Guyana News

President David Granger’s unilateral appointment of a Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission is undemocratic and has been compounded by his refusal to provide reasons for the rejection of nominees by the Opposition Leader, according a lengthy statement today from Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI).

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has submitted a proposal on its interest in the acquisition of the Enmore, East Coast Demerara sugar estate, sources say.

Addressing a PNCR conference on Saturday in Georgia, USA, President David Granger inveighed against elitism in the party and said  a big question for members is how the party will retain office after 2020 when elections are to be held.

Handing out of new radio licences by the broadcast authority constitutes acceptance of the controversial distribution by former President Bharrat Jagdeo in 2011, just weeks before he demitted office, according to attorney Anil Nandlall.

Columnist Ralph Ramkarran has decried President David Granger’s characterising on Thursday of the governing coalition as a `winner-does-not take-it-all’ model.

The family of a 22-year-old teacher of Richard Ishmael Secondary is seeking answers after she was found unconscious on the side of the road in the vicinity of Princes Street and Louisa Row, Georgetown yesterday morning.

As of January 1, 2018, all importers of timber products, who focus on the importation of Pinewood, will be required to obtain an import permit from the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC), the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) says.

After returning home from grocery shopping on Saturday afternoon, Guyana Times columnist Ryhaan Shah was held at gunpoint and robbed of her car.

Berbice police have taken two suspects into custody as they continue to probe the alleged drugging and rape of two teenagers on Tuesday last.

A new Digicel cell tower was commissioned on Saturday in Coomacka, Region 10 by Minister of Public Telecommunications Catherine Hughes, Chief Executive Officer of Digicel Gregory Dean, Chairman of the community Dexter Harding and other officials.

Seven men have been held by the police over the possession of two pistols.

The legal minds advising the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) have a responsibility to ensure that solid cases are taken before the court, according to Minister of State Joseph Harmon, who says that government will continue to pump resources into the unit to boost its investigative capacity.

The parliamentary opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) yesterday declared that current Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) James Patterson should be fired for misleading President David Granger over his appointment in Grenada, where he had served as acting Chief Justice.

A Berbice mother is demanding justice after her 14-year-old daughter and a classmate were allegedly drugged and raped by two Corentyne men last week.

A 24-year-old labourer died on Friday night after he was shot multiple times during a row over a woman in Sophia.

Vital information from residents in far flung communities in Region Nine about sightings of illegal aircraft and suspected illegal activities were sluggishly acted upon, according to the findings of Brigadier (ret’d) Edward Collins’ investigation of the discovery of a foreign aircraft near to Yupukari, Region Nine last year.

Permanent Secretary of the Department of Public Service Reginald Brotherson recently revealed that government has transitioned 4,000 former contract workers to the fixed establishment and the Auditor General’s (AG’s) 2016 Report has recorded unspent balances of $276.8 million due to the transfers.

A trip to the seawall by an Indian national and his wife ended with them being held at gunpoint by bandits, who robbed them of their car on Friday evening.

With 20 months having elapsed since the commencement of rehabilitative works on the Kitty Market, vendors have grown pessimistic about the market’s completion.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) will be reviewing vending along Robb Street, Town Clerk Royston King has said.