Guyana News

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the form of a Technical Assistance Agreement (TAA), was recently signed between the Protected Areas Commission PAC) and Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development.

Twelve young professionals and their families are now owners of newly built young professional houses located at Prospect, East Bank Demerara, a release from the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) said.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) yesterday donated a quantity of long boots, face masks and hand sanitizers to the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) at its Thomas Lands Headquarters.

Two motorcycle patrol officers of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday busted a West Site taxi along with its driver with three pounds of marijuana on the western side of the Demerara Harbour Bridge.

Activist and actor Jane Fonda criticised ExxonMobil’s environmental record at a fundraiser the oil company sponsored earlier this month.

This year’s STEAM fair, a two-day event was held from the 14th to15th of March at the Hope Secondary School, under the theme “Transforming Education through Innovation and STEAM” and Bladen Hall Multi-lateral and Covent Garden Secondary were among the top winners.

Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers on Thursday conducted an operation in the vicinity of Lombard Street, Charlestown, Georgetown where they intercepted a male carrying a backpack.

The Ministry of Natural Resources [MNR] on Thursday announced that it is collaborating with the United States Geological Survey [USGS], the US Department of State’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs [OES] and the US Embassy, to conduct a joint training project in Geomorphological Mapping for the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission [GGMC], the Guyana Forestry Commission [GFC] and the Environmental Protection Agency [EPA].

A key food safety meeting got underway on Wednesday and is expected to yield an action plan.

A report done for the Guyana Foundation has cited the need for a comprehensive sex education curriculum in schools.

At around 7.12 am yesterday, an unknown person called and reported seeing what appeared to be a body at Uniform Beach, Leguan Island, Essequibo River.

A Smithfield, New Amsterdam labourer was this morning remanded to prison after he was charged with the fatal chopping of Kevin Junior Small.

The Minister of Labour,  Joseph Hamilton will shortly appoint a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the fatal accident involving Neptrid Hercules who was employed by Chinese bauxite company, Bosai at  Linden, Upper Demerara River.

Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, Congressman Jason Smith and members of a bipartisan congressional delegation (CODEL) are on a visit Guyana, a statement from the US Embassy said today.

Canada-based logistics firm C S World Cargo 2000 Limited promised to go “above and beyond” to provide clients with the best possible service during the launch of its first branch in Georgetown on Tuesday, and announced plans to establish three more local offices within the next five years.

Though he has drawn broad condemnation for remarks that appeared to seek a military-led uprising against the government, Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton yesterday said that executive member of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), Tacuma Ogunseye’s right to free speech must be respected.

Maintaining that there were procurement breaches in its handpicking of the contractor for the US$34 million e-ID contract, former Minister of Public Communications Cathe-rine Hughes is urging the government to relook at the project, hold public consultations and have an open tender process.

Even as works have advanced on the controversial Leguan Stelling, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has reminded the contractor of his June deadline and asked that he speed up.

Although giving birth to healthy triplet boys brought her great joy, 26-year-old unemployed mother, Christine Crystol Hope, is nevertheless worried at the many responsibilities which have now been imposed on her.

The man who died after being hit when a minibus ploughed through the fence of a property at Timehri was a Chinese national, and a sub-contractor of CNQC International attached to the Marriot Hotel project.