Guyana News

(Jamaica Gleaner) Tension is mounting in West Portland among supporters of the two major political party’s following the stabbing death of a resident on Sunday, in the Charlestown community of Buff Bay.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados and Venezuela are in the early stages of discussion to introduce a free health care programme for Barbadians who suffer from eye and heart problems.

(Barbados Nation) Two of Barbados’ longest serving prisoners are to be freed today.

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of farmer Ramlogan Singh, 73 years, whose body was found at about 0830h yesterday on his bed with his hands and feet bound.

(Barbados Nation) A 27-year-old man is in serious but stable condition after suffering a gunshot wound to the head on Saturday.

Leaders of the opposition have welcomed police commissioner Henry Greene’s decision to go on leave in light of an investigation into allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman.

Opposition leaders say that the administration should have consulted with them before setting up the panel to review the tax system.

Synergy Holdings Inc, the company which is constructing the access roads for the Amaila Falls hydro-electricity project is seeking truckers to work on a contract basis in hauling laterite to the project area.

The home of former army Chief of Staff Norman McLean and former Registrar of the High Court, Sita Ramlal was destroyed yesterday morning after a fire of electrical origin started in the upper flat.

By Frances Abraham and Lakhram Bhagirat While many persons are excited about taking to the streets of Georgetown to get their last minute Christmas shopping done, elderly residents of the Uncle Eddie’s Home and Archers Home are content with just ringing in the season and welcoming the new year.

President Donald Ramotar told NCN on Saturday that the convening of the new Parliament was deferred to January following a request by opposition coalition, APNU.

Despite the inclement weather, shoppers came out in large numbers in the main commercial areas of the city on Saturday, reversing the slow business trend in the immediate pre and post-election periods.

“They kick me up and slap me with [their] gun.” This was the account of another victim of the recent Five Star robbery/murder.

Forestry expert, Janette Bulkan says that government has continued to allow “unlimited” exports of logs and at low prices and she has slammed the “perverse policy measure” in place.

Deputy Mayor of Georgetown Robert Williams is currently a patient of the Caribbean Heart Institute where he is said to be attached to a heart and oxygen machine.

President Donald Ramotar says everyone affiliated with the tourism sector is sensing and grasping that tourism is going to be major in Guyana, and therefore  both the private sector and the government have started making preparations to meet the growing expected arrivals and demands.

A memorial service will be held tomorrow at the St George’s Cathedral in memory of former prime ministerial candidate of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Sheila Holder, The service is slated to begin at

In support of Haiti’s national strategy to combat the cholera outbreak, CARICOM is executing a project to improve sanitation infrastructure and sensitize residents of a Cite Soleil community in Haiti in the practice of safe personal and community hygiene.

(Barbados Nation) Police have arrested a Guyanese woman who allegedly tried to smuggle a kilo of cocaine – hidden in her hair, bra, underwear and private parts – into Barbados.

The new Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) will begin operations from January 3  when it will accelerate the ‘Wellness Revolution’ in the Caribbean, according to Project Manager Dr Jerome Walcott.