Guyana News

Stating that Region Six is poised for major development, President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that an Ogle-type airport will be built at Rose Hall and a sports stadium at Palmyra, Corentyne.

Calling it a notable stain on Guyana’s judicial landscape, President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Justice Adrian Saunders, has called for the substantive appointment of a Chancellor and a Chief Justice to be made before this year ends.

A city magistrate yesterday granted a permanent restraining order to a woman against her father, businessman Devanand Singh, who she has accused of assaulting and abusing her over a number of years.

A 14-year-old girl died on Sunday after the pedal bike she was on was struck by a speeding motorcyclist.

Construction of a Hyatt-branded Hotel at Providence, East Bank Demerara is set to commence within the next three months, SIR Investments, the Trinidad and Tobago-based developer says.

Governance and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Gail Teixeira yesterday defended her tabling of a motion to amend the quorum for the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), arguing that the motion is one that offers protection to both sides of the National Assembly. 

Crime Chief, Wendell Blanhum recently attended the XIII Conference of AMERIPOL and Council of Directors of the Community of Police of the Americas conference in Barranquilla, Colombia.

The Insurance Institute of Guyana (IIG) in association with SBN Human Capital recently completed a four-day training course for insurance industry members and cyber crime was among the topics addressed.

The accounting officers of the Region 7 (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) council were yesterday upbraided by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament over the handling of documentation and record-keeping as they failed to provide critical answers during the interrogation of the 2017 and 2018 Auditor General’s reports.

The U.S. Embassy yesterday announced the annual competition for the 2023 Hubert H.

Bids were opened on Wednesday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for a number of projects under the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports and other ministries.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd (right) on Friday  received a courtesy call from  Carlos Amador Përez Silva, Ambassador-designate of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to Guyana.The

Senior officers of the Guyana Police Force on Saturday visited Kuru Kuru, Linden-Soesdyke Highway where they met with residents and members of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the New Highway Producers Co-op Society regarding community developments.

Corporal Michael Cumberbatch (left) of the Guyana Defence Force  (GDF) Air Corps, who lost his home in a recent fire, has received a donation to assist with rebuilding efforts.

Fuel company RUBIS recently donated $300,700 in board games and puzzles to the Specialists in Sustained Youth Development and Research Incorporated Inc.

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported six new COVID-19 cases out of 640 tests that were conducted.

Approximately 15,000 educators from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are set to benefit from professional development training designed for them to assist students in overcoming the learning losses occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Addressing the Guyana Bar Association (GBA) dinner on Saturday,  Justice Adrian Saunders, President of the CCJ called for the substantive appointment of a Chancellor of the Judiciary and a Chief Justice before the end of the year.

The police today said that `D’ Field Sophia girl, Makida Quick died yesterday after the bicycle that she was on was struck by a motorbiker.

Vice-President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday acknowledged that a deal reached in August last year for 150 Guyanese fishermen to be licensed for Surinamese waters is in limbo.