Guyana News

Following the surprise closure yesterday of the Liliendaal bridge on the East Coast of Demerara, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure today said that emergency works were required.

Amid weeks of intermittent blackouts that have angered citizens, Public Infrastructure Minister, David Patterson today acknowledged that transmission and distribution problems persist at the Guyana Power and Light (GPL)  and he promised a solution by the end of the year.

The Altitude Cocktail Bar and Lounge on Sandy Babb Street, Kitty has been closed until further notice.

The Mayor and City Council (MYCC) yesterday lost a bid to prevent the High Court from reviewing its controversial parking meter contract with Smart City Solutions (SCS) after Justice Brassington Reynolds ruled that the court does have the jurisdiction to hear the case.

Ex-policeman and former murder accused Lloyd Roberts was yesterday arraigned in a city court for the murder of Ryan Sergeant, the teen who was fatally shot outside of the Rio Inn nightclub last year.

Marcellus Verbeke was yesterday sentenced to four years in jail after admitting to unlawfully killing his employer, Richard Skeete, on June 9, 2011, at ‘C’ Field, Sophia, Georgetown.

Former presidential press officer Kwame McCoy was yesterday found guilty of assaulting rights activist Mark Benschop in March, 2011, and he was ordered to pay a fine of $20,000.

The government yesterday announced that the Public Health Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Trevor Thomas has been sacked following the recommendations of a Board of Inquiry (BoI) into allegations of mismanagement and malpractices in procurement at the ministry.

Minister of Finance Winston Jordan yesterday said there is no link between the application of the Value Added Tax (VAT) to private school fees and the non-compliance of several of these schools with the tax laws.

The now weekly anti-parking meter demonstrations, initially touted as ‘silent protests,’ took on a new life yesterday when protestors began marching to Dave Martins’ recently released song, ‘Postpone,’ which offers social commentary on the controversial metered parking issue.

Minister of State Joseph Harmon yesterday said the government will be seeking to have a large percentage of materials used in the construction of its housing projects sourced locally and tax concessions would be offered as an incentive.

Attorney Anil Nandlall yesterday argued that by virtue of Article 153 (2) of the Constitution, the High Court has the jurisdiction to hear and determine the case brought by the Cheddi Jagan Research Committee Inc (CJRCI), which is challenging the revocation of the lease it holds to Red House.

Governor of the Bank of Guyana Dr. Gobin Ganga has challenged claims by Cambio dealers that the introduction of a limit of $3 on the spread of the buying and selling rates for foreign currency has resulted in a decrease in business.

City Magistrate Dylon Bess once again barred a transgender woman from entering his courtroom yesterday before dismissing an assault case in which she was the complainant.

Small prospectors are the intended beneficiaries of syndicates which are being established across the country, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources which on Wednesday rejected charges by the miners association that there is a divide and rule campaign.

President of the Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union (PTWU), Harold Shepherd says they are giving the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT)  some time to reach out to them before they take any further actions to address the company’s  decision to retrench 120 workers.

The Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) yesterday signaled that it would be seeking updated property rates for several large corporations and businesses operating in the capital, including the New Building Society (NBS), GBTI and Bounty Supermarket.

The signing of a contract to the tune of € 552,855, around $122m,  will see the drilling of three new wells at Diamond, Sophia and Sparendaam, Region 4.

Four indigenous communities in Region Eight recently received equipment and sports gear they requested from the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, GINA said.

Machinery Corporation of Guyana (MACORP) through its lawyers, Luckhoo & Luckhoo says that Karim Price of Port Kaituma who appeared in court on February 28, 2017 on  gun and ammunition charges is not a member of its management team.