Guyana News

Two men were yesterday remanded to prison after they were charged with the murder of Tain Settlement pensioner Chandradarie Budhu, who was found dead in her home in June 2020.

President Irfaan Ali last night said that elements of an efficient and reliable governance system must be built on a modern constitution.

As a result of the infamous `dildo’  statement made by Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall during the sitting of the National Assembly two weeks ago, a motion has been submitted by opposition parliamentarians Catherine Hughes and Nima Flue-Bess to Parliament to refer the minister to the Committee of Privileges and have him expelled from the House.

Two more persons have succumbed to the novel coronavirus which now takes the death toll to 1,215 as of yesterday according to the Ministry of Health.

A pedestrian succumbed to his injuries yesterday morning at 9:30 after he was struck down by a motorcar on the Better Hope Public Road, East Coast Demerara on Monday night.

High Court Judge Jo-Ann Barlow has ordered the City Engineer to remove all encumbrances from in front of the Collections Boutique and Gift Centre located at 27 Water St, Georgetown.

Former Bishops’ High School teacher, Coen Jackson, now faces a retrial after a jury was unable to arrive at a verdict on three of the four counts against him, of engaging in sexual activity with a child back in 2011.

Months after the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) concluded the hiring of its Chief Election Officer (CEO), the elections body is now recommencing the process to fill the other key positions.

The trial of Stafrei Alexander and Owen Belfield who are accused of the 2015 murder of Linden resident, Richard Remmington, is set to commence on Monday, February 28th at the High Court in Demerara.

Malcolm Watkins,  Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) for the management and operation of the New Amsterdam Funeral Parlour, East Berbice-Corentyne.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has once again announced that an impact assessment will not be required for Non Destructive Testers Limited (Guyana) Inc.

Food for the Poor (FFTP) Guyana Inc recently constructed 22 homes in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) and Region Five (West Coast Berbice) in observance of Guyana’s 52nd Republic Anniversary.

Oilfield services company, Schlumberger yesterday handed over 30 laptops to the teachers of the Houston Secondary School on the East Bank of Demerara as part of the company fulfilling its Corporate Social Responsibility.

On Sunday, 20th February 2022, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) Officers while conducting operations in No.

Guyana’s first locally organised international energy conference is being hailed as a success for demonstrating local leadership in the development of the energy sector as well as the creation of a platform for linkages between foreign investors and local businesses.

Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) in its quest to achieve its 2025 goal of 85 percent metering along the coastland is planning to install 20,000 meters along the coastland this year.

President  Irfaan Ali yesterday met with Stacey Mollison, the diaspora engagement representative of the Guyana Association of Georgia, at State House.

Fifteen loyal customers of Digicel Guyana recently walked away with one of the most coveted mobile devices in their hands, according to the company.

United States President Joseph Biden has emphasised the reinforcement of democratic values and inclusive economic growth in his Republic Anniversary message to Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali.

Former Bishops’ High School teacher Coen Jackson now faces a retrial after a jury was unable to arrive at a verdict on three of the four counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child back in 2011.