Guyana News

Government and UNICEF are currently finalising a project intended to ensure that all births in far flung areas in the hinterland are registered, according to Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix.

Superintendent Dion Moore has replaced Senior Superintendent Ian Amsterdam as Traffic Chief, a move, which some members of the force see as a demotion for Amsterdam and a response to him standing up for himself.

Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) President Mark Lyte is accusing Chief Education Officer (CEO) Olato Sam of attempting to pass the buck for the failings in the education system by blaming teachers for the inability of students to demonstrate basic competency at the end of their primary-level education.

A fisherman was yesterday placed on $150,000 bail after he denied stealing $1.6 million worth of items from Guyana Stores Limited (GSL).

Despite fewer donations and limited funding, the Guyana Relief Council (GRC) is continuing to provide disaster relief to those in need across Guyana.

Scotiabank, for the fifth consecutive year, has beaten all local competition in earning Best Digital Bank Award for 2015.

One of the soldiers who was shot late Wednesday night was discharged from the hospital while the other is currently recovering.

Residents on the West Coast Berbice were the beneficiaries of a charity drive hosted by the Dhar-mic Naujawaan (DNJ), the central youth arm of the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha.

A section of the University of Guyana road will be closed to traffic today between 09:00 hrs and 13:00 hrs, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure has said.

The residents of Festival City & North Ruimveldt are tired with the crime that has descended on the community and are taking steps to rid our environment of the crimes of rape, robbery and murder, a release from a group of residents said today The first meeting to which they have invited representatives of “A” Division, The City Hall & The Ministry of Public Infrastructure will take place tomorrow at 6pm at The Lions Den , Festival City.

The People’s Progressive Party today said it is concerned at the delay of President David Granger in appointing Robeson Benn and Bibi Safora Shadick as the two new opposition Commissioners on the Guyana Elections Commission.

Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson has confirmed that there was an industrial death at the site of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport expansion project at Timehri earlier this afternoon.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board has hired the United Kingdom-based company Pitch International in a multi-year deal to develop and implement a new commercial strategy, with the aim of boosting the organization’s revenue.

There is a higher prevalence of drug use by students from private schools than those from public schools with use of drugs occurring at a younger age, according to a survey done in 2013.

A United Nations (UN) anti-corruption agency has proposed to assist Guyana with a UN prosecutor on corruption to ensure thorough investigations of such crimes in the future.

Agitation continues to grow in the rice sector as farmers have started to reap with little hope that paddy prices will be high enough to offset their debts.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) was yesterday applauded for its efforts at monitoring ozone depleting substances, while the need for continued vigilance was underscored.

Sums totalling over $100 million have been budgeted to clean and desilt street drains, alleyways and canals as the ‘Clean-up my Country’ campaign continues.

A woman and her 13-year-old son were held at gunpoint and robbed on Tuesday night minutes after arriving from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).

Career diplomat Marilyn Cheryl Miles has been identified to fill the post of Guyana’s ambassador to Venezuela but Venezuelan media reports say that country’s President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the suspension of the process to accredit her.