Guyana News

-matter referred to Auditor General Following a complaint by Correia & Correia Ltd, the procurement commission has found that a $2.1b GDF wharf contract was incorrectly awarded to Kares Engineering Inc and the matter has now been referred to the Office of the Auditor General.

-to be retendered The contract for the A-Line Pump Station between Versailles and Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara which was awarded to Civcon Engineering Contractors has since been terminated and will soon be retendered.

A number of civil society groups including the GHRA and the GTUC  have expressed grave concern over the negative impacts of the recently concluded teacher strike and the government’s handling of the issue.

Four persons have died from the mosquito-borne dengue fever since January this year and 398 were hospitalized.

A $50.2m health centre was yesterday commissioned in Canefield Settlement, East Canje Berbice, bringing the total number in the Canje community to three.

– contract was signed in September 2021 The Adventure pump station,  construction of which began in late 2022 has finally come into operation with the expectation of providing faster drainage to a section of Black Bush Polder, Region Six, including the Cookrite Savannah which is often easily flooded.

Aubrey Norton, Leader of the PNCR, has chosen not to publicly respond to allegations of sexual harassment made against him by Vanessa Kissoon to enable party elders to conduct their investigation.

– wounded patient had to flee from assailants Ranging from verbal abuse to weapons being used in physical altercations, incidents of violence within the precincts of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) have escalated, prompting urgent calls for enhanced security measures and community awareness.

The decomposed body of Dharmindra Sarabjit, a 57-year-old drainage and irrigation worker was yesterday found at about 12:15 hours in a swamp with thick vegetation.

Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony yesterday morning commissioned and handed over a new water ambulance to the Region Six communities of Orealla/Siparuta valued at $14.5m.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the suspected drowning of Courtney Benn, a 43-year-old fisherman of Wineperu Village, Region Seven, whose body was discovered at around 08.00 hours yesterday, floating in the Essequibo River.

A fire of unknown origin destroyed a two-storey wooden and concrete structure belonging to Marlyn Fraser, also known as Baba, a 64-year-old self-employed woman of Lot 22 Weldaad Village, West Coast Berbice.

Trucks continue to mash up roads and pose dangers to other road users.

Timothy Thomas, a 31-year-old driver of Lot 122 Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, was arrested on June 18th, 2024, by ranks from the Grove Police Station and charged the following day with armed robbery.

– following World Bank approval of project Drainage and irrigation along Guyana’s coast are expected to see significant improvement with the soon-to-commence major rehabilitation work worth some US$45 million on 63 sluices spearheaded by the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) This announcement was made yesterday by Minister of Agriculture, during a community meeting at Kortberaad Village on the East Bank of Berbice, one of several held with farmers and residents along the Corentyne coast, a release from the Ministry of Agriculture stated.

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) said that on Friday, Winston Thompson appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court, where he was found guilty of the offences of possession of a narcotic to wit 298 grams of cannabis and the cultivation of 5000 seedlings.

On Friday, Mark Anthony Thomas appeared before Magistrate Abigail Gibbs at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court where he pled not guilty to  the offences of possession of a narcotic to wit 4.5 grams of cannabis and the obstruction of a CANU officer during the execution of his duties.

The Guyana Police Force’s Traffic Department held its monthly stakeholders meeting yesterday at the Officers’ Training Center, Eve Leary.

An earth tremor was felt in Georgetown and other parts of the country at around 11.59 PM last night.

-as GTU, ministry agree terms of resumption By Abigail Headley Striking teachers are set to return to their classrooms by next Tuesday after the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) reached an agreement yesterday on terms of resumption to end a gruelling strike and talks will continue on June 26 on  a multi-year agreement.