Guyana News

A section of the Mackenzie Market was ravaged by a fire around 9 pm last night,  according to Linden Mayor Sharma Solomon.

-laments six-month delay in receiving information Following a complaint by M S Invest-ments, the NPTAB was found to have erred in its evaluation of tenders for the supply of food to the prisons and the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) recommended remedial action and lamented the six months it took for answers to be provided in its investigation.

By Mia Anthony Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill yesterday met with vendors who ply their trade along the seawall between Camp Road and Vlissengen Road and he told them that those with a permit will continue to vend as long as they are in compliance with the vending agreement.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday signed a memorandum with miners, USAID and others aimed at achieving malaria-free status by 2030.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday facilitated a meeting between the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Guyana,  Jorge Francisco Luis, and Executives of the Cuban company Sistemas de Ingeniería Eléctrica y Construcciones SA de CV (SIECSA), and the Guyana Power and Light (GPL).

Stakeholders from various sectors were provided with essential tools and climate information to prepare for the upcoming May-June rainy season.

The building that previously housed  Mike’s Pharmacy at Robb and Alexander Sts was yesterday hit by a fire of unknown origin at around 2 pm.

The Guyana Fire Service has expanded its fleet with the addition of two foreign used fire tenders.

Twenty-six-year-old Kwesi Griffith, a miner of Lot 32 Westbury Village, Essequibo Coast, was arrested and  charged with the offences of ‘unlawful possession of firearm without license’, and ‘unlawful possession of ammunition without license’.

President Irfaan Ali today offered  condolences to the family, friends and loved ones of Bhappi Roopchan, owner of the popular Shakti Strings Band.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) today said it has observed a concerning trend in the occupancy of bed space within its facilities.

By Mia Anthony Vendors along the seawall between Camp Road and Vlissengen Road were yesterday ordered to remove by the Sea Defence Board (SDB) and Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill said they had violated the terms of their occupancy of the spots.

-disputed contract was signed on New Year’s Day, evaluation committee erred on two guidelines It took eight months for the PPC to throw out a complaint by R Kissoon Contracting Services over a bid for D&I pumps but more irregularities have surfaced in the tendering system including errors by the evaluation committee and the signing of the disputed contract on January 1st 2023, a national holiday.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday received a cheque valued at $110,815,105 from the Muslim community in Guyana at the Office of the President to support the people of Palestine with humanitarian aid.

Cane Vincent, a 24-year-old miner of Quarrie Village, Region Nine was charged yesterday with the murder of Leonel Manuel Franco Beria, a 19-year-old Venezuelan national.

By Abigail Headley Two Venezuelan brothers attending Stewartville Secondary School on the West Demerara are now nursing serious injuries to the head and hand after being assaulted by schoolmates on Monday afternoon.

-urges those with fever to get tested Two persons have died from dengue so far this year and Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony yesterday urged anyone experiencing fevers to go to the nearest health facility to be tested.

-Edghill tells operators While boat operators and owners plying the Supenaam to Parika route  weren’t too pleased with the decision to lower their fare from $1500 to $1300, they were asked to comply by Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill during a public meeting yesterday.

A Corentyne single mother of three is now contemplating her next move after a sudden fire destroyed her house at Union Village, Corentyne.

-two retrieved from businessman’s roof Police in Regional Division Seven are probing the theft of four Merisolar solar panels valued at $260,000, property of the Government of Guyana.