Guyana News

Some $7.6 billion have been allocated in this year’s budget for rehabilitation and maintenance works on roads and bridges across the country, including $700.5 million for the continued upgrading of the Demerara Harbour Bridge.

Three Little Abary, East Coast Demerara residents were remanded to prison on Tuesday after being charged with stabbing a relative to death last Friday.

– call for 100% increase, seek audience with minister Some 60 part-time lecturers and technicians attached to the Goverment Technical Institute (GTI) have been on strike for more than one week over the meagre hourly rate they are paid and they plan to continue unless they are granted a caucus with Minister of Education Shaik Baksh, Speaking to Stabroek News yesterday spokesperson for the striking workers Delphine Bakker said that they had a meeting with Chairman of the institute’s board Norman McLean, but were not satisfied with what they were told so they took a unanimous decision to continue while calling for a meeting with the minister.

Post-mortem examinations on the two prisoners killed during last Friday’s brawl yesterday confirmed reports that Solomon Blackman was stabbed and beaten about the body, while Dawan ‘Dyal’ Singh was beaten repeatedly to the head.

Close to $544 million will be spent on the purchase and maintenance of vehicles, including the purchase of water cannon and a mobile police station to boost the mobility and efficiency of the disciplined services.

Janet Naidu spun vivid pictures of her Guyana memories as she read selected pieces from Sacred Silence her third collection of poems.

An early afternoon fire yesterday left a Lot 13 Bougainvillea, Roxanne Burnham Gardens house uninhabitable and efforts to contact the owner were futile even after the son was later contacted.

The Guyana Chronicle revamped and relaunched its website to facilitate the easy retrieval of information and boost service on Wednesday.

Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud has said that government recognises the need to diversify the agriculture sector and it has come up with a project that would make a meaningful impact.

Dr Richard Van West-Charles has spoken out against the region’s lapses in publicizing and celebrating its heroes, while addressing a ceremony “celebrating Burnham, Barrow and Bird” in Bridgetown, Barbados last month.

-CANTO meeting told Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh said incorporating technology in economic development is necessary for its advancement, in his address at the 26th AGM of the Caribbean Association of National Telecommunications Organisa-tions (CANTO) held last month.

A man was electrocuted early yesterday morning when he fell on a transformer while attempting to scale a fence, minutes after stealing shoes from the Guyana Stores Limited (GSL).

A 40-year-old building contractor was placed on $150,000 bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday after he pleaded not guilty to converting $300,000 to his own use and benefit.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has started a massive outreach programme titled ‘GWI Community Connect’ to bring the services provided at its commercial offices into villages.

The Housing and Water sectors are expected to be further expanded this year, with a total $5.5 billion allocation in this year’s national budget.

This year’s budget will see $21.4B being channelled into education sector, with the implementation of the Education Strategic Plan continuing to be a priority.

A husband was placed on $15,000 bail for allegedly assaulting his wife, while his wife was placed on self-bail for reportedly assaulting her husband’s girlfriend.

A vendor and a salesman were placed on a total of $20,000 and $30,000 bail respectively for unlawfully assaulting each other, among other charges, yesterday.

A self-confessed drug addict told the court, “what the charge say that is exactly what I do” when he pleaded guilty to breaking and entering with larceny, attempted felony and escape from lawful custody in court yesterday.

A pregnant mother of two was granted her pre-trial freedom in the sum of $50,000 when she appeared before Magistrate Nigel Hawke at the Blairmont Court yesterday charged with receiving stolen articles.