Guyana News

Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI) last night said it will request a meeting with embattled Minister of State Joseph Harmon and send him a series of questions about his conduct and it is maintaining its stand on the corrupt nature of the minister’s actions.

The Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) was never officially informed by the relevant council officers that attempts to elect a Mayor and Chairpersons in the six local government areas where there were electoral ties resulted in stalemates, PPP/C commissioner Sase Gunraj says.

Demerara Tobacco Company Limited (Demtoco) is concerned that the long in the works Tobacco Bill, if passed, could severely affect the ability of the company to continue to operate.

Businessman Ed Ahmad who is facing sentencing in New York on April 25 for mortgage fraud conspiracy is seeking a further delay to June so he can benefit from reports on his cooperation with the US government in the conviction of former state senator, John Sampson.

The relatives of Shemroy Cave Jr are inconsolable after the young man died last night  in an accident on the Mocha Access Road, East Bank Demerara.

Sub-officer of the Guyana Fire Service Chriswayne LaRose yesterday described the fear he experienced upon witnessing inmates break out from their cell block to go to the aid of those trapped in the burning Capital A Division of the Camp Street Prison.

The police have released the driver who was involved in the accident that claimed the life of Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Corporal Lashana Moore on station bail after he was charged with two traffic offences.

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) yesterday said that an “amicable settlement” has been reached with the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) in a longstanding dispute over Consumption Tax which will see it paying $1.5b to GRA to settle all claims up to March 9, 2016.

One person remains in custody over the shooting death of a 58-year-old Albion man on Sunday in a  home invasion.

Local human rights groups and supporters yesterday staged another picketing exercise in front of the Ministry of the Presidency to press for the reassignment of Minister of Social Protection Volda Lawrence.

State Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh yesterday testified that an autopsy on the body of two-year old Kimani Philips had found that she had been sodomised.

A Goedverwating man was yesterday charged and remanded over a gun-point robbery, while the man to whom he allegedly sold the stolen items was also charged and released on bail.

Canada is to finance the retrofitting of the Fort Ordnance Primary School to the tune of $15m so that it can serve as an emergency shelter for flood-affected residents.

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon on Monday met with the members of the Board of Inquiry, which was mandated to investigate allegations of mismanagement and wrongdoing at the Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil) and Guyana Energy Agency (GEA). 

The Guyana Police Force’s legal advisor on Monday returned the case file on the controversial ‘Pradoville 2’ land deal to the police but it is unclear what advice has been given.

A Kingston youth, allegedly caught with 18 grammes of cannabis, was yesterday remanded to prison on a drug trafficking charge.

The Ministry of Business has invited a team from the World Bank to advise on improving the local business environment, GINA said.

As traders who have operated for decades along the Merriman Mall continue to complain about the recent changes at the site, City Hall continues to claim it is unaware of the issues affecting them.

A national of the Republic of Guinea was on Sunday arrested after he attempted to pass off documents, which stated he is a Guyanese national, to an immigration official in order to gain entry into Suriname.

A guard was granted $100,000 bail by a city court on Friday after denying a charge that he stole almost $200,000 in items.