Guyana News

Elections for the Mayor of Georgetown will be held on Thursday December, 15.

As day three of the 2017 National Budget debate continued yesterday, Minister of Public Telecommunications, Cathy Hughes defended the application of Value Added Tax (VAT) to internet service, saying the tax would provide the monies needed to fund the Government’s Infor-mation and Communication Technology (ICT) programmes.

The Government’s promise of “Deliver-ing the Good Life to All Guyanese,” has fallen woefully short, is the conclusion of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) after its examination of the 2017 Budget.

In light of a decision to dissolve the Board of Directors of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), former Chairman, Dr Carl Max Hanoman has come out swinging at Public Health Minister, Dr.

Shadow Minister of Communities, Ganga Persaud in his presentation to Parliament during the 2017 Budget Debate yesterday said the March, 2016 Local Government Elections are still incomplete.

The Central Housing & Planning Authority (CH&PA) has only spent 19.9% of the $5.8 billion allocated to it in the 2016 budget and has only achieved 30.5% of revenue, according to Minister responsible for housing in the Ministry of Communities Valerie Adams-Patterson.

The state of the Region Six healthcare system came under scrutiny by Dr Vishwa Mahadeo during Tuesday’s evening’s budget debate, with the PPP/C MP calling out problems such as the overflow of sewage into the wards and non-functioning theatres and equipment.

Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Dawn Hastings, said on Tuesday at the 2017 budget debate that according to data provided by the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), 94.5% of metered customers pay $1,500 or less per month.

The post-mortem reports for Clarissa and Theresa Rozario, the two girls killed in the 2014 Robb and King streets fire, were on Tuesday entered into evidence during the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charges against the two men accused of their murders.

A bus conductor found his way before a city court yesterday to answer to the offence of attempting to break and enter an office.

Before a city Magistrate on an armed robbery charge, a 25-year-old man was yesterday remanded to prison.

A man was yesterday sentenced to 24 months imprisonment after admitting to stealing over $500,000 in items from the National School of Dance.

A South Ruimveldt woman was brought before a city magistrate yesterday to answer to a fraud charge for allegedly converting $110,000 for her own use.

CASTRIES, St Lucia,  CMC – This year’s Caribbean Premier League poured just over  US$90 million into the Caribbean region, according to an Economic Impact Assessment released by organisers on Tuesday.

Police say they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred about 19:00h.

Twenty-one deportees arrived from the United States of America (USA) yesterday afternoon after serving jail terms and those who were charged with serious offences will be monitored.

A shift in approach by creditors and financiers, compounded by market forces and emerging businesses, has caused the Georgetown-based Nigel’s Supermarket to significantly scale down its operations.

Former Minister of Culture, Youth & Sport Dr. Frank Anthony yesterday hammered the government for the taxation that private healthcare would attract from next year.

US-based businessman Marcus Brian Bisram who was charged with the murder of carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt has hired a New York law firm to represent his interests.

A supervisor attached to BK International was robbed of $3M cash and shot near the compound of the Ministry of Finance on Main Street yesterday afternoon.