Guyana News

The Rosignol Fishermen’s Co-op Society Limited’s Interim Management Commit-tee’s (IMC) tenure was formally extended by the Ministry of Labour’s Co-operative Societies Department yesterday to November 2023.

Thirteen speed boat operators and support staff are now in limbo after a fire of yet unknown origin at the Vreed-en-Hoop Stelling completed gutted thirteen water taxis and scorched six on Tuesday.

The Government of Mexico, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID), and the international company HUAWEI Technologies Co.

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) has again collaborated with the Ministry of Public Service (MOPS) to train public servants from various ministries and government entities on public procurement procedures.

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) yesterday joined  in  mourning the passing of Dr Roger Forbes Luncheon, describing him as a man of  “exceptional academic and political brilliance”.

Police are investigating an incident which resulted in the death of Trayon Hastings, a 38-year-old miner of Kamarang Landing Upper Mazaruni and Rocky Norton (particulars unknown),  which occurred last night at around 22:30 hrs at Moonlight Backdam, Kamarang Landing.

As part of its response to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) resolution issued on July 21 concerning the Chinese Landing Village, the Government of Guyana has announced its decision to temporarily end all mining there as it engages the Toshao and council on the way forward.

Former Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS), Dr Roger Luncheon passed away during the early hours yesterday.

The new $2.5 billion (US$12.7M) north west ferry, MV MA Lisha will depart Port Georgetown on Thursday, August 10, 2023, at 4 pm for its inaugural trip to Region One.

The police yesterday issued a bulletin for a Friendship, East Coast Demerara man over the death of guard, Gerald Sobers.

A woman was yesterday granted $200,000 bail after she was charged with the March Canje bridge accident which resulted in the death of Glen McLeod of Canefield, East Canje.

An estimated $1.5 billion worth of marijuana was destroyed during a Joint Services operation at De Veldt, Upper Berbice River.

Two members of the Guyana Police Force, one of whom is a senior police officer, were injured following an accident on the Friendship Public Road, East Bank Demerara, yesterday morning.

Despite interCaribbean Airways’ recent woes including flight cancelations and delays, among other issues, termination of the service is not being considered by the authorities in Guyana at this time.

(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) announced yesterday that the ExxonMobil-led Hibernia will pay CDN$400,000 in fines as the result of a 2019 oil spill on the Hibernia platform.

Through USAID, the United States is partnering with Guyana’s Ministry of Health on supply chain management and COVID-19 data.

Emanuel Hawker, 25, of Lot 1715 Party Place, South Ruimveldt, appeared yesterday before Chief Magistrate (ag) Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus, at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer to the charge of robbery under arms and possession of ammunition without a licence.

Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha last week said that works on the Adventure, Corentyne Pump Station are 90% completed. 

Banks DIH Limited in partnership with Coca-Cola Caribbean, yesterday launched the Growing Together Small Business Programme, which is geared at offering economic empowerment for micro- and medium-sized business operators especially traditional grocery businesses.

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) hosted a series of training sessions across the country in July and also attended the Global Bird Fair in Rutland, England.