Guyana News

Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Michael Khan has refused to comment on a recent audit into the operations of the hospital that has recommended that he be sanctioned for allegedly cheating the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) of over $1.4 million in income tax.

Lack of diversification has left the economy of Region Six grappling with the ramifications of mainly relying on rice and sugar for its survival.

The Regional Democratic Council of Region Five is looking to have a special needs school set up in the region, so as to cater for the numerous persons living with disabilities.

When was the last time you visited a doctor? A week, a month, maybe a year ago?

It was with her eyes set on securing scholarships to study overseas that this year’s unofficial top Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) student Fatima Karim sat 20 subjects at this year’s examinations.

Chase’s Academic Foundation student Oronde Chase, at 14 years old, has achieved what many Guyanese students are not afforded the opportunity to do until they have reached the ages of 16 and 17.

Four municipalities and two Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) recently signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with the Caribbean Local Economic Development Project (CARILED), which will allow for CARILED to engage in a more focused manner over the coming months to strengthen its collaboration with the local authorities.

With a small but steady demand for its products in Orealla, the Orealla Farmers Association is now attempting to break ground into new markets both locally and internationally.

As calls for the revision of the Amerindian Act of 2006 continue to be made, the Guyanese Organization of Indigenous Peoples (GOIP) has also weighed in on with its suggestions regarding what the necessary amendments should be.

A sergeant in the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is now recuperating after he was burned on Thursday whilst on an exercise outside of Georgetown.

A disgruntled buyer has moved to the High Court to protect his interest in property in the exclusive Windsor Estates, after saying developer Navigant Builders Inc have failed to complete construction of a house on the land as was agreed some three years ago.

In the issues of Stabroek News of Tuesday, January 16, 2007 and Wednesday, January 17, 2007 and in subsequent issues we published statements indicating that the plaintiff Dr Nanda Gopaul then occupying the position of Permanent Secretary, Office of the President, had directed the Government Information Agency (GINA) to withdraw government advertisements from the Stabroek News.

Prayer Palace Assembly of God Church is the latest victim in what has become a spate of thefts in East Canje Berbice, specifically in the Fort Ordnance Housing Scheme – Sheet Anchor area.

It has been almost two years since the body of Teyana Raghbeer was found floating in a trench aback of Adelphi Village, East Canje, and her mother is unhappy with pace of the police investigations, especially the release of suspects despite seemingly strong evidence.

Although justifying the leasing of the Sussex Street bond for the storage of drugs, the Cabinet Sub-Committee that reviewed the deal has recommended that government should try to negotiate a reduction of the agreed $12.5M monthly rental fee.

The two men accused of killing 13-year-old Daveanand Sanichar, following a row at a wedding house at Triumph, East Coast Demerara on Sunday, were yesterday charged with his murder.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) will pilot a ‘flea market’ starting this weekend to allow persons selling back-to-school items to vend on the Regent Street between Cummings and Alexander streets.

Haroon Eshack, the taxi driver who crashed into a parked truck along the Chelsea Public Road, at Mahaica, was yesterday charged with the causing the death of his passenger, UK-based Guyanese Bibi O’Donovan.

A chauffeur has initiated civil proceedings in the High Court against Justice Navindra Singh and is claiming $5 million in damages for what he says was his unlawful arrest and false imprisonment on the judge’s orders.

Land titling and amendments to the Amerindian Act of 2006 are two of the topics that will be up for discussion at this year’s National Toshaos Conference, Chairman of the National Toshaos’ Council Joel Fredericks said yesterday.