Guyana News

Big losses were suffered by the Ministry of Health due to the expiration of large quantities of drugs, the 2010 report of the Auditor General has stated.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – The Arab League chief said on Monday there were signs that China and Russia could be shifting their stance on Syria after the two permanent members of the U.N.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The Aluku tribe is disappointed because gold concessions its members had applied for repeatedly turn out to have been granted to a political loyalist.

(Jamaica Observer) Prime Minister and Minister of Sport, Portia Simpson Miller, is firmly opposed to any suggestion of Jamaica seceding from a unified West Indies cricket team and standing on its own.

The cable television sports network ESPN has dismissed an employee responsible for an offensive headline about Knicks basketball sensation Jeremy Lin, the Associated Press says.

(Jamaica Observer) MONTEGO BAY, St James — Minister of Health Dr Fenton Ferguson announced that the Portia Simpson Miller-led political administration has taken a decision to include a nurse on the board of each of the four regional health authorities.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Low-cost carrier REDjet, which offered airfares for as little as US$9.99 at start-up 10 months ago, has bumped up tariffs for the period leading up to and after Easter for passengers travelling to and from Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A man believed to be of unsound mind reportedly used a pitchfork to viciously attack three persons in Clear Spring, Portland this morning.

(Barbados Nation) A St George man has been arrested and charged with illegal possession of a large quantity of ammunition.

(Barbados Nation) The reform of the Barbados Drug Service (BDS), which began in April last year, has resulted in a near-halving of Government’s spending.

Attorney-General (AG) Anil Nandalall said that maybe the time “is now ripe” for an analysis to be done of the prosecution success/failure rate in the magistrates courts.

Acting Deputy Mayor, Patricia Chase-Green, has indicated that the $20 million which was given by the government for the rehabilitation of the historic City Hall, is insufficient,

A 35-year old minibus driver died early yesterday morning after his minibus crashed into a truck which was parked on the Stanleytown West Bank Demerara public road.

Jomo ‘Rubber Waist‘ Primo yesterday morning walked away with the 2012 Carib Soca Monarch crown, following a series of pulsating performances by the soca artistes on Saturday night.

The Cunha Canal is expected to be rehabilitated under a US$1.91M project to be funded by money earned through Guyana’s forests partnership with Norway with the works projected to increase the real time drainage capacity of the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) by up to 30%.

The future of a $600M incomplete government building at the corner of High and Princes Streets remains uncertain and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has called for a probe into the awarding and execution of the project.

Pro-Chancellor of the University of Guyana (UG) Dr Prem Misir has called on the University of Guyana Senior Staff Association (UGSSA) and the University of Guyana Workers Union (UGWU) to re-consider their current industrial action since there is no evidence that they are recognized bargaining unions for workers under Part III of the Trade Union Recognition Act 1997.

Relatives of a 27-year-old joiner of Campbell St, Hampshire, Corentyne who was found hanging in the lock-ups at the Rose Hall Police Outpost on Friday are not convinced that he committed suicide.

The Guyana Scrap Metal Recyclers Association (GSMRA) has expressed concern over the recent auction of several tons of non-ferrous scrap metal by the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T).

The police say they are investigating the death of 50-year old pedal cyclist Rajendranauth Rambinjan of Perseverance, Mahaicony who was struck down by motor car PGG 751while attempting to cross the road yesterday.