Guyana News

The Town Clerk of Georgetown, Royston King wrote to the Auditor General on Tuesday, 28th February, requesting that an audit of the Council’s stock and financial systems be done.

Rights activist Mark Benschop last Friday testified that although he was assaulted and his vehicle was vandalized after an encounter with former presidential press officer Kwame McCoy in 2011, he was the one who ended up being arrested by police.

The partially decomposed body of a man found floating in a trench at Met-en-Meerzorg, West Coast Demerara on Monday was yesterday identified by his brother and the police are awaiting the results of an autopsy to determine what resulted in his death.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo said that he raised issues he found critical, pertaining to the economy, with President David Granger at State House last evening when they met to consult on appointments to the judiciary.

President David Granger yesterday met with China’s Ambassador to Guyana, Cui Jianchun at State House to discuss the strengthening of co-operation between the two countries.

The Mayor and City Council yesterday announced that it has received its twenty percent takings from Smart City Solutions (SCS) for metered parking but did not disclose the sum.

A review of a status report on equipment belonging to Insel Air is currently underway, says Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Captain Egbert Field.

The Department of the Environment plays an integral role in helping Guyana achieve the objectives of a ‘green’ state, says President David Granger.

Following national trials on Sunday at the Michael Parris Fitness Centre, the Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA) has selected three athletes to represent Guyana at the Manuel Suarez Weightlifting tournament in Cuba.

Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan has confirmed that Lelon Saul will replace Myrna Pitt, who stepped down as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) in June 2016.

City Hall has collected over $2 million from the vendor’s registration drive which has been extended to tomorrow.

A Venezuelan national was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail, and fined, after admitting to being in possession of almost a pound of cannabis.

A court yesterday granted bail to the Canadian woman, who was caught with more than four kilogrammes of cocaine in her suitcase, in January, at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri after she was deemed unfit to stand trial.

Government holding company NICIL will be proceeding with a trial to recover money which it says the Guyana National Industrial Company Inc (GNIC) owes for leased land.

The Mayor and City Council met with members of the Guyana Scrap Metals Dealers Association (GSMDA) on Tuesday, and held discussions on the way forward, as the city moves to regularise scrap metal collectors.

Accused of stealing over $200,000  in items from the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT), two men were yesterday granted bail after being read the charge by a city Magistrate.

Three families from the Corentyne on Tuesday had their dreams come true, as they each received a brand new, well-painted wooden house, with basic necessities, from Food for the Poor (Guyana) Inc.,

The Rotaract Club of George-town will be hosting its inaugural “Recycle Fair,” on March 25th, aimed at not only helping the environment, but also the less fortunate.

The work of the Cuban Medical Brigade in Guyana has paved the way for other initiatives that will heighten efforts to further modernise the healthcare system in Guyana.

Two tickets to Chile are up for grabs in a promotion between that country’s embassy here and Copa Airlines.