Guyana News

Khemraj Ramjattan, parliamentarian of the Alliance For Change (AFC), says that he does not want to have a debate with CEO of National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) Winston Brassington, but wants to interrogate and cross-examine him in a parliamentary committee on the question of improprieties.

Women’s rights activists yesterday took to the picket line and called on the Medical Council of Guyana to investigate cases of unlicensed doctors, specifically in the fatal case of Karen Badal, and they also want Health Minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran to make abortion procedures accessible countrywide.

Sugar production for the first crop this year as of May 6th was 67,299 tonnes – the lowest figure for over two decades – and the output from the US$200M flagship Skeldon factory was only 6,596 tonnes which was surpassed by Uitvlugt, historically the poorest performer.

The man being held in connection with the murder of Corentyne security guard, Karamchand Panchoo has given conflicting information to investigators and is being treated at the prime suspect, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said yesterday.

Relatives of the young man who was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital on Monday night after a bullet grazed the side of his head yesterday remained silent on the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

Brazilian miners working in Guyana are today due to meet with top government officials at the Celina Atlantic Resort.

The body of the man who was struck down on Monday evening at Camp Road and Young Street was transferred to the Lykens Funeral Parlour and he remains unidentified.

Several persons hurt in the smash-up, which claimed the life of 23-year old Raymond Madray, on Sunday last at Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice remain patients at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Roy Ali and Raymond Samaroo were yesterday in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court faced with a joint charge of  simple larceny and were both remanded by Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton.

Ogle-based Jags Aviation Limited is providing the first locally available executive jet service with the unveiling of its British Aerospace Hawker mid-size jet at the Ogle airport recently.

The 12-year-old boy who was struck down by a minibus earlier this month along the Friendship, East Bank public road, showed the first sign of recovery when he opened his eyes three days ago.

The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) will be holding its third annual International AIDS Candlelight Memorial on Sunday, May 20 from 17:00 hours to 18:00 hours on the steps of St.

Councillor Gwendolyn McGowan has been banned from making contact with officers within the Mayor and City Council on the instructions of Mayor Hamilton Green, but the reason for his action was not made clear.

Players in Guyana’s forestry sector find it difficult to access bank loans, seemingly because it’s a high-risk industry and on Monday government brought the two sides together, as a means of paving the way to a mutually beneficial agreement.

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday called on all categories of road users to exercise utmost caution when using the roads, reminding them that road safety  is a shared responsibility.

The PNCR says it is with sadness and a deep sense of national loss that it extends condolences to the relatives of internationally celebrated artist and sculptor Philip Moore, CCH.

The police have found no sign that foul play was involved in the death of Judy Joseph at Waiakabra and are awaiting the post-mortem examination to ascertain how she died, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said yesterday.

The Guyanese scholarship student, who allegedly murdered a man and slit a woman’s throat in Cuba, remains in police custody and the authorities here are paying keen attention to the case.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) yesterday launched its “Switch it Up” campaign which will allow customers to take advantage of the various services provided by GT&T for two to three months for free.

Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday exercised her discretion when she ordered a man who  unlawfully assaulted his reputed wife to  serve one-month’s imprisonment and undergo counseling upon his release.