Guyana News

President Donald Ramotar says that Chinese investments will always be welcome in Guyana, once they are within the ambit of local laws.

Doctors who participated in the Guyana Pandit’s Council and Hindu Parishad’s first medical outreach for the year at Bush Lot Village, West Coast Berbice found most of the 120 persons treated suffered ailments that were the result of poor lifestyles.

Savings from the 2013 current budget allocation of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC), Region Five facilitated the rehabilitation of several streets, GINA reported yesterday.

Qualfon, a business process outsourcing and call centre services provider last week signed an affiliation agreement with the University of Guyana (UG).

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has expressed sorrow at the passing of Rawlewayne Payne who died on February 1, 2014.

Digicel presented its annual donation to the Parkside Steel Orchestra on Monday as the group prepares for the finals of the Pan-O-Rama Steel Pan Competi-tion as part of Guyana’s 44th Republic Anniversary celebrations.

Following continuous complaints about noise nuisance in the society, the National Assembly’s Sectoral Committee on Social Services last Friday began hearing submissions on its prevention and the interpretation of the law.

The Full Gospel Fellowship of Churches has launched a year-long roster of activities to celebrate its golden jubilee anniversary this year.

The Ministry of Public Works will host its fourth engineering conference in collaboration with the University of Guyana today at the Guyana International Conference Centre.

Cancer is the third leading cause of mortality in Guyana, according to a report from the Ministry of Health.

By Jeff Trotman The board of directors of the Linden Enterprise Network Inc.

The Ministry of Agriculture wishes to advise the public that a high intensity weather pattern, which is presently over the Atlantic continues to develop and as such, Guyana will experience rainfall of 45 to 80mm over a 24hr period.

Abiola Jacobs called `Abby’ appeared in court this morning charged with the murder of Agricola resident Donna Taylor.

The Private Sector Com-mission (PSC) last night said it was astonished to learn that opposition coalition, APNU  opposed a motion on Monday to grant it observer status at all of the sittings of the Parlia-ment committee which is addressing the anti-money laundering bill.

The founder and administrator of Mae’s School, Mayfield French-Rodrigues  has moved to the High Court to stop  attempts to evict her from a property which houses the secondary wing of her school after an apparent incomplete purchasing arrangement between herself  and attorney at law Nigel Hughes.

Three men were yesterday read multiple armed robbery charges and another was charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm following last week’s  attack at South Amelia’s Ward, where a family was held at gun point and over $5M in cash and valuables were carted off.

A former waitress has alleged that she was a victim of sexual harassment at the Princess Hotel, which is denying the claim and has signalled its intention to move to the court for damages over the harm being caused to its reputation.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has hired a private contractor to deliver service bills to customers as it is intensifying its campaign to remove water service for non-payment.

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee yesterday charged that opposition parties are withholding support for the anti-money laundering bill to protect drug lords and money launderers.

Gavin Marshall, who assaulted his common-law wife after she refused him sex, was yesterday handed a one-year jail sentence at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.