Guyana News

Citing the activities of the State Assets Recovery Unit, statements by various government ministers and alleged targeting of PPP/C MPs, the Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo today said that the rule of law is under threat.

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) yesterday accused Chairman of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Board Rawle Lucas of creating a hostile environment for staffers of the agency but he accused the union of insincerity while saying that he was improving conditions for workers.

The Georgetown municipality yesterday withdrew an action filed against a company for payment of the recently enforced container fee after it was deemed to be bad in law.

Tito Benons, the Police Constable who was on trial for being found with an unlicensed gun and ammunition, was yesterday found guilty of the crimes and sentenced to two years in jail.

Two men, each accused of causing death by dangerous driving, were yesterday cleared of the charges against them after a city magistrate found that crucial evidence was not presented by the prosecution.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised that a Coroner’s Inquest be held into the fatal March 3 Camp Street Prison fire, which resulted in the deaths of 17 inmates.

Businessman Rizwan Khan, who is behind the development of the building under construction at the junction of Camp and Robb streets, says the country could lose a huge investment that would bring jobs and significant revenues if he is not given permission to add a seventh floor to the structure.

Retired Colonel Windee Algernon was yesterday sworn in to conduct the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the operations of the Drop-In Centre, at Hadfield Street, where two young brothers died last week.

The parents of six-year-old Antonio George, and three-year-old Joshua George, who died tragically early last week Friday morning when fire ripped through the Drop-In Centre on Hadfield Street, continue to bemoan the treatment meted out to them by the Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA).

School welfare officers in Berbice on Thursday morning discovered three young girls, aged four, seven and ten years old, sleeping on the seawall along the East Bank Berbice and their mother has since been arrested.

The Ruimzeight Rice Processors Inc. (RRPI), a member of the Alesie Group of Companies, yesterday commissioned a state-of-the-art Rice Colour Sorter machine that can detect impurities with its “eagle eye technology.”

BK International was paid a sum of US$5.7 million in an out-of-court settlement for works done at the Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill, following the former government’s termination of its contract, Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan has said.

A raid on Wednesday night by the Counter-Trafficking in Persons Unit of the Ministry of Social Protection has led to the detention of 11 women, including one Guyanese, who are suspected to be victims of human trafficking.

Having celebrated his 71st birthday yesterday, President David Granger reaffirmed his commitment to serving the people of Guyana with continued works aimed at providing a “good life” for all.

While many government institutions have continued the strict enforcement of dress codes, one agency head has taken the decision to be flexible with its application.

Former Prime Minister Sam Hinds yesterday said that he testified in court on Thursday that while Cabinet approved pay increases for GPL board members there was no decision on retroactive payment.

Just days after Demico cook Alexis Turpin was charged with trying to kill her partner, the man who allegedly helped her carry out the attack yesterday also found himself before a court for the crime.

A painter was remanded to prison by a city magistrate yesterday after he was accused of being one of the two men that robbed Bourda Market stallholders of over half a million dollars on Monday.

A mechanic was yesterday brought before a city court on charges of attempted murder and armed robbery.

Convicted fraudster Gopaul Tiwari, who was on trial for shooting at police, was yesterday cleared of the charges by a city magistrate due to a lack of evidence.