Guyana News

Former Minister of Health Dr Noel Blackman has reached a deal with the US in relation  to charges of conspiracy to distribute and distribution of the painkiller, oxycodone.

Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo has said that the government has breached the financial regulations by using the Contingency Fund instead of the Consolidated Fund for the single-sourcing of a  pharmaceutical storage bond.

President David Granger has appointed a Cabinet Sub-Committee to review, examine and report on the storage of medicine and medical supplies.

A 45-year-old miner died on Tuesday after the excavator he was working on toppled and submerged him in a pond at the Omai mines in Region Eight.

The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) says it has been working round-the-clock to tackle the recent paddy bug infestation in Region Two, contrary to media reports of GRDB’s non-involvement.

Approximately $1.6 billion owed to the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has been collected between last October and now and CEO Dr Richard Van West-Charles said the utility was moving to improve its revenue collection in a bid to provide water to consumers around the country 24 hours a day.

Public servants, both past and present will be subjects of investigations conducted by the State Asset Recovery Unit (SARU), Attorney General Basil Williams said yesterday while hinting that there is no need now to investigate ministers of this government.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) , Michael Khan has been told by Health Minister Dr George Norton to stay off the job at least until Cabinet addresses the findings of the forensic audit into the institution.

The National Assembly on Monday night approved $17.9 million to assist Guyanese law students attending the Trinidad and Tobago-based Hugh Wooding Law School over the next two years, but government was unable to immediately say how much each student will now have to pay.

The charge of having a derelict vehicle blocking a parapet brought against Member of Parliament Juan Edghill was yesterday dismissed on the basis that insufficient evidence was presented.

Sugar and rice production plunged in the first half of the year, resulting in a reduction of production targets for the year.

Residents of Jackson Creek, Upper Corentyne, have coped with their living situation for many years.

The mother of murdered businessman Oriley Small took to the witness stand on Tuesday to deliver testimony at the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the charge against his accused killer Morris Prince.

The trial of a Linden driver charged with causing the death of traffic officer Nakosi ‘Kelvin’ La Fleur, who succumbed to his injuries after he was struck down whilst on duty, commenced yesterday with testimony from an officer who was involved in the investigation.

Five Venezuelan women who were yesterday charged with entering Guyana illegally were fined and deported to their country.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure’s Special Projects Unit, in collaboration with the Mayor and City Council’s Engineer’s Department completed rehabilitation works on Louisa Row on Tuesday.

A post-mortem examination performed on the remains of Rampersaud Rattan, who was stabbed on Monday evening, revealed that he died as a result of a puncture to the heart.

In an effort to make the ‘awareness’ work of physically challenged employees of the National Commission for Disability (NCD) easier, Gaico Construction & General Services Inc.

A 44-year-old man and   a teenager yesterday denied being involved in breaking into a home at Eteringbang and stealing a quantity of items and were placed on substantial bail by a city magistrate.

When the allegation was put to him that he stole from the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL), former director Carvil Duncan chose to remain silent, the arresting officer on Tuesday testified.