Guyana News

As the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) works to finalise a coastal engineering design manual in collaboration with the European Union (EU); it recently hosted a two-day workshop to train MPI staff across different agencies.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) says while a bonus announced yesterday by the government for public servants was welcome it violated the principles of collective bargaining.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Former West Indies captain Chris Gayle is hopeful he can return to test cricket next year but said he was simply not fit enough to take part in the ongoing series against Australia.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) as of yesterday had surpassed it 227,443 tonnes of sugar production target by 300 tonnes for the first time in 11 years.

While the Drop-in Centre on Hadfield Street has been a haven for countless children over the years, concerns have been raised over the deplorable conditions and subpar care at the facility.

The audit report into the Marriott Hotel says that the PPP/C government embarked on the project without a feasibility study.

A three-year-old boy died on Sunday afternoon after he was struck by a vehicle on the Public Road at La Grange, West Bank Demerara (WBD).

The PPP said yesterday that it would be seeking amendments to legislation dealing with local government elections, but did not indicate what those changes were likely to encompass.

A Strathavon man was yesterday placed on bail after denying a charge that he defrauded a woman of half a million by promising her a US Visa.

One of the accused in the robbery of two America Street money-changers was yesterday once again denied bail by a city court, where his lawyer claimed he was being harassed by police.

The Guyana Police Force’s Traffic Department yesterday reported that an overall decrease in the number of fatal accidents and road fatalities has been recorded for the first nine months of the year.

Sahadeo Biswah, who police say confessed to a burglary after being found with a bag of stolen electronics, will be spending the next year in jail after he pleaded guilty yesterday to breaking and entering.

A teenager was yesterday charged with breaking and entering a house and stealing over $200,000 in cash and valuables.

Tackling serious crimes, including gun-point robberies, remains a challenge for the police force as statics gathered show that up to the end of November there was an increase when compared with the numbers gathered last year.

Half a dozen of the vendors who were relocated to facilitate the demolition of the Bedford Methodist building yesterday staged a protest in front of City Hall, where they accused Town Clerk Royston King of failing to honour promises made to them.

A fisheries worker was yesterday remanded to prison after he was faced with a charge that he stole a motorbike.

Merundoi Incorporated yesterday joined with its partners, the Ministry of Social Protection, the Guyana Bible Society and Beharry and Co Limited, to launch its redesigned website.

The Guyana Public Service Union said yesterday that there has been an undue delay in negotiations for salary increases for workers at the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) and it will meet its members this week to decide on a way forward.

After being advised on three occasions to complete investigations, seven of the 24 files compiled on a multi-million-dollar fraud allegedly committed by former minister of public service Dr Jennifer Westford and an employee were last week returned to the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) by the police.

The prime suspect in the murder of a Brazilian man who was discovered dead at Arau, Wenamu River more than one week ago, has been arrested and is expected to be charged shortly.