Guyana News

The Anna Catherina Islamic Complex (ACIC) and the Guyana United Sadr Islamic Anjuman (GUSIA) have both expressed their “full support” for the government’s 2.00am curfew imposed on night clubs and bars in Guyana.

Minister with responsibility for Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman and Minister of Public Infra-structure David Patterson on Tuesday visited Sand-spring Resources Limited’s proposed mine at Toroparu, Region Seven and pronounced themselves pleased with the company.

The case against the two police officers charged with assaulting detainee Colwyn Harding remains at a standstill as Prose-cutor Nigel Hughes was a no-show at yesterday’s hearing.

A Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara resident pleaded not guilty to armed robbery yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

PNCR Vice-Chairman Volda Lawrence says that the party remains committed to national unity.

The RSIB-Devan Khemraj Agency, a franchise of Raj Singh Insurance Brokers (RSIB) & Risk Management Consultants Inc.

As the government seeks to conclude the development of housing schemes, it is appealing to persons who have been allocated lots to immediately begin construction.

Following concerns highlighted by the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) on the processing of approximately four to five thousand applications for the promotion of senior teachers (in the public education division) for 2015-2016, a Teaching Service Commission (TSC) statement is maintaining that the body rigidly followed “set criteria and principles” in the exercise.

Newly appointed Chancellor of the University of Guyana (UG), Professor Nigel Harris is slated to deliver the keynote address at the 49th Convocation of the University’s Turkeyen campus, on Saturday, November 14, at 16: 30 h on the University Square, Turkeyen campus.

The Guyana Police Force says it has embarked on an aggressive zero tolerance campaign in all Policing Divisions across Guyana, to clamp down on the sale and use of Fire Crackers and other illicit Explosive Devices.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – West Indies ended their dismal tour of Sri Lanka with a consolation victory after Dwayne Bravo’s all-round brilliance secured a series-levelling 23-run win in the second and final Twenty20 International today.

Since their loss at the May 11, General and Regional elections the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has been plagued with a series of internal problems mainly around the legacy of former president Cheddi Jagan and the management style of leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo.

A three-year-old boy and his father drowned after the small boat they were travelling in capsized in the vicinity of Pap Falls, Essequibo River on Sunday evening.

Police Detectives in ‘A’ Division say they are investigating the murder of Jermaine Simon, 24yrs, of 46 Norton Street Bagotstown E.B.D,

An unidentified man died at the Georgetown Hospital last evening shortly after he was hit by a vehicle driven by a young attorney-at-law as he was attempting to cross Duncan Street.

Two women now remain at the ramshackle Chase’s Indigent Home in Robb Street and they are both hoping that they will be out of there before Christmas.

A St Ignatius man is dead after he lost control of an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) he was riding on Monday night in Lethem.

The Skeldon sugar estate continues to surpass weekly targets, according to the Guyana Sugar Corpora-tion (GuySuCo).

Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder has revealed that the report of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Sugar Industry will not be publicly disseminated before the end of the 2015 crop as cabinet is seeking to organize a retreat on November 28 to discuss the findings before any decisions are made.

Agriculture Minister Noel Holder is currently awaiting a report from the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) on the next course of action in acquiring markets for Guyana’s rice.