Guyana News

Over 20 companies from countries in Europe have indicated an interest in doing business in Guyana and thus a three-day trade mission is slated to begin on November 20, European Union (EU) Ambassador René van Nes said yesterday.

A significant initiative in Baramita, Region One spearheaded by the General Register Office, led by the Deputy Registrar General, has resulted in 25 couples being able to legalise their union.

President Irfaan Ali is of the view that it is no longer feasible to wait on the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) to get important works in various wards to be carried out, describing the situation as “hopeless.”

The Guyana Geology & Mines Commission (GGMC) yesterday said that absolutely no mining is allowed in protected areas such as the Kaieteur National Park following a protest there last Saturday by miners from Chenepau.

Amid criticism of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) over the now daily power outages, Minister within the Ministry of Public Works Deodat Indar is adamant that management has nothing to do with these shortcomings.

Leader of the Opposition Aubrey Norton has called on the Government of Guyana to establish a system for screening, recording, and monitoring Venezuelans.

A 73-year-old pedal cyclist has succumbed to injuries he sustained after he was struck down by a minibus on October 26 along the Bengal Farm Access Road leading into the backlands.

The government is addressing the issue of squatting in Guyana and is working on a strategy of prevention and containment.

A 66-year-old man, believed to have succumbed to a heart attack, was found dead in his car outside the Promenade Gardens yesterday.

Six members of the Guyana Police Force along with a logistics officer from Ministry of Home Affairs have been granted a one-week scholarship in India under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme, according to a release yesterday from the Indian High Commission in Georgetown.

A realtor was granted bail in the sum of $500,000 yesterday when he appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates Court on a fraud charge.

Three Opposition Members of Parliament on Thursday morning staged a  protest in front of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) head office on Main Street demanding something be done about the continuous blackouts.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) yesterday said that it will hold public hearings on November 14 on Guyana’s request for provisional measures related to a referendum planned by Venezuela on December 3rd on Essequibo which is the substance of a case currently being heard by the Holland-based tribunal.

Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Andre Ally, paid an impromptu visit to the Mazaruni Prison Complex on Wednesday and was told that Phase Two of the construction at the maximum security facility was 75% complete.

The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA), in a press release on Thursday said it remains open to collaborating with the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) to arrive at a fair and transparent resolution to its appeal in relation to a carbon credits programme funded by US company Hess.

The Ministry of Public Works yesterday said that reconstruction work on the bridge at Robb Street and Avenue of the Republic will commence today.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) today said that it will hold public hearings on November 14 on Guyana’s request for provisional measures related to a referendum planned by Venezuela on December 3rd on Essequibo which is the substance of a case currently being heard by the Holland-based tribunal.

The police today said that a plumber attached to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri at around 9.30 this morning, went to the airport’s public washroom (Departures section) located at the western side of the airport compound to carry out a routine inspection.

By Antonio Dey With GPL’s generation below peak demand, a 7.8 mw unit going offline for repairs has deepened the power’s company’s woes amid rising public frustration over the unscheduled blackouts.

Police Constable Simion Alder was this week sentenced to three years and six months in prison over a 2020 accident which resulted in the deaths of three of his friends  at Whim, Corentyne.