Guyana News

Tenders were opened yesterday for the construction of three pump stations on the East Coast.

Sugar workers from the LBI and Enmore estates yesterday took strike action as they continued to protest the merging of the two entities.

A Venezuelan national was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail by a city court after she admitted to illegal possession of ammunition.

Region Six’s Regional Democratic Council (RDC) has proposed spending $9M to rehabilitate the dilapidated Amerindian Hostel at Stanleytown, New Amsterdam.

The prosecution’s failure to file and serve statements to defence lawyers on Monday prevented Freddie Kissoon from testifying in the trial of the men charged with dousing him with human faeces.

The Fourth International Congress on Biodiversity of the Guiana Shield was declared open by President David Granger at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre on Monday, as efforts to protect and preserve a billion year old Guiana Shield intensify.

President David Granger on Monday lauded the Upper Mazaruni 19th Annual District Games, which is being hosted at the Kamarang Sports Ground in Cuyuni-Mazaruni from August, 7-15.

The Trinidad Civil Aviation Authority today said that Guyanese travelling to the US via Port of Spain will have to be screened by security there.

Police say they are investigating an armed robbery which occurred about 2100h.

Police are investigating the murder of Clint Peters, a miner, which occurred about 7 last night at Jackass Landing, Puruni River, Mazaruni.

Following requests, Stabroek News publishes below the address delivered by President David Granger on Sunday at the Cuffy 250 organisation symposium.

In its haste to save the country a few million dollars a month, the government single sourced a contract to store pharmaceuticals under the Ministry of Public Health and while the company’s name was revealed, Minister of Public Health Dr George Norton would not provide the names of its principals or the duration of the contract.

The contentious parking system contract between City Hall and Smart City Solutions Inc.

The planned widening of the northern carriageway of Carifesta Avenue as part of upgrading works has been abandoned over cost and other considerations.

The relatives of gold miner Sean Williams, who was shot on Friday evening by a police constable responding to a report of domestic violence, are calling for a thorough investigation into the matter.

Samuel McIntyre, the suspected driver of the getaway car used by the men who gunned down taxi driver Orin David last week Monday, was yesterday charged with his murder.

Nazalena Natasha Houston, who was brutally mutilated, while her children were murdered by her former abusive partner, now has a new lease on life as she was recently the recipient of prosthetics, a gift from a group of New York-based Guyanese.

The handling of the parking meters contract exhibits a dearth of democratic principles and a disdain for citizens that would lead to a feeling of exclusion and alienation from the decision-making process, Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc (TIGI) has stated.

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and the Private Sector Commission (PSC) of Guyana yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will allow the commission to harness technical advice and support in sustainable development and energy efficiency.

Concerns about the treatment and conditions of veterans of the Guyana Defence Force, the Guyana National Service and the Guyana People’s Militia have led the government to set up a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) to ensure their proper welfare after service.