Guyana News

Residents of Port Kaituma are calling for a complete halt to the pumping of fuel or an alternative system to be put in place at the Turn Basin where a devastating fire destroyed boats and buildings on Friday.

The Striped Forest Whiptail lizard (Kentropyx calcarata) is common in the rain forests of Guyana.

  Three persons including a teenage boy have been detained in connection with last Tuesday’s murder of Brazilian national Joao De Souza.

(Trinidad Guardian) Staff at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC) are once again under scrutiny after 35-year-old Guyanese national Jeetindra Sookram died of a suspected heart attack an hour after he was denied treatment there because he was not a T&T citizen.

Guyana has been ranked 82nd out of 132 countries in a social index report, far below Trinidad and Jamaica, the two other Caricom countries monitored.

A fuel trawler exploded yesterday morning at Turn Basin, Port Kaituma, setting off a fire that destroyed boats and buildings, left millions of dollars in damages, and questions about the regulations in place for the pumping of fuel.

House Speaker Raphael Trotman was forced to prematurely adjourn the budget debate yesterday after APNU parliamentarians created a ruckus to prevent Minister of Education Priya Manickchand from speaking as they demanded an apology over remarks she made in reference to the father of former member Jaipaul Sharma.

A day after resigning as a Member of Parliament (MP) for main opposition APNU, Jaipaul Sharma yesterday said that he disagreed with Speaker Raphael Trotman’s justification for lifting a ban on Education Minister Priya Manickchand over comments she made that offended him.

By Jeff Trotman A dispute over building in Rockstone has become a symbol of deep division in the Essequibo River community amidst a contentious initiative for it to be recognised as an Amerindian village.

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) is a pricey apparatus that may not be worth the financial investment, junior Finance Minister Juan Edghill said in his budget address on Wednesday.

With an increase in deforestation affecting a forests protection pact with Norway, Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud yesterday said that there will be increased monitoring of mining operations.

Despite having seized over $30M worth of smuggled goods during its first quarter of 2014, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) still faces major challenges in tackling smugglers in the North-West District.

Police are questioning several persons and the Bartica sub-office of the Guyana Gold Board has been shuttered as a probe opens into gold tampering during gold sales there.

There is expected to be a shake-p in the command of some important divisions in the Guyana Police Force and some officers are very unhappy with some of the looming changes.

Former police commissioner Winston Felix says that the negative comments about the work of the Guyana Police Force ought to be used “like a mirror” to improve the service to the public.

Contractors undertaking the US$10M Georgetown Sanitation Improvement Programme (GSIP) said the delay in restoring roads and private property damaged during the work is due to a shortage of materials, including the vital ‘Crusher Run’ stone.

The Justice Institute of Guyana has secured key funding from the European Union (EU) to implement a project which is aimed at promoting self-sufficiency in Amerindian communities, and building a more equitable and democratic society.

The Rehoboth Group yesterday launched a range of solar powered lights, which company representatives said will be aimed primarily at improving the lives of those in rural areas.

Newly-elected President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Lance Hinds says rebuilding the secretariat is a major priority for this year.

The National Assembly in collaboration with the United Nations Children Fund (Unicef) and the University of Guyana will be hosting a child rights art competition.