Guyana News

Two persons are in custody and police are hunting for three more as investigations continue into a shooting at a police prosecutor’s house at Diamond, East Bank Demerara.

Three men have been arrested in connection with the attack on a Nigg South, Corentyne, Berbice family, during which gunmen threatened to shoot a toddler.

Guyana will next week host a judicial colloquium on the abolition of the death penalty.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica Tallawahs defeated Guyana Amazon Warriors by five wickets, in the 15th game of the Caribbean Premier League at Sabina Park here Friday night.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today lambasted Minister of State Joseph Harmon on the matter of why contracts and evaluation reports for key projects like the Amaila Hydropower Project have not been released.

ISTANBUL/ANKARA,  (Reuters) – Turkey’s military said on Friday it had seized power, but the prime minister said the attempted coup would be put down.

The Guyana Public Service Union today condemned Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Chairman Rawle Lucas for what it said was his interference in the Authority and it said it has raised this matter with President David Granger.

President David Granger has delegated a series of powers in relation to public lands and state lands to the Commissioner of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC).

Puran Brothers Disposal Inc. yesterday signed a $221 million contract with the Ministry of Communities for the operation and maintenance of the Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill for a period of one year.

A Nigg, Corentyne, Berbice family is now considering giving up on their new business after an attack by masked bandits, who threatened to kill a three-year-old during their demands for money.

Farm Supplies Limited has been given the no-objection by Cabinet for a $199.5m contract for the supply of long and short reach excavators for the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC).

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) yesterday announced its intention to reclaim control over the identification of all public transportation in Georgetown from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) in what will be seen as the latest in a series of initiatives to gather more funds.

Nine persons are now homeless after their two-storey house was gutted by fire last night in Parika, Est Bank Essequibo.

Self-confessed drug trafficker Barry Dataram yesterday accused a Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officer of lying when he took the stand at his trial yesterday.

Only persons travelling to and from countries where yellow fever is endemic are required to be vaccinated and have proof of immunisation, says Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Shamdeo Persaud.

Though the parking meters contract with the city is still being reviewed by government, Minister of State Joseph Harmon yesterday said he finds no issue with the recently launched public education campaign on the use of the machines.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) and the Minister of Citizenship yesterday  distributed hampers valued $9M to 851 West Coast Berbice, Mahaica-Berbice Region households, which had been affected by flooding early last month.

Minister of State Joseph Harmon said yesterday that the report of the inquiry into the allegations made against officials of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) by self-confessed drug lord, Barry Dataram will be discussed by Cabinet next Tuesday.

The trial of convicted scam artist Gopaul Tiwari, who is accused of shooting at police, began yesterday with him claiming that, contrary to police testimony, he was approached by ranks in a heavily tinted vehicle bearing no police plates.

Three youths are now in custody in connection with the death of a Tuschen fisherman, who went missing last Saturday.