Guyana News

Essequibo Businessman Ganesh Jaigobin was on Sunday elected as President of the Essequibo Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ECCI) at their Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at Jaigobin’s Hotel 2 conference hall.

A 13-year-old student of Wismar/Christianburg Secondary School drown-ed yesterday during an outing at Buck Creek in Linden, Region Ten.

The Guyana National Fisherfolk Organisation (GNFO) has thrown its support behind the establishment of an Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) strategy for the seabob sector.

Nathaniel  Nelson,  a 14-year-old Line Path Secondary School student, allegedly drowned at about 07:30hrs today (Sunday) at Orealla Village, Corentyne River.

The multi-million US$ Sheriff Hospital at Leonora, West Coast Demerara was yesterday officially opened with its principals committing to a charge from President Irfaan Ali that while patients will have access to world class healthcare service it must be affordable.

By Joseph Allen With the aim of expanding its footprint in the Guyanese economy, Surinamese insurance company, Assuria formally opened its modern $1b head office yesterday.

While GPL continues to fail to meet the majority of its targets, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has decided not to impose a penalty on it but has highlighted the impact of high power losses on the financial stability of the utility.

As he had done before in dismissing a case against former Guyana Defence Force Chief of Staff, Gary Best, who had been charged with driving under the Influence (DUI) in relation to the death of cyclist Jude Bentley, Magistrate Clive Nurse has thrown out  another case of DUI, even though a breathalyser seemingly recorded a reading above the legal limit.

Thirty-four-year-old Sandy Persaud continues to live in fear as police in Region Six have failed to arrest her partner of four years who brutally chopped her about her body earlier this month resulting in her now being unable to move around on her own.

A New and United Guyana (ANUG) yesterday called on the government to come clean on the implications of the seizing by US authorities of the phone of the Home Affairs Ministry Permanent Secretary and the subsequent revocation of her visa.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC says a complete review has been done of the Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) Act and an amendment Bill is in draft to be tabled in the National Assembly later this year.

President Irfaan Ali (centre) recently met with the Ambassador of Russia to Guyana, Alexander Kurmaz (fifth from right) and the Ambassador of Cuba to Guyana, Jorge Francisco Luis (fourth from right) at State House.

By Shaniya Harding and Tanacia Karim (Interns with the Guyana Media and Communication Academy) Many children dream of going to the zoo.

Farfan and Mendes Ltd, a provider of industrial equipment and supplies in Guyana, and Soventix Caribbean based in the Dominican Republic, a developer, and service provider of construction and other services for solar photovoltaic plants, have won an award for the Best Energy Storage Project for the Lethem Engineer-ing, Procurement and Construction (EPC).

President Irfaan Ali  on Thursday restated that a unit to focus on defence diplomacy is being set up within the Office of the President and will soon be launched.

In commemoration of this year’s May Day tomorrow, the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) will be hosting a parade in Georgetown.

President Irfaan Ali attended the Change of Command Parade between the outgoing Chief of Staff (COS) of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Brigadier Godfrey Bess and COS, Brigadier Omar Khan at Camp Ayanganna on Friday.

Two hundred children from across the country will benefit from sensory toy kits which were donated to the Ministry of Education by the Guyana Power and Light (GPL).

The National Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) has recognised several organisations which have taken steps to ensure a safe and healthy working environment for their employees.

Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton says that the seven recommendations made to Chinese mining company BOSAI in the wake of the death of its  employee are to prevent the recurrence of such an incident as no one was found culpable for Neptrid Hercules’ death.