Guyana News

President of the newly created Guyana Market Vendors Union (GMVU) Eon Andrews said the union is awaiting recognition by the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) before moving forward to have pressing issues affecting vendors addressed.

Associated Construction Services (ACS), a local construction company, on Saturday, in the new town of Bartica, commissioned a $150 million asphalt plant capable of producing 300 tonnes of asphalt on a daily basis.

The Step Right Ballroom Dancing School of Linden, Region Ten held its fifth ballroom exhibition, at the LINMINE Constabulary Hall on Saturday, as it seeks to reintroduce the art among the region’s youth.

Shamar Morris, the carpenter who was charged in July with recruiting a pregnant woman to traffic a quantity of cocaine last month, was yesterday granted bail.

Contractors rehabilitating internal roads at Mahdia in Region Eight have been facing challenges posed by the need to have Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), Guyana Power and Light (GPL) and Guyana Telephone Telegraph (GTT) infrastructure moved, Senior Hinterland Engineer, Ministry of Public Infrastructure Naeem Mohamed has told GINA.

Police say they are investigating an armed robbery committed on Lennox Albert, 59 years and his wife Verna Albert, 68 years, which occurred about 2000h.

Police are investigating the murder of Daveand Sanchar, 13 years, of Plantain Walk, Triumph, ECD, which occurred about 2330h.

Governing coalition partner, the Alliance for Change (AFC) will not relent in its quest to have the controversial parking meters contract rescinded and has pledged to use its voice in City Hall through Deputy Mayor Sherod Duncan.

-queries raised about K D Enterprise Questionable procurement practices by the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) have seen unapproved firms supplying drugs, while some also failed to provide expiry dates for the pharmaceuticals and in some cases, it appears that generic drugs were supplied at a higher cost than branded drugs.

A Vive-La-Force, West Bank Demerara (WBD) man died after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a utility pole at the Belle Vue, WBD public road early yesterday morning.

A Supply, Mahaica man died late Saturday night after he lost control of the vehicle he was driving and crashed into a canal at Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara.

Berbice police are on the hunt for three men after a chopping spree which took place around 17:30 hrs yesterday in Angoy’s Avenue left Aston Simon, 41, of Mi Mi Dam; Jason Wilson, 30 and Carlos Mathews, 26  hospitalised.

An Essequibo Coast teen drowned on Saturday afternoon during an outing with his friends at the Aurora seawall.

Bandits on Saturday morning attacked and robbed a fish vendor and his wife at their Rose Hall, Corentyne home, assaulting the couple and firing a shot before escaping with cash and jewellery.

A taxi driver attached to the Sheriff Taxi service was shot during the wee hours of yesterday morning in an apparent hijacking attempt.

A Saturday afternoon fire gutted the top storey of the old Nurses Hostel at Charles Place, New Amsterdam, Berbice.

A Corentyne motorcyclist is on life-support in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he collided with a cow on Saturday night.

The discovery of an anomaly has led the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to apply the applicable 10% import duty on alloyed steel instead of the previous 5%.

Rice farmers attached to the Corentyne Youth Farmers Co-op are pleading with the authorities to assist with clearing a canal to improve farming activities in the area and a top official has pledged to find a solution.

A Northwest resident was on Friday remanded to prison by a city magistrate after it was alleged that he attempted to kill another man with a cutlass.