Guyana News

Canada-based Guyanese Owen Verwey is tipped to be the new Chief Executive Officer of Go-Invest, sources say.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – With scores of medicines in short supply due to a severe financial squeeze, Venezuela is suffering a “humanitarian crisis” and requires rapid international assistance, according to a major pharmaceutical association.

Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday called on the government to reverse its decision to close the Wales Sugar Estate by the end of the year as the move would affect the livelihood of many residents.

The body of a man, who was reported missing after masked gunmen took him from his North Sophia home almost three weeks ago, was pulled from a trench in the area yesterday morning.

As the country remains in the grip of El Nino-inspired dry weather, the government is engaged in relief measures in six regions and pumping of water from the Shelter Belt in Georgetown has been reduced by 50%.

Magistrate Fabayo Azore yesterday ruled that the court could proceed with the trial of former Public Service Minister Jennifer Westford and ex-ministry personnel officer Margaret Cummings for charges of forgery and attempted larceny.

With the announcement that the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) will close down the Wales Sugar Estate on the West Demerara by 2017, Chief Executive Officer, Errol Hanoman yesterday stated that no other estate closure is planned.

This year’s budget will include special funding for Guyana’s suicide prevention efforts, according to Minister of Public Health Dr George Norton.

A police detective yesterday testified that accused Warren McKenzie confessed to being one of the men who robbed and brutalised Land Court Judge Nicola Pierre and her family.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is working on regulations for the operation of drones, according to agency head Chaitrani Heeralall, who says users need to be aware of the instrument’s potential hazards when flying in certain zones.

The Government of Guyana, through Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, last Thursday signed a Petroleum Prospecting Licence and Production Sharing Agreement with the joint venture team of Tullow Guyana B.V.

One of the daughters of Leolyn Sullivan, the Linden woman who was allegedly stabbed to death by her common-law husband on Monday morning, yesterday recounted witnessing her mother being killed as she and her sister watched on helplessly after unsuccessful efforts to intervene.

Although the Toshao of Kaikan village, in Region Seven, says that the residents do not want the military present in their community, Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Chief of Staff Brigadier Mark Phillips yesterday reiterated the army’s commitment to working with them.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament on Monday requested that Finance Secretary Dr Hector Butts compile for the Attorney-General a comprehensive list of cases for which various government agencies are awaiting his advice.

A Tuschen business was robbed on Monday night by four masked men, who held staff and customers at gunpoint during their raid.

A Mon Repos man was yesterday accused of hitting a policewoman in the face with a beer bottle when she attempted to arrest his partner.

Local artist Desmond Alli remains doubtful that justice will be served after he was served with a lawyer’s letter for speaking out about an assault on him, while police are yet to make an arrest.

Work has begun for a re-designed stelling for Bartica which is expected to brighten the community’s water front.

Despite complaints from residents of East Street and a petition to the President, Mayor Hamilton Green stated on Monday that the City Council will keep the paid parking lot there.

Passengers using the Lady Northcote ferry to and from the North West District are now benefitting from a reduced journey time following major repairs to the vessel.