Guyana News

It’s 3.30 in the afternoon and vendor Omica Douglas is making her second sale for the day.

Concerns have been raised about a $500,000 fuel bill that has been incurred by Mayor of Linden, Carwyn Holland and his Deputy, Waneka Arrindell.

On Saturday, July 30, 2016, the Guyana Power and Light’s (GPL) Garden of Eden (GOE) operations were decommissioned due to damage sustained to the roof as a result of heavy thunderstorms.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has ruled that there was no justification for the Court of Appeal to increase a $4.5M award made by a trial judge in a libel case won against Kaieteur News to $15M and has ordered that the original sum be paid over.

Tenders were opened yesterday for medical equipment and the restoration of the Hog Island windmill.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday inducted in excess of two hundred new recruits as part of its drive to bolster the amount of its ranks in seeking to reinforce its mission statement which states “The mission of the Guyana Police Force and its Auxiliaries is to serve all citizens and communities of Guyana in a professional, pro-active and accountable manner.

One man is now in custody after bandits on Saturday evening beat a 52-year-old woman of Williamsburg, Corentyne during a robbery.

Deteriorated buildings, aged electrical wiring and a lack of a safety and health policy were some of the many breaches unearthed at several departments of City Hall by inspections conducted by the Ministry of Social Protection’s Department of Labour.

The cub scouts who were stuck at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri on Mon-day, due to a flight cancellation, have since left the country.

Continental Agencies Ltd is the only authorised distributor to sell the Ajinomoto do Brasil’s product in Guyana.

The Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs  recently received $60M worth of clothing, books, pharmaceutical supplies, spectacle frames and food items, among other articles, from Hope for the Nation Foundation, a relatively new local Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO).

Over the years, the Agricola Caregivers Great Movement Association has been instrumental in helping to make life easier for one of the most vulnerable groups in society—the elderly.

A friendly game of football at Kwakwani, which eventually ended in a fight, caused one youth to be charged with malicious wounding.

First Lady, Sandra Granger on Friday extended congratulations to the graduates of the Cultural Understanding and Language Proficiency (CULP) Programme and lauded the founders of the Lusignan-Good Hope Learning Centre for their holistic approach to education.

Two men, accused of using a chopper to rob another man of $3,000, were yesterday both released on $75,000 bail after claiming innocence.

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, along with Ministers Khemraj Ramjattan, David Patterson and Valerie Garrido-Lowe, among others, participated in Sunday evening’s soiree at Hopetown Village, West Coast Berbice.

Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Six, Dr Veerasammy Ramayya resumed duties today after a brief vacation oversees, the Ministry of Communities said in a statement.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, , CMC –Play on the fourth day of the second Test between West Indies and India has been called off because of rain.

A taxi driver was early yesterday afternoon gunned down in front of his home in full view of several witnesses.

President David Granger yesterday inspired a reconciliation at the Region Five council which had been riven by seven months of protests over an alleged snubbing of the Head of State by Chairman Vickchand Ramphal.