Guyana News

With the prosecution unable to disprove that he acted in self-defence, Rawle Munroe was on Tuesday afternoon cleared of the 2018 fatal stabbing of ex-soldier Edward Beveney.

The garment construction programme under the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security got a boost yesterday from Silvie’s Industrial Solutions.

The Canje bridge accident which resulted in the death of Glen McLeod of Canefield, East Canje Berbice is still under investigation according to the acting Commander of Region Six, Kurleigh Simon.

A 33-year-old electrician of Graham Street, Better Hope North, East Coast Demerara, was yesterday busted with 2,000 grams of cannabis at the Berbice River Bridge, Access Road.

The police today issued bulletins for an Ogle, East Coast Demerara (ECD) couple in relation  to the murder of Police Constable Quincy Lewis.

The Government of Guyana, through Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) has commissioned a pilot boat at a cost of $535 million.

Skeletal remains and clothing suspected to be those of Police Constable, Quincy Lewis who went missing on June 19, 2020 were discovered yesterday afternoon at the Madewini sandpit area, Soesdyke/Linden Highway and the police will seek the extradition of two suspects.

India’s Minister of External Affairs, Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, is set to begin his official visit here tomorrow and high on the agenda, is the signing of an air services agreement which was initiated in 2016 under the APNU+AFC government.

The Attorney General’s Chambers and Ministry of Legal Affairs yesterday reminded the public, as well as bar owners and operators, of the provisions of the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing (Amendment) Act 2022 which is aimed at the prevention of drinking and driving and similar types of misbehaviour.

The Guyana Press Association (GPA) has asked the Aubrey Norton-led APNU to issue an apology to Tamica Garnett of the state-run Guyana Chronicle, over a verbal attack by Chief Scrutineer Carol Joseph after Garnett requested information from the party on the local government election (LGE).

The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce yesterday said that it is supporting event organizers from Linden, who have planned activities to coincide with Town Week 2023, such as the Linden Building Expo and the Entrepreneurial Village & Arts Festival.

In excess of $10 million in medical equipment and supplies were on Monday handed over by the 18th Chinese Medical Brigade to the Linden Hospital, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.

Ramsay Ali, Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Products Limited  has been elected unopposed as the new President of the  Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA).

While Joe Solomon’s cricketing oeuvre is immortalised in the epic 1960 tied test,  historian Clem Seecharan has located those two unforgettable run outs and the rest of his achievements in warming waves of recollections and insights by fellow cricketers, commentators, aficionados and fans.

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, underscored the importance of aviation to CARICOM member states’ economies and called for a collective approach to strengthen the sector.

Two women were yesterday released on self-bail for after they were charged and placed before the courts for vandalising a motor car.

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) yesterday hosted a Public Open Day from 10 am to 3 pm at its Secretariat’s office at 262 New Garden Street, Queenstown, Georgetown.

The Citizenship Initiative (TCI) executive member and businessman, Shaz Ally, is running as a candidate for the upcoming local elections and is asking that citizens in Constituency One in Georgetown give smaller parties a chance to show what they can do.

Approximately 20,000 residents from Diamond to Prospect, East Bank Demerara, will soon benefit from an improved level of service and supply of potable water with the drilling of a well at Sixth Avenue, Diamond, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said yesterday..

The largest group of graduates, totalling some 1,400 persons, recently graduated from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s Women’s Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) training, according to a release on Tuesday from the ministry.