Guyana News

The establishment of the awaited National Airport Authority can be expected soon, according to Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson, who also reported yesterday that a review of operations at the Eugene F Correia International Airport (EFCIA) has been completed.

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo yesterday said he respected the decision of his former Alliance For Change (AFC) colleague Dr.

Users of the faulty Hope Canal Bridge on the East Coast may soon get some relief as the Ministry of Public Infrastructure yesterday announced that it will soon advertise tenders for critical repair works.

Attorney-General Basil Williams has dismissed the Private Sector Commission’s (PSC) concerns over the proposed state assets recovery legislation as politicking, while saying that the legislation is based on the international convention against corruption that was signed on to by the last government.

While pledging his commitment to the development of the East Berbice region, President David Granger on Wednesday voiced his confidence that Rose Hall will lead the commercial revolution in the area.

Two men are expected to be charged today after they were caught red-handed during a robbery at Eccles, East Bank Demerara.

President David Granger  yesterday welcomed Guyana’s re-engagement with the European Investment Bank (EIB).

Two sisters from Venezuela, who were yesterday charged with entering Guyana illegally, were fined while a probe was ordered into allegations that they were abused during their stay here.

Two weeks after refusing the government’s “final offer” of a 10% to 1% differentiated increase to public servants, the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) is still considering its next step.

The preliminary inquiry into the charges against three men accused of the Kaieteur News grenade attack continued yesterday with more evidence-in-chief from a police officer who conducted the investigation.

The Guyana Woman Miners Organisation (GWMO) with the Carnegie School of Home Economics, over the July-August school break, coordinated an extensive skills training programme for survivors of Trafficking in Persons.

An Albouystown man was remanded to prison on Wednesday after being charged with attempting to commit a felony.

The Foreign Service Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Confucius Institute of the University of Guyana (UG) launched a Chinese language and culture course on Wednesday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

After being denied his request to use the washroom at the Bourda outpost lockups which caused him to mess himself, a teenager claimed frustration led to his escape from police custody.

Residents of Bartica are set to endure more blackouts as the expected transfer of a generator from Berbice to the town has been delayed.

The Ministry of Agriculture will be conducting Monitoring Control and Surveillance (MCS) activities within Guyana’s marine fisheries sector.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board today said it was contemplating legal action in the face of what it considered to be allegations of “wrongdoing and misappropriation of WICB funds by present members”, by former board officials.

The Wales Sugar Estate would now be diversified into rice cultivation on 484 acres of land out of the 2000 to 3000 acres and GuySuCo has published an invitation for bids for clearing to be done.

A twin-engine Cessna aircraft was yesterday morning discovered at the Yupukari Airstrip,   Region 9 and ranks from the Joint Services were sent to the area to conduct investigations.

The Ministry of Finance yesterday announced waiver extensions and rewards to up-to-date UG Student Loan borrowers.