Guyana News

Minister of Public Health Dr George Norton has said that he will apologize to the National Assembly and by extension the nation of Guyana for providing the committee of supply with inaccurate information about a controversial contract for the storage of pharmaceuticals.

An argument over water has landed a man in the hospital, where he is nursing a wound to his leg that was inflicted with a pick-axe.

President David Granger has said that it is up to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to decide if the qualifications of attorney Zanna Frank satisfy the criteria which have been laid down for the post of Deputy Deeds Registrar.

Chief Executive Officer of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) Frederick Flatts has confirmed that the ongoing rehabilitation of two electric drainage pumps at Trafalgar, West Coast Berbice, was sole sourced and he said that recent severe flooding in the area forced the decision.

The prime suspect in the murder of the 14-year-old Malika Hamilton, was caught by ranks of the Guyana Police force, hiding in a barrel in the Ann’s Grove cemetery.

There are now 42 confirmed cases of the Zika virus in Guyana.

In documenting failures of state officials in wake of the fatal fire at the Drop-in Centre, the recently-concluded Commission of Inquiry (CoI) found that they failed to hire competent and qualified staff.

Vendors from Lethem and the savannahs now have access to the recently rehabilitated market and vending tarmac, Mayor Carlton Beckles has said.

Noting that Guyana’s “horrifying” road fatality rate is the highest in the Caribbean, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan is calling on drivers and pedestrians to be more responsible in their use of the roadways.

Two suspects are likely to face charges today at a city court for the murder of Triumph teen Daveanand Sanichar.

A police constable was yesterday granted $75,000 bail after she denied a charge that she stole a smartphone.

A Guyana Police Force recruit with sticky fingers narrowly escaped a prison sentence yesterday after he was fined for stealing a cell phone.

The Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) was among five local institutions conferred with Baby-Friendly Hospital status yesterday.

A man was yesterday sentenced to three years in prison by Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court for the possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Businesses are becoming more responsive to the initiative to erect bus sheds in the city, according to Kwame Mentore, Director of Pyramid Sheds.

The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) has announced that effective September 1, all post offices will be open for business from 07:00 hrs to 15:00 hrs, Monday to Friday.

A five-member team is representing Guyana at the first Global Workshop on Oil Spill Response Planning in New Orleans.

Research Assistant at the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) Analesa Skeete is currently preparing to read for her Master of Biological Sciences in Mexico.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Usain Bolt of Jamaica won the men’s 200 metres gold for the third successive Summer Games on Thursday, crossing the line in 19.78 seconds at the Rio Olympic stadium.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Rain allowed just 1-3/4 hours play on the opening day of the fourth and final Test between West Indies and India at Queen’s Park Oval here Thursday.