Guyana News

GTT, effective on Tuesday, made free data available to all its prepaid and postpaid smartphone customers.

Cabinet has given its nod of approval for the establishment of a National Border Institute, Minister of State Joseph Harmon said yesterday.

The Ministry of Agriculture is intensifying efforts to increase land rates and to recoup billions of dollars outstanding for land rates and irrigation fees owed to the Mahaica, Mahaicony, Abary- Agriculture Development Authority (MMA-ADA).

Officials at the Guyana Live-stock Development Authority (GLDA)  on Wednesday evening impounded several dogs which entered Guyana illegally, breaching quarantine regulations.

A teenager was sentenced yesterday to two months in jail for stealing a phone he said he thought belonged to no one.

Minister of State Joseph Harmon yesterday signaled that the report of the inquiry into the corruption allegations made against officials of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) by self-confessed drug lord Barry Dataram may not be made public as was initially stated, because of the sensitive information it contains.

The poor execution of projects by contractors in Region One is a source of major concern for the region’s administration as it strives to complete its 2016 capital works before the reading of the 2017 Budget, according to Chairman Brentnol Ashley.

A West Ruimveldt man charged with stealing a $15,000 cell phone was on Wednesday placed on $20,000 bail when he appeared before a city magistrate.

A government review of the parking meter contract between the Georgetown Mayor and City Council and National Parking Systems/Smart City Solutions (NPS/SCS) has found no illegalities although the deal heavily favours the contractor, Minister Joseph Harmon announced today.

Fire this morning struck the Fazia’s Collection building at America Street and Avenue of the Republic.

At least $144 million would be required to fix the defective Kato Secondary School which was built at a cost of $728.1 million, according to auditing firm Rodrigues Architects Limited, who have also said that construction was rushed due to pressure from the former PPP/C government who wanted it to be completed in time for the May 2015 general elections.

The suspect who was arrested on Monday in connection with the murder of taxi driver, Orin David has been positively identified as the driver/ owner of the getaway car used during the crime.

Just months before it is scheduled to end, the Amerindian Land Titling (ALT) project has managed to demarcate only a quarter of the 68 villages it was supposed to complete and the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples Affairs is seeking an extension of the US$10.7 million venture.

A Pouderoyen man was yesterday placed on $1,020,000 bail after he denied the charge of causing a death by dangerous driving.

Former Attorney-General Anil Nandlall yesterday expressed concern at the leakage of confidential information to the press about persons who are being investigated by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) and the State Assets Recovery Unit (SARU).

Family members of 34-year-old construction worker Asraf Hoosaney who fell to his death while working on a bond at La Bonne Intention on Tuesday are blaming an exposed wire for his demise.

Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix said yesterday that he has not received any instructions to execute a travel ban on University of Guyana loan defaulters and the press was later accused of using language loosely.

A teenager is battling for his life in hospital, more than two months after he and a man were struck down by a speeding car on the Goed Fortuin Public Road, West Bank Demerara.

Town Clerk Royston King has given the City Engineer’s Department three months to complete full rehabilitation of the Kitty Market and the total bill is estimated at $240m.

As the time draws nearer for the LBI estate to “merge” with the Enmore facility, workers staged a picketing exercise yesterday in front of the GuySuCo’s head office at Ogle, East Coast Demerara.