Guyana News

Dr Keith Cummings in collaboration with the Georgetown Lions Club, Linden Fund Canada and Linden Fund USA on Friday donated medical supplies to the Linden Hospital Complex.

Twenty-nine-year-old Stefan Hamlet also called ‘Bennyman’ of Anns Grove, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was yesterday remanded to prison after being slapped with three charges of illegal possession of a firearm, illegal possession of ammunition and discharging a loaded firearm with intent.

Kevin Joseph, a 27-year-old Bartica man, is now in police custody after he was busted with 99 grams of cannabis.

Price regulation is to be introduced for GTT, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) announced in a notice in today’s Stabroek News.

The Region Seven Village of Jawalla says it has been awarded $20m damages against a miner and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission.

Angry residents in Hopetown, West Coast Berbice last evening torched a Mazda RX8 car on the main public road after it was involved in a crash that resulted in two members of the community being seriously injured.

In preparation for one day making Guyana a leader in the region for medical technology advancements in regenerative medicine and biomedical studies, government will be putting together a think tank of medical professionals to guide its healthcare policy framework and will be establishing a Medical Scientific Council, President Irfaan Ali said on Saturday.

The indictment under which self-confessed drug trafficker Barry Dataram was held in the US has been unsealed, but was redacted to remove the names of those he allegedly conspired with to import at least 150 kilogrammes of a substance containing cocaine.

Police are investigating a fatal incident in St Cuthbert’s Mission involving hire car HC 2281 owned and driven by Reaul Daniels, a 27-year-old resident of the area, and 54-year-old Paul Daniels of St Cuthbert’s Mission Housing Scheme.

By way of letter, attorneys for the applicants in the Judicial Review case filed against the Environmental Protection Agency, the Environmental Assessment Board and Schlumberger Guyana Inc (SGI) have written to IMEX Inc requesting an explanation for its recently announced public engagement.

Stabroek News on Wednesday spoke to members of the public in the areas of Albert Street; James Street and Carmichael Street all in Georgetown about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

After a hiatus of some 12 years, the Guyana Police Force recently held an Inspectors and Sergeants conference at the Police Officers Mess Annexe in Eve Leary, Georgetown with Acting Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken underscoring their role in the force as the middle management and them having the right attitude and mindset.

The construction of a manufacturing and storage facility at Eccles by Lucky Star Trading, which is at the centre of an alleged flipping of state lands, has been exempted from the requirement for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

After planning ecological tours for tourists, mostly in Region Nine as its main objective, Kanuku Tours on Friday launched its budgeted US$500,000 Eco-Lodge Resort which offers accommodation for visitors to the region.

The Lamaha corridor, which is being transformed into an urban recreational space is not a “decorated parking lot,” Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has said, adding that vehicular parking on the enhanc-ed space is only temporary as some “details” are currently being worked out with the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).

Rehabilitation of a section of Lamaha Street, Kitty, between Vlissengen Road and Middleton Street with an eventual extension to Sheriff Street is currently underway.

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) led an interactive engagement with residents of St Cuthbert’s Mission on Saturday, February 4, between 09:45 hrs and 13:00 hrs.

Raphael Joseph has a new outlook on life after taking advantage of the programmes offered by the Board of Industrial Training (BIT).

The Ministry of Public Works today advertised for major works for Black Bush Polder (BBP) on the Corentyne and Canal No.1 and Canal No.2 in Region Three.

Former Skeldon Estate Manager, Vishnu Panday, and Manager of Special Projects, Dwarka Bahadur, have returned to the executive management of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) as part of government’s reshuffling plan for better production.