Guyana News

Young people from across Regions Three, Four, Five and Six yesterday benefited from a conference organised by the Community Policing Group (CPG) and heard Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan express alarm at the age at which drug abuse is beginning.

Concerns expressed about inaction on Government’s part in the Amerindian Land Titling process, lack of political will to address mining issues in indigenous communities and other areas do not mean that the National Toshaos Council (NTC) has moved into an anti-government stance said NTC vice chairman Lenox Shuman.

Leaders of the Alliance for Change (AFC) and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) will soon be meeting to discuss the terms of their going into local government elections later this year as a single unit, AFC Leader Raphael Trotman says.

Fifty-four residents of Mocha/Arcadia, East Bank Demerara (EBD) received Titles to leased land from Minister of State, Joseph Harmon at a  ceremony held at the Marks Supermarket on Friday.

As the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) prepares to launch various new initiatives for their customers, a “share and win” promotion was completed on Friday as they aim to update their customers’ information.

Regional Health Officer (RHO) for Demerara-Mahaica, Dr. Quincy Jones has promised that there will be an increase in training opportunities for medical personnel within the region.

The Guyana Court of Appeal in a unanimous ruling on Friday declared that former Police Superintendent, Simon Mc Bean who had gone abroad to study, had been wrongfully dismissed by the Guyana Police Force back in 2009, noting that he was never given a hearing.

Although Bharrat Jagdeo is positioned as the PPP’s first choice for presidential candidate at the 2020 general elections, pending a crucial ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), three former ministers—Dr Frank Anthony, Anil Nandlall and Irfaan Ali—are waiting in the wings as potential choices and are quietly canvassing support.

Banks DIH Limited is actively seeking to acquire the property which currently houses the Guyana Relief Council to facilitate its continuing expansion since its current operations have outgrown Thirst Park.

With its parent company based in Nigeria, Century Tamara Energy Services (CTES) has been battling the stigma of the West African nation’s notoriety for scams as it seeks to gain a foothold in Guyana’s developing oil and gas sector.

Cuban doctor Jose Ocampo Trueba on Friday lost his challenge to the Medical Council of Guyana refusing him full registration to practice here, after the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) dismissed his appeal.

Resisting political control and getting its membership to be neutral continue to be challenges for the National Toshaos Council (NTC) in the face of strong opposition by some government officials, outgoing Chairman Joel Fredericks says.

The two major trade union umbrella organisations have come out against any move to transfer responsibility for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) from the Ministry of Finance and the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) back to the Ministry of Agriculture because of the failure of its past leadership.

The East Berbice Sugar Workers Relief Committee yesterday distributed 500 food hampers, with an estimated total value of $2 million, to severed sugar workers in the Upper Corentyne Area.

December 13, 2017 is a day that will remain etched forever in the mind of 22-year-old Shadica Dublin.

The Government of China, through its China Public Diplomacy Association (CPDA), has initiated a China-Caribbean Press Programme as part of efforts to build better relations with the Caribbean Region.

Taxi operations iRide and eCab.gy are currently on hiatus and their principals say they are working to address challenges, including the poor quality of mobile internet services, to ensure their mobile apps can effectively function in the Guyanese landscape.

The ongoing investigation into the February 23rd fire at Victoria Street, Plais-ance, East Coast Demerara, which claimed a life and destroyed three properties, including an apartment building, has found that the origin of the blaze wasn’t electrical.

Guyana is among several Caribbean countries that have once again been listed as “Major Money Laundering” jurisdictions for 2017, according to the recently released United States State Department’s International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR).

Six projects currently being executed by the Ministry of Public Infrastructure in Region Eight are due for completion in the coming weeks and Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson says focus will then be turned to the rehabilitation of 10 kilometres of roadway between Cassandra Point and the Denham Bridge.