Guyana News

Government has engaged Junior Natural Resources Minister Simona Broomes on the July 8th incident involving her, her driver and two security guards in the parking lot of the Amazonia Mall at Providence, according to State Minister Joseph Harmon, who did not say what came out of the engagement.

A man is now dead, while another is in intensive care after they were both shocked in a mishap at Dryshore, Essequibo Coast, yesterday afternoon.

Dr. Harold Davis Jnr. has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the ailing Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and a new board of directors should be in place by the middle of next week, Minister of State Joseph Harmon announced yesterday.

A month after being released from prison, a former murder accused was yesterday back in court on charges of attempted murder and three counts of armed robbery.

Almost three weeks after being charged with several counts of fraud, a former accountant of the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) was yesterday faced with three additional charges, alongside a former GGB clerk.

Newly-appointed head of the Department of Energy (DoE) Dr. Mark Bynoe was handpicked by President David Granger, State Minister Joseph Harmon confirmed yesterday before dismissing concerns that he may be unsuitable for the job.

The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) yesterday signed a US$3,602,014 contract to have 12 new pumps supplied within the next twelve months.

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS), which is predicting a deficit of $414 million for 2018, has served a demand notice to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) for an outstanding debt of $250 million.

The Government and the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) will on Thursday resume talks following a response by Cabinet to recommendations for the salaries and conditions of service for teachers, Minister of State Joseph Harmon disclosed yesterday.

Christine Rambarran, the girlfriend of Jason De Florimonte, the driver who was fatally shot on Saturday morning by a city hotelier is demanding justice while stating that the deceased had not attacked the perpetrator as is being claimed by his staff.

In the wake of the fire in the kitchen of the Pegasus Hotel on Sunday night, the Guyana Fire Service yesterday removed chains and locks that had been used to secure emergency exits, according to Fire Prevention Officer Andrew Holder.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has launched an investigation into an assault by an armed Russian guard on an employee of the Hopkinson Mining and Logistics Company.

Dwayne Allen, a former guard at the Guyana Public Services Union (GPSU) headquarters in George-town, was yesterday sentenced to 36 months in jail after he admitted to breaking into the building and stealing almost $1 million in goods.

A West Ruimveldt resident was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the illegal possession of a firearm.

President David Granger yesterday paid tribute to Guyana’s first Executive President and founder of the People’s National Congress (PNC), Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham on the occasion of the 33rd  anniversary of his death. 

Citizens will very soon have access to a digital map showing areas prone to crime in Region Four and other related data, Minister of State Joseph Harmon said yesterday.

An Agricola teen was remanded to prison last Friday after he was charged with stealing a total of over $3 million during a series of robberies.

A Norton Street man is now a remanded prisoner after police say they found a quantity of ganja hidden under a helmet on his impounded motorcycle.

(Barbados Nation) Former Minister of Industry and Commerce Donville Inniss is in hot water in the United States.

A Corentyne woman who attempted to leave an abusive marriage was chopped to death by her husband today and he then killed himself.