Guyana News

After hours of questioning,  a Financial Paper for approval of $61b in supplementary financing was approved at around 10.45 pm yesterday, pushing consideration of a key petroleum bill into this morning.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips has called on states within the Amazon region to find viable solutions to combat the serious challenges faced but he contended that  environmental protection must not “translate to the absence of development” in the respective countries.

Two persons were held by police at Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo on Tuesday after   three firearms and over 170 rounds of ammunition were found in their house.

Businessman Nazar Mohamed has written to rights group, Red Thread strongly denying that he and his son were connected to any threats to the organisation.

Fabian Smith,  34, was arrested by Police in connection with the murder of 55-year-old shopkeeper Andrew Harris of Surinamo Landin, Region #7.

Christopher Douglas was yesterday sentenced to four years imprisonment after pleading guilty to possession of 26 kg of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.

The University of Guyana Students’ Society (UGSS) has issued a call for an investigation into what is alleged to be an occurrence of nepotism during the selection of student athletes for the FISU World University Games.

Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha asserted that 1,100 sugar workers will be rehired at the Rose Hall estate next month as opposition Members of Parliament continued to question outlays to GuySuCo.

Eliuge Allicock who was wanted for the murder of Calvin Nelson was arrested by the police on Monday at Issano, Region 7, the police say.

The Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC)  has praised Dr. Tiffany Fiedtkou, an anaesthesiologist over what it said was a life-saving medical evacuation of a young patient on Monday last from Mabaruma to Georgetown.

Shevaun Bobb, 33, of Lot 58 Nelson Street, Mocha, East Bank Demerara appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus to answer to the charge of obtaining money by false pretence which she denied.

The mother of the two boys who died in a fire at Moblissa on Sunday morning had left them alone while she went in search of kuru fruit to sell.

The Ministry of Education yesterday received several items from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to aid migrant students and schools in the hinterland regions.

Twenty-year-old Mark Griffith, of Lot 26 Bent Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown and twenty-five-year-old Nicolas Hyman of M 62 Samaan Street, Diamond Park, East Bank Demerara appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus to answer to the charge of robbery under arms.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday announced a key advancement in its Pathology Department with the recent acquisition of a state-of-the-art microtome machine and an advanced auto tissue processor.

Decision-makers  were encouraged yesterday to involve youths and children in climate policy formation and action at the opening of a three-day Advocacy and Youth Forum, at the Pegasus Hotel, Kingston, Georgetown.

Four persons were shot in `B’ Field Sophia last night after a man opened fire randomly during a confrontation between residents that had attracted a crowd.

By Abigail Headley During an official visit to the Dominican Republic (DR),  President Irfaan Ali yesterday clinched several MoUs with his counterpart, President Luis Abinader at the DR’s National Palace on an oil refinery and petrochemical plant among other areas.

Four persons died following the horrific smash-up at Craig, East Bank Demerara on Monday night.

BELEM, Brazil,  (Reuters) – Eight Amazon nations agreed to a list of unified environmental policies and measures to bolster regional cooperation at a major rainforest summit in Brazil yesterday, but failed to agree on a common goal for ending deforestation.