Guyana News

The Ministry of Health through Health Services, Region Five (Mahaica- Berbice) yesterday announced its newest introduction to the surgical platform of services provided at Mahaicony Cottage Hospital.

Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn and Permanent Secretary, Andre Ally, on Tues-day conducted a site visit to the new Brickdam Police Station currently being constructed and was told that it had gone eight percent of the way.

Richard Kevin Ghani, a 22-year-old resident of Little Dia-mond, East Bank Demerara, was arrested on Monday at the Providence National Stadium and charged on Tuesday with the possession of cannabis.

Police are investigating a stabbing incident involving Shaquille Leacock, a 24-year-old unemployed resident of ‘C’ Field, Sophia, who is currently in a serious condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was allegedly stabbed yesterday morning around 17:30 hours at Turkeyen, Georgetown by two males.

A man charged with multiple counts of larceny, who alleged that he was beaten in the presence of the police, was on Friday refused bail when he appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The Ministry of Public Works today said that a four-point plan has been produced for travel in the Pirara area, Region Nine which has been beset by flooding.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said yesterday that countries must confront not just the fossil-fuel industry, but also companies that support efforts to obstruct climate action.

-as strike continues The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) will once again meet with the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Ministry of Labour (MoL), come Monday, to discuss the ongoing teachers’ strike.

-introducing new generation of programmes The Caribbean Examina-tions Council (CXC) yesterday reversed the suspension of several technical and vocational subjects.

Five gunmen on Monday evening invaded a Blairmont, Region Five business and robbed a family, leaving some persons with minor injuries about their bodies.

-three in custody Officers of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday seized a large quantity of gold jewellery from three passengers, two of whom are US citizens, who were attempting to leave on an outbound American Airlines flight bound for New York, USA.

The planned meeting of the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Foreign Relations, scheduled for yesterday was unexpectedly called off just an hour and a half prior to its commencement with no alternative date proposed, according to Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amanza Walton-Desir.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A group of Democratic U.S. House lawmakers asked the Justice Department yesterday to probe allegations of antitrust behaviour among U.S.

-frequency of spraying to be increased By Subhana Shiwmangal Region Three’s Regional Health Officer, Dr.

The Management of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation yesterday advised commuters that there was a minor accident involving two trawlers drifting and colliding with Spans 26 and 27, which did not result in any major structural damage to the Demerara Harbour Bridge.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips (second from left) met with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of STA Infrastructure & Energy Inc.,

The United States Embassy in Georgetown, in collaboration with the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) and Guyana Police Force (GPF), have announced the successful accreditation of three GPF training centres, located in Suddie, Essequibo; Adventure, Berbice; and Georgetown, a release from the US Embassy stated yesterday.

The mobile phone network and home entertainment provider, Digicel Group, has announced the activation of its subsea fibre cable, Deep Blue One, which is expected to “supercharge” connectivity across the Caribbean and South America, particularly benefiting Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago.

A family of Adventure Village in Region Two is still in shock after the head of the household was shot and robbed by masked men.

Some two weeks after the reported corporal punishment of ten students at Queen’s College (QC),  deliberations on the matter are still underway, according to Chairman of Queen’s College’s Board of Governors, Marcel Gaskin.