Guyana News

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.

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.