Guyana News

The Ministry of Public Works yesterday said that the control tower at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri received a distress call at 15:20 hours yesterday, alerting authorities of a medical emergency onboard AirEuropa’s flight bound to Spain from Peru.

Chief Labour Officer [CLO] Dhaneshwar Deonarine yesterday declined to comment on scathing criticism from Justice Sandil Kissoon for not discharging his functions in relation to the four-week-long strike by teachers.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) says the recent teachers strike has underlined that Guyanese from all races and communities can come together on issues.

The autopsy for the Corentyne eight-year-old child who died suddenly at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital on Tuesday last was inconclusive.

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill yesterday afternoon received a delegation from Kuwait which is  exploring various investment opportunities, including in infrastructure.

Massy Distribution Guyana, as part of its Forces for Good Initiative, recently donated US$5,000 to the Rotary Club of Garden City.

The University of Guyana (UG)’s Faculty of Engineering and Technology has received its first international accreditation for the Associate of Science in Petroleum Engineering and the Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the London-based International Energy Institute.

Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton says that the government has invested significant resources   through an “inter-ministerial” collaborative approach to facilitate much-needed programmes to empower the young population.

A 28-year-old Bartica businessman is currently in custody after ranks yesterday on duty at the Itaballi checkpoint searched his belongings along with his vehicle and found a haversack containing a firearm, 10 rounds of ammunition and 40 pills suspected to be amphetamines (ecstasy).

Five police officers were awarded for being beyond reproach when Assistant Commissioner Khali Pareshram and Deputy Commander Senior Superinten-dent Michael Kingston conducted a muster with ranks from Regional Police Division 4’C’ at the Divisional Headquart-ers in Cove and John, East Coast Demerara recently.

Lorne Anthony Whinfield, a 35-year-old resident of Hyde Park, Timehri, East Bank Demerara was yesterday sentenced to two years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to two charges of ‘Unlawful Possession of a Firearm without License’ and ‘Unlawful Possession of Ammunition without License’.

Sophia labourer Alvin Griffith, 22, was fatally shot last night after two men tried to relieve him of his motorcycle.

The Government of Guyana, through the Guyana Geology and Mine Commission (GGMC), today disclosed the signing of a Mineral Agreement with Reunion Gold Corporation.

On Friday 19th April 2024, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) Officers conducted an operation in the vicinity of North Road and Bourda Market, where they intercepted a male carrying a white bulky plastic bag.

Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) President Mark Lyte said that the union will await responses from the Ministry of Education before taking next steps in the wake of the court ruling that the teachers’ strike in February, was legal.

Former auditor general Anand Goolsarran believes that the Cabinet is required to object to the award of a contract if it determines that the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) failed to comply with the applicable procurement procedures.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, through his lawyer, has asked the court for ex parte judgement in the $50 million lawsuit he brought against controversial naturalised Chinese businessman Su Zhirong, who has never made an appearance in his defence.

A 14-year-old Belladrum Secondary School student was killed yesterday afternoon after she reportedly ran into the path of an oncoming car on the Number 41 Public Road, West Coast Berbice.

Several residents of Mabaruma in Region One Barima-Waini) complained about deplorable public infrastructure during an APNU outreach to the area yesterday.

The adjudication board discussions on the US$50 million dispute between government and gas to energy contractor CH4/Lindsayca will not affect this country’s current US$660 million loan application with the US EXIM Bank, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo last Thursday said.