Guyana News

Three men, including a driver and porter of a company who were supposedly victims of a ‘robbery’ committed on Thursday, are in police custody assisting with investigations after two of them confessed that the robbery was staged.

The Guyana Police Force is seeking assistance from the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) to locate former Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Deputy Chief Executive Officer Aeshwar Deonarine who is wanted in relation to an alleged theft committed at the organisation.

Residents of Bartica, like other parts of the country, are currently experiencing a water shortage owing to the dry weather.

A whopping $300 million have been allocated in the government’s proposed 2016 budget to support activities for the celebration of Guyana’s Golden Jubilee Year.

The annual fees for gun licences and dealerships are to be hiked as part of government’s planned measures to enhance revenue.

With petroleum poised to become an important industry for Guyana, Finance Minister Winston Jordan says more emphasis will be placed this year on preparing the country to meet the needs of the sector.

The flagship project for the Ministry of Citizenship for 2016 is the complete digitizing of records at the General Registrar Office (GRO), according to Minister Winston Felix.

A project, which in part will ensure that all births in interior locations are registered, is on track to begin next month, according to Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix.

For the period 2010 to 2014 approximately 350 foreign nationals were granted citizenship by the Guyana government with the majority being St Lucians, Cubans, Chinese and Brazilians, Stabroek News has learnt.

Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix says he is focused on not only decentralising the process for the issuance of passports but also on moving towards enabling online applications.

A mother of three, whose house at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, was repossessed by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) after it claimed she breached the terms under which it was built for her, is moving to court to challenge the decision.

Marked decreases in the level of water in the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) has resulted in the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) appealing to customers to use this resource conservatively.

The newly rebranded Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) is looking forward to the liberalization of the telecommunications sector and is patiently awaiting the appropriate spectrum needed to make the 3G service available here, Chief Executive Officer Justin Nedd said on Wednesday.

Nine months after Sophia teenager Alicia McPherson was stabbed about 42 times about her body allegedly by Shivanand Roopnarine, her boyfriend of two years, her family believes justice is being denied, as no arrest was ever made in the matter.

Delroy Joseph, called “Barney,” who was wanted by police for questioning on several reports of armed robbery and break and enter and larceny, was shot by police on Thursday during an attempt to apprehend him.

New housing developments are to be initiated this year in Perseverance, Stewartville, Cummings Lodge, Prospect, Williamsburg and Amelia’s Ward, among other areas, according to Finance Minister Winston Jordan, who says government will seek to continue establishing “cohesive” communities.

President David Granger today declared that coalition politics is important for the development of Guyana.

The owner of a house built by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo is moving to the court to thwart the agency’s attempt to repossess the premises.

Owen Verwey has been identified as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest), GINA said today.

On Thursday January 28, 2016, the police say they responded to a report of an alleged armed robbery that was committed on the driver and porter of a business company involved in the sale of confectionery and snack foods at about 1840h.