Guyana News

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) today said that it will move to have every act of torture or shooting by the police over the last 20 years investigated.

At about 1015h. today, a man armed with a handgun attempted to commit a robbery at the Mexican Grille and Bar, Water Street, Georgetown, which was thwarted by employee Jason Fraser, 29 years, who was shot and injured to his abdomen in the process, police say.

At about 0445h. today, Vejai Narine Ragandan, 55 years, of Mon Repos, ECD, succumbed to his injuries at the GPHC.

(Trinidad Guardian) New India Assurance Company Ltd is planning to expand to Guyana from its T&T subsidiary’s head office in Port-of-Spain, the company’s global chairman said on Thursday evening.

A security guard employed with RKs security firm was discovered dead this morning behind a store in Rose Hall town, Corentyne.

Even as he criticised media reports on the Colwyn Harding abuse allegations, President Donald Ramotar yesterday said he was in support of an independent inquiry into the case.

A police constable was shot dead last night in Guyhoc Park after confronting another man during a visit to his girlfriend.

The main opposition says it wants to complete the amendment of the anti-money legislation before the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary on February 14th although government spokespersons remain unconvinced.

The two teenagers, who were allegedly found with a haversack that contained an M-16 assault rifle, ammunition and grenades, were arraigned in a city court yesterday and remanded to prison.

The main opposition coalition has not taken any decision on replacing Deborah Backer as one of its Members of Parliament (MPs).

By Desilon Daniels A month after floods ravaged St Vincent and the Grenadines and other Caribbean countries, leaving hunger and homeless in their wake, Minister of Agriculture Leslie Ramsammy is once again emphasizing the importance of achieving food security.

In an effort to help eliminate hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition in Guyana, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) will collaborate with Conservation International Guyana (CIG) over the plight of food insecure persons in the Rupununi district.

Ahead of today’s planned shutdown of Linden, to protest the lack of results from the landmark deal signed between the government and the Region 10 administration over a year ago, President Donald Ramotar yesterday said that his administration has been doing its best.

President Donald Ramotar says he hopes this year’s wage increase to public servants will be preceded by meaningful negotiations with the relevant stakeholders.

Guyana, as a party to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, is mandated to have the national regulatory body for civil aviation carry investigations on aircraft accidents, the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has said.

The resignation of Local Government Minister Ganga Persaud will not impede preparations for local government elections, says President Donald Ramotar.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is calling for the promulgation of a plan to meet the social, economic and political needs of the Cuyuni-Mazaruni region, so that it does not become a “Cinderella” province.

Digital Technology yesterday opened a new store on Brickdam and President of Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry Clinton Urling hailed it as an embodiment of growth for the economy.

Entrepreneur Gail Russell yesterday launched Yog Yog’s Frozen Yogurt parlour with hopes of luring smart eaters.

Guyana is about to become the first South American nation to site a Dairy Queen store.