Guyana News

Police on Monday destroyed a 13-acre marijuana field at Hauraruni Creek Linden/Soesdyke Highway, but no arrests have been made.

The University of Guyana Economics Society (UGES) was  resuscitated  and officially reaccredited as an official body on the Turkeyen Campus on June 16, a press release from the society stated.

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) has issued a final call for private sector companies to register for the two-day Third Caribbean/China Economic Forum and Trade Exposition set for Trinidad and Tobago in September.

Rain continues to hamper travel along the Lethem trail, where repair works are being undertaken at key sections to ensure safe travel.

Twenty-three tour guides are attending a two-week Interpretive Guide Training Programme being held at several locations across the North Rupununi.

More than 10 years after arriving in Canada, a Guyanese family is still fighting to make that country its home and was recently given a glimmer of hope when a judge ruled that a decision to send it packing to Guyana should be reviewed.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) seized 565 scales, 19 masses and six measures during a recent weights and measurers surveillance exercise it conducted countrywide during the first half of the year.

The United Force (TUF) installed members of its first official party group in Wismar, Linden to prepare them for its election campaign in Region 10.

A tattoo artist who allegedly wounded another man was remanded to prison after making an appearance before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine–Beharry, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court Monday.

Minister of Education Shaik Baksh says consideration is being given to waiving the tuition fee for University of Guyana graduates who are willing to serve in the hinterland region.

Cabinet has given its no-objection to $112.7M contract for the construction of an acute care psychiatric hospital at the National Psychiatric Hospital compound at Fort Canje, Berbice, Region Six, Dr Roger Luncheon said on Monday.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) says the public can now access its offices from the website www.oi.gy

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Ravindra Persaud, 17 years, of Supply, Mahaica, ECD, whose body was found along the roadway at No.

Social activist Mark Benschop was today found guilty of obstructing a peace officer and resisting arrest by Magistrate Sueanna Lovell at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Yesterday, police ranks conducted a narcotics eradication operation at Hauraruni Creek, Soesdyke/Linden Highway.

Three bandits this morning attacked and robbed the family of businessman Malcolm Panday at their Bel Air Gardens home but they were later nabbed in the compound of

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s coalition government  will vote in favour of a Labour opposition parliamentary motion  calling on News Corp to withdraw its bid for pay TV  operator BSkyB, a spokesman for Prime Minister David  Cameron said today.

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, (Reuters) – At least 48  suspected militants were killed by missiles launched by U.S. 

(Trinidad Guardian) West Indies captain Darren Sammy on Sunday, paid tribute to his teammates describing the draw in the final Test against India as testament to their fighting spirit and says he will continue to lead them once he is asked to do so.

(Trinidad Guardian) Former vice president of FIFA, Jack Warner, says he has unfinished business with the world football governing body and he may return in due course.