Guyana News

Twenty-three cheques were yesterday tendered as exhibits in the trial of former PPP/C public service minister Dr Jennifer Westford and her former aide Margaret Cummings, who are charged with the alleged theft of over $600 million from the government.

  A member of the Guyana Police Force was yesterday brought before a city court to face a charge that he sexually assaulted two women in Lethem.

Suspended Chairman of the Public Ser-vice Commission (PSC) Carvil Duncan remained adamant on Thursday that he never received any correspondence from Prime Minister (PM) Moses Nagamootoo to inform him of the establishment of a tribunal to investigate whether he ought to be removed from the post.

The Region Three Regional Democratic Council (RDC) has repaired the sluice in Leguan at a cost of $2.2M in order to prevent the recurrence of severe flooding in the area.

Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has called on residents of Mahdia to share their knowledge with its engineers for the development of a new water distribution system.

    The City Council yesterday removed a skid steer loader which was encumbering the council’s reserve on Alexander Street, between Regent and Charlotte streets.

Bridgette Theya Narine, the teacher who was found dead in her Mahdia, Region Eight apartment on Wednesday, died from hanging, according to a post-mortem examination.

(Jamaica Observer) Despite being a part of the regional set-up for more than two-decades, former West Indies batting star Shivnarine Chanderpaul believes he still had a lot left to offer on the international scene at the time of his premature retirement.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress today called on the APNU+AFC government to investigate a $605m “emergency” drug purchase deal for the Georgetown Public Hospital which has raised questions about the role of Minister Volda Lawrence.

With a possible contractual showdown looming over parking meters, questions will continue to rise over who advised the city on the deal with Smart City Solutions (SCS) that could leave the municipality with huge financial exposure.

Pursuant to SectionT2 (2) (ii) (a) and in accordance with the Criminal Law (Procedure) Act, Chapter l-0:01-, the Director of Public Prosecutions Shalimar Ali-Hack, has remitted the case of Police v.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia,  (Reuters) – Poet Derek Walcott, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992 and helped thrust Caribbean writing into the global spotlight, died peacefully at his home in St.

Town Clerk Royston King has told Communities Minister Ronald Bulkan that the suspension of the city’s metered parking system would amount to a breach of contract, for which the municipality would have to compensate contractor Smart City Solutions (SCS).

Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence’s emergency drug purchases for the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) are not transparent, according to Trans-parency Institute of Guyana Inc.

Three Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldiers have been dismissed following the allegation made against them earlier in the year that they raped a teenager at an army base.

The trial of former PPP/C public service minister Dr Jennifer Westford and her former aide Margaret Cummings, who are charged with the alleged theft of over $600 million from the government, continued yesterday with testimony from Peter Moore, the Chief Accountant at the Ministry of the Presidency.

The Private Sector Com-mission (PSC) has voiced concerns to a visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission about increased taxation, the declining value of the Guyanese dollar and uncertainty about the direction of the economy.

Amid high numbers of deaths, the Ministry of Public Health yesterday launched a $1.6b IDB-funded maternal and child health (MCH) improvement project.

  A fight resulting from an apparent love triangle landed two women before a city court yesterday.

As the US$20M SleepIn Hotel and Carnival Casino prepares to submit a new application for a casino licence, its staff say they are eager to not only showcase skills learned and provide the services offered by the entity but to “really start working” for their money.