Guyana News

The Guyana Women Miners’ Association (GWMA) was formally launched yesterday and Canadian ambassador David Devine announced that his government will soon embark on technical training with a strong focus on gender equality in the local mining industry.

Guyana remained ranked at 58 on the Press Freedom Index 2011-2012, the Reporters Without Borders organisation said in its tenth annual report, while pointing out that radio broadcasting remained a monopoly.

As the regional democratic council of Region Nine elected its representatives yesterday, several dozen residents of the border community and surrounding areas carried out a picketing exercise to voice their concerns on a number of issues affecting them.

A 13-year-old girl had to be air-dashed to the city last Friday after she developed complications while giving birth at the Port Kaituma Hospital in Region One.

The Muslim scholar at the centre of the sexual molestation scandal remained in police custody up to press time last evening and a police source said investigators are looking to institute charges before the end of the week.

A man and his son who are accused of chopping another on Sheriff Street were yesterday remanded to prison when they appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Nigerian national Paul Ateli, who the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) has implicated in  the GPOC  cocaine bust was yesterday remanded to prison after making his appearance before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

President Donald Ramotar on Tuesday met the Honorary Envoy to the Middle East Ambassador George Hallaq for talks on Guyana’s interest in reinvigorating ties which the government had initiated with countries on the new frontiers.

The $427.5M Leonora Technical and Vocational Institute officially opened one week after the scheduled date, with over 140 students starting classes on Monday.

Chief Education Officer Olato Sam recently presented learning aids to the St Ignatius Secondary School that will be used to implement a five-month project aimed at boosting test scores in Mathematics and English Language.

An on-the-spot observation conducted by the Regional Fisheries Officer on dead fish  that washed ashore on the beaches of the Upper Corentyne Coast has revealed that the gills were heavily coated with sling mud and slime and this condition may have resulted in oxygen deprivation to the fish,  resulting in death.

The management of the Georgetown Hospital is confident that the meals served to its patients are nutritious and of a high quality.

After more than eight days of flooding in December that resulted in millions of dollars in losses, farmers and residents at Canal Number Two say they are yet to receive official word from the agriculture ministry about any compensation.

Minister of Health, Dr Bheri Ramsaran has commended operations at the Doobay Renal Centre Inc at Lusignan, noting that its low cost and efficient service in providing outpatient care for persons suffering from renal failure has given patients a new lease on life.

Terrence Bastian, Auditor General of The Bahamas, was on Tuesday elected the first Chairman of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretariat Audit Committee.

The Ministry of Culture says Guyana has been richer for the lifelong contributions of late promoter Cyril Shaw, saluting him as a Guyanese who used his skills and talents to broaden the nation’s cultural and musical awareness.

New Thriving Restaurant on Main Street in support of the Tiger Bay Project run by the School of the Nations has made a monetary contribution of $1M.

Professor Norman Girvan, the Good Officer in the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy, met this week with President Donald Ramotar as well as APNU leader David Granger and AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan.

After a long break, calypsonian and costumer designer Winfield James is ready to compete in the calypso and costume band competitions in this year’s Mashramani celebrations.

Magistrate Ann McLennan discharged the simple larceny case against Selwyn Lancaster for want of prosecution, when he appeared in the Christianburg Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.