Guyana News

PPP/C MPs  on the Parliamentary Committee on Appointments used their majority yesterday to select former PNC MP Dunstan Barrow as their nominee for the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Board triggering a walkout by opposition MPs who had favoured chartered accountant Christopher Ram.

Member countries of the Regional Security System (RSS) have agreed to sign a protocol that would see Guyana’s accession, according to the Office of the President.

Several civil society groups yesterday expressed discomfort with what they see as the government’s increasing lack of accountability especially as it pertains to the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) and the extractive sectors.

Regent Multiplex Mall owner Ganesh Ramlall was shot eight times, the High Court trial over his murder heard yesterday.

The Ministry of Health has reported two new COVID-19 deaths as of yesterday, taking fatalities from the pandemic to 1222.

The 33rd Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads which ended in Belize yesterday saw regional leaders agreeing on a review of the issue of local content in keeping with the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) agreements.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was yesterday signed between the Ministries of Housing and Water and Amerindian Affairs, for the training of Community Service Officers (CSOs) in the Operation and Maintenance of Water Supply Systems in the hinterland.

An assault charge against Divesh Ramjattan was yesterday dismissed after the woman who complained opted instead for a restraining order.

Police have released the three Venezuelan nationals who were arrested in relation to the murder of Brazilian national, Edmilson Dos Santos who was found dead at his business premises at Eteringbang, Region Seven one week ago.

The names of the five nominees to sit on the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) have been formally accepted by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, Chairman Jermaine Figueira has confirmed.

Finnish company, Wärtsilä is continuing its analysis of data and information gathered to determine the cause of the malfunctioning of the five recently-installed electricity generators at the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara facility.

Former Barama Company Limited supervisor Paul Abrams, who is currently serving a 25-year sentence, is of the view that his convictions for sodomizing and indecently assaulting a 17-year-old girl were “perverse,” given her chronology of events.

The Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) on Monday approved a motion for the payment of all outstanding benefits to former Town Clerk Royston King in like manner to a payout approved for former Town Clerk Carol Sooba.

The suspect in the murder of 24-year-old Carlos Waithe, a clothes vendor is still to be  found. 

A man was yesterday slapped with four charges including assaulting his ex-girlfriend to cause her actual bodily harm.

A taxi driver who was charged with stealing a City Magistrate’s cell phone has been sentenced to 24 months behind bars.

Fire Chief (ag) Gregory Wickham has confirmed that the recent fire which destroyed a Wakenaam, Region Three house and business was electrical in origin.

Two fugitives from American justice who were located, tracked and arrested here thanks to a joint endeavour involving the U.S.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly today overwhelmingly voted to reprimand Russia for invading Ukraine and demanded that Moscow stop fighting and withdraw its military forces, an action that aims to diplomatically isolate Russia at the world body.

Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali told Regional Heads of Government yesterday that Trinidad-based Republic Bank, through the CARICOM Sustainability Agriculture Credit Facility will be offering up to $20 billion (US$100 million) in financing for the development of the agriculture sector.