Guyana News

Stephanie Lawrie, the woman who allegedly fatally stabbed her brother during a fight at their Better Success, Essequibo Coast home, was yesterday charged with killing him and released on $400,000 bail.

The five teens charged with killing retired Professor Pairedeau ‘Perry’ Mars reappeared in court for their statements on Monday.

A family of five lost everything yesterday after a fire of unknown origin completely destroyed their home at Friendship Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara.

A $43.2m contract was cleared at the August 23rd Cabinet meeting for upgrading of the sea defences between Bushlot and Reliance on the Essequibo Coast.

Four Haitian nationals were yesterday fined by a city magistrate after they admitted to entering the country illegally.

An afternoon raid yesterday of the Stabroek Bazaar by the city’s Food Safety Department (FSD) did not produce the expected numbers of illegally traded items.

Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney-General Basil Williams will be attending the 48th meeting of the Council of Legal Education (CLE) in Antigua & Barbuda, from September 1st to September 4th, and among the issues to be discussed are financial contributions to the council and the collaborative legal agreement between the University of Guyana (UG) and the University of the West Indies (UWI).

Sean Williams, who was shot by a police officer responding to a report of domestic violence, has been discharged from the hospital and his shooter has offered his family compensation.

The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the welfare of veterans is set to commence today and present heads of the disciplined services along with former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) chiefs of staff would be among the first to be formally interviewed.

Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has indicated plans to increase the number of water distribution trucks for Sophia residents, in light of complaints by some that they were forced to resort to using trench water for domestic purposes due to the inadequate supply they were receiving.

Tenders were opened yesterday for the construction of a Document Centre at Fort Street, Kingston under the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI).

The APNU+AFC Government has budgeted for the titling of 30 more indigenous communities even as it negotiates a four-year extension of the present project funded through the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF) and which ends in October 2016.

Government is still to act on the controversial Red House lease agreement that was made by the former PPP/C-led administration and Attorney-General Basil Williams yesterday said that action would be taken “within a reasonable time”.

Following a recent Cabinet decision, Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection Keith Scott has appointed the Chairman and members of the National Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH).

The contract of Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Legal Affairs Ministry Indira Anandjit, who was sent on 52 days of leave last December after it was discovered that millions of dollars in law books and computer parts could not be accounted for, has expired and it has not been renewed, Attorney-General Basil Williams said yesterday.

A conference to launch Guyana as a tourist destination for weddings, honeymoons and other special events is to be held from October 10-12 at the Ramada Princess Hotel.

A Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo man is seeking the assistance of the public to find his car, which was reportedly stolen at Old Road, Eccles, East Bank Demerara between Sunday evening and Monday morning.

During the second quarter of this year, 108 hinterland patients were medically evacuated on 106 flights, according to the Director of Regional Health Services (RHS), Dr Kay Shako.

Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Valerie Sharpe-Patterson recently visited the South Sophia district to address a number of issues affecting residents and homed in on squatting.

Ministry of Public Health Medical Technician, Ravindra Dass is being treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was hit by a mini-bus while running across High Street, Kingston.