Guyana News

Years after a decision was taken to relocate the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission’s offices (GGMC) to the controversial building at High and Princes streets in Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, rehabilitation has commenced in preparation for this, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat has confirmed.

By Bebi Oosman Last week, Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in New Amsterdam about how the cost of living is affecting them.

Davendra Rampersaud, the pharmaceutical supplier who was freed last year of supplying the Ministry of Health (MOH) with expir-ed HIV test kits, is now facing a six-count indictment in the US, which accuses him of conspiring with others to divert kits to Guyana which were paid for by USAID and earmarked for Kenya.

By the time former reporter Zenneel Williams appeared at the Diamond/Grove Magistrate’s Court last Friday for her trial before Magistrate Sunil Scarce, she had made her third plea change, this time from not guilty to guilty.

Carlton Peterson called ‘Robot’ a 38-year-old fisherman of Lima Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast, was remanded to prison on Thursday last charged with breaking and entering and larceny.

The National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD) has launched its online Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Pro-gramme that would enable teachers at every level of schooling the opportunity to further develop and upgrade themselves.

In a bid to speed up the delivery timeline, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo last week said he would be meeting with the Indian manufacturer for an update on the solar panels ordered for indigenous households.

A 26 year-old man named Desmond Griffith, called ‘Andrew Blacks’ was allegedly shot and injured on Saturday at about 12:20 hours by Damion Morgan, a 24 year-old, during a confrontation.

Citing minimal environmental impacts, the Envi-ronmental Protection Agency (EPA) has waived the need for an Environ-mental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Guyana Water Incorporated’s (GWI) first commercial scale, solar-powered water treatment plant.

Months after being uprooted to facilitate housing infrastructure, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) field research programme has been relocated to Blairmont, West Coast Berbice.

The Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara teen who was brutally stabbed close to a month ago during an argument at Tucville, Georgetown has died.

Carifesta and Homestretch avenues and Thomas Lands are set for major upgrades.

Police on the Essequibo Coast are investigating the murder of Anthony Shivlall, called ‘Davie’, a 27-year-old of Lima Sands, Essequibo Coast, which occurred around 2 am today.

China’s Embassy in Guyana on Thursday said that it does not view the recent $4.1b money laundering investigation involving some 22 Chinese companies as complete and has forewarned that it considers presently any presumption of guilt as unfair.

The police are investigating an accident on the Coldingen Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on Friday at about 5:30 pm which claimed the life of a pregnant woman and left her sister critically injured.

Following through on his promise to engage the Black Entrepreneurs Association (BEA) of Guyana, Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill yesterday opened the first session to help members to get familiar on the procurement process and to be business-ready.

A 23-year-old Linepath, Skeldon man died after he was involved in an accident along the Crabwood Creek Public Road  around 7.45 pm yesterday.

A Good Hope construction worker has died after suffering chop wounds to his abdomen in an altercation.

CARICOM Heads of Government have urged the group’s Georgetown-based Secretariat to accelerate its efforts in the mobilisation of resources towards the achievement of the 25 by 2025 food initiative.

Late folklorist and columnist Allan Arthur Fenty was yesterday remembered as a larger than life individual who was always principled.