Granger yesterday inaugurated an annual “Education Day,” while urging hundreds of students to continue running the race of education against ignorance and catastrophe.

A generator, expected to ease the ongoing power outages in Bartica, finally arrived in the town yesterday.

The teenaged son of a stallholder was yesterday charged with the murder of the man who was fatally stabbed at Bourda Market early Sunday morning.

A policeman, who is one of the witnesses in the trial of the three men charged with dousing newspaper columnist Freddie Kissoon with faeces, has denied an accusation by one of the accused that he drove the vehicle used for the getaway after the attack.

Self-professed drug Lord Barry Dataram and three others, who are accused of trafficking 284 pounds of cocaine, will know on Tuesday whether they have to lead a defence at their trial or will be freed of the charge.

Junior Minster of Public Infrastructure Annette Ferguson has apologised for the inconvenience caused by a sunken dredge to users of the Mazaruni channel, in Region Seven, according to a Government Information Agency (GINA) report.

The Office of the Leader of the Opposition yesterday denounced President David Granger’s establishment of a tribunal to determine whether Carvil Duncan should be removed as Chairman of the Public Service Commission, while saying it would prejudice the ongoing court case against the veteran trade unionist.

The Office of the Leader of the Opposition today denounced the establishment of a tribunal by President David Granger to inquire, investigate and recommend whether Carvil Duncan, Chairman and appointed Member of the Public Service Commission, should be removed from office for inability to discharge his duties.

Minster within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Annette Ferguson has apologised for the inconvenience caused by the sunken dredge, to users of the Mazaruni channel, Region Seven, GINA said.

Police are investigating the death of a homeless man, who is suspected to have been mauled by pit bulls, which have been linked to attacks on two men at Para Field, Leonora, West Coast Demerara (WCD), early yesterday morning.

A twin-engine Cessna aircraft which was discovered at the Yupukari Airstrip,  Region 9 on Wednesday was sporting a bogus registration number.

The damage to the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) submarine cable, which caused a widespread power outage in sections of regions 3, 4, and 5 back in July, should be repaired by mid-November, according to Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson.

Mario Figueira, the businessman who was charged last month with trafficking nine Brazilian women, yesterday faced additional charges that he had possession of eight of the women’s identification cards.

A miner was yesterday remanded to prison by a city magistrate after he was accused of murdering another man.

President David Granger yesterday appointed members of a tribunal that will determine whether embattled trade unionist Carvil Duncan ought to be removed as Chairman of the Public Service Commission.