Guyana News

The Alliance for Change (AFC) has hailed Minister of Finance Winston Jordan for stellar works in his sector and urged that Guyanese start preparations for a nearing boom in the economy.

The police have released the 17-year-old footballer, whose mother had taken him to them after it was alleged that he was a bandit who was fleeing from the police on Tuesday afternoon when a woman was accidentally shot.

By Nigel Westmaas   But for the name “British Guiana” the title in the image above could have been written in 2016.

The Guyana Bank for Industry and Trade (GBTI) is maintaining that it only releases account information if legally compelled after one of its clients, who is a defendant in a civil case in the High Court, discovered that his bank statements were accessed without his consent or a court order.

While they continue to try to find new jobs, some former Barama workers believe that the company could have given them more notice before retrenching them.

With the country’s rum attaining international renown, raising the issue of alcohol abuse is sometimes seen as taboo, according to Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) Representative to Guyana Dr William Adu-Krow, who says programmes are needed to promote responsible drinking as well as to steer people away from dependency.

A survey of 6,000 households across the country has found that in the 15 to 49 age group, 87% of males had consumed alcohol at some point in their lives, compared with 60% of females.

The breathtaking view of the sprawling savannah or the mesmerising Kumu or Moco Moco falls in the Kanuku mountain range in the Rupununi signals that you’re in a place with great tourism potential.

The police are currently pursuing a suspect in relation to Tuesday’s night armed robbery which occurred at the Sleep-In Guest House.

Two armed bandits yesterday afternoon invaded a Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara (WCD) supermarket and stole $400,000 in cash and phone cards while holding the proprietress at gunpoint.

One year after their brother was killed by an alleged drunk driver along the Public Road at Albion, Corentyne, Berbice, two sisters are lamenting that there has been no justice in his case.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Brian Joseph on Friday urged 56 new police officers to always treat persons that they are called to assist, as they themselves would want to be treated and to keep justice at the forefront of their minds.

The access road to Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara, will soon be repaired as the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) is scheduled to begin corrective works this week, according to Jacoba Constantia-Conservancy Neigh-bourhood Democratic Council (NDC) Chairman Dhanraj Bipath.

Professor Ei-ichi Negishi, the 2010 Nobel Prize Winner in Organic Chemistry, will give a public lecture at the Turkeyen Campus of the University of Guyana (UG) on Monday evening.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Pakistan defeated West Indies by 16 runs in the second Twenty20 International of the three-match series at the Dubai International Stadium here Saturday.

The Guyana Police Force says that ranks intercepted a vehicle at Wisroc Junction, Wismar, Linden about23:00h last night, in which five adult male Haitian Nationals were found.

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) yesterday requested conciliation to resolve the deadlock in its negotiations with the government on wages and salaries for public servants.

Although the Guyana Police Force has recorded a decrease in serious crimes for the year, the Indian Action Committee (IAC) says some citizens are fleeing the country due to a continuous spate of criminal attacks around the country.

Chairman of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) board Lennox Craig was yesterday sent a lawyer’s letter warning him to desist from repeating “false” allegations made by an illegal operator against two Directors of the board and seeking damages from him.

Two suspects were arrested late yesterday afternoon and police say they have since confessed to murdering 76-year-old David Ramkissoon, who was found dead with his throat slit more than one month ago.