Guyana News

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday called on the Guyana Police Force to investigate the issuance of forged National Identification cards.

Once enacted, the recently tabled Juvenile Justice Bill will see significant reforms, including ensuring that juvenile offenders are not imprisoned, that convictions are not recorded and that no juvenile is held in custody for more than 48 hours without charge.

A police constable was yesterday remanded to prison after he was accused of sexual activity with a 15-year-old.

Dwayne King, who had been convicted and sentenced to 60 months in jail on a charge of trafficking cocaine in rum, yesterday walked out the High Court in Georgetown a free man after his conviction was overturned.

The upcoming second “UncappeD Marketplace,” an agricultural exhibition and food festival, will see the launch of countrywide opportunities for agro-processors to sell their goods and Business Minister Dominic Gaskin underlined the priority being given to the sector even in the wake of the nascent oil economy.

The National Park will save on average $2.8 million annually in electricity costs with the installation under a UK-funded project of 45 integrated standalone solar-powered LED street lights around its compound.

After years of lobbying for the updating of the marriage law to facilitate wedding tourism, the Roraima Group of Companies yesterday heard that its efforts could bear fruit by this time next year.

GTT’s Innov8 Summit kicks off today with a lineup of activities, including STEM workshops, a gaming tournament and the first locally held Cosplay competition.

The Government of Guyana yesterday affirmed that every action it took in the issuance of a petroleum production licence to the local ExxonMobil subsidiary and its joint venture partners met all legal requirements.

Opposition leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday took aim at the government’s management of the oil and gas sector, while saying that it has failed to deliver on key promises since assuming office.

The construction of the Kitty roundabout is ahead of schedule for its June deadline, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure said yesterday.

An internal investigation conducted by the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) has revealed that Jennifer Gill, the country’s last recorded maternal death, suffered kidney failure as a result of severe haemorrhaging. This

Despite a slight increase in armed robberies where guns are used, the Guyana Police Force has recorded an 18% decrease in serious crimes for the year at the end of February, in comparison with the same period last year.

Patrick King, the taxi driver who police say struck and killed a Bloomfield, Corentyne man in a hit and run accident on Wednesday, was yesterday faced with four charges, including causing death by dangerous driving and driving under the influence of alcohol.

The manager of Trinidadian soca singer Rodney ‘Benjai’ LeBlanc on Wednesday recounted the events leading to the alleged assault on his client outside of the Palm Court, when the trial of accused of Maverick De Abreu continued before Magistrate Faith McGusty in Georgetown.

The Ministry of the Presidency has scrapped an arrangement between the Ministry of Public Telecommunications and the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre (CJRC) for the production of stamps commemorating the centenary of the birth of the late President Cheddi Jagan.

The Ministry of Natural Resources today issued the following statement: The Ministry of Natural Resources notes an article in the UK Guardian of March 22, 2018 under the headline ‘Guyanese campaigners mount legal challenge against three oil giants’.

In keeping with its aggressive exploration programme, ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd (EEPGL) is set for drilling at a new site called Sorubim which is northwest of its famous Liza find.

Misconduct complaints against police ranks cannot be properly dealt with by the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) as it remains headless more than a year after its chairman, Justice (retired) Cecil Kennard was forced out because of his age.

Some residents of Windsor Estates, on the East Bank of Demerara, yesterday accused the developer of the gated community of seeking to victimise them after they protested an increase in their homeowners’ association fee.