Guyana News

President Donald Ramotar yesterday told Guyanese that the country will continue to pursue a green economy.

Four persons have been arrested and are in police custody following a brazen morning pirate attack on a fishing crew in the Pomeroon River yesterday.

Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon on Thursday said Cabinet had cleared two contracts in the health and public works sectors, including one valued over $1B for the procurement of medical supplies.

Chinese tech giant Huawei is gaining a foothold in Guyana, executing the contract for the laying of the fibre-optic cable from Lethem to Georgetown and building of a broadband network here while cementing itself as a major player in the mobile and tablet market.

By Anand Goolsarran Corruption is the misuse of public power for private gain.

Raul Robinson was on Friday sentenced to six weeks imprisonment in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court by Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton after he pleaded guilty to assaulting his reputed wife.

Relatives of Achama Madramootoo of Maida Village, Corentyne who was raped and murdered on September 14, 2003 say their grief is “fresh” again after learning that the accused in the case walked free last Wednesday in the Appeal Court.

Nearly 40 regional junior environmental negotiators  who were drawn from 12 CARICOM member states, the Dominican Republic and Cuba completed a five-day training programme designed to strengthen their skills in negotiating Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs).

Guyana is set to benefit from a further debt write-off of $50M this year from the Russian Government, after having already had a debt of US$16.3M or $3B from that country cancelled.

Digicel Guyana last Thursday evening introduced ten individuals and two groups as the company’s newest brand ambassadors.

The Caribbean Vulnerable Com-munities Coalition (CVC) is concerned that Caricom is seeking to operationalise a definition of ‘vulnerable populations’ which excludes men who have sex with men, sex workers, people who use drugs, at-risk youth and prison populations.

Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton on Thursday sentenced a repeat offender to 18 months imprisonment, after he admitted to stealing a woman’s phone.

The Rotary Club of Stabroek will be hosting “Jazz, Words and Wine”, a celebration of fatherhood and the role of fathers in observance of Father’s Day on Saturday, June 16 at the Theatre Guild from 18:30hrs.

Jamaica is now requiring that travellers from Guyana have the Yellow Fever vaccination.

Twenty-year-old Nicoli Allen appeared on Friday in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court accused of committing robbery with aggravation on Water Street and he was  put on $75,000 bail by Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton.

Surat Pollard was on Friday in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court admitted to $20,000 bail by Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton on two charges following alleged physical attacks on  Wayne Vieira.

ND&S Furniture Store recently opened a new branch in the city.

A shoe vendor was put on $50,000 bail on Friday after denying that he was found with ganja at the Stabroek Market.

(Trinidad Express) The thousands gathered at the Centre of Excellence in Macoya on Saturday fully expected to be blown away by Bollywood playback singer Sonu Nigam, but in the end it was Nigam who was moved by the love he received from his adoring fans.

(Trinidad Express) Five more illegal firearms have been seized, including a powerful AK-47 assault rifle and four handguns.