Guyana News

Caricom Secretary-General,  Irwin LaRocque has expressed profound sadness at the loss of life in St.

A 33-year-old mother of six has been missing since Boxing Day after she allegedly left home to visit her mother.

Roraima Readers, a new series of books for nursery-age children will be introduced in schools across Guyana come next year, following a successful pilot of the educational material.

The Ministry of Health yesterday launched its Health Vision 2020 which is its strategic plan for the years 2014-2020 and according to Chief Medical Officer Dr Shamdeo Persaud the plan will help to address several challenges such as human resources and health illiteracy.

A man who claimed that the cannabis he was found with was to deal with his asthma will instead be allowed to work out the asthma in 30 hours of community service.

Local Government Minister Ganga Persaud today said that the  Airy Hall Conservancy, Region Two breach was repaired around 6pm yesterday  but that another breach occurred around 3am today.

With a Gross National Income (GNI) of just US$3, 410 per capita, the World Bank in its 2014 World Development Report rated Guyana among the least wealthy in CARICOM.

Leader of the Alliance for Change Khemraj Ramjattan says his party is working on compromise amendments that would see Cabinet being able to make a complaint against an award to the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) which will then rule on it.

A police team has been dispatched to Cuyuni, Region Seven to investigate the apparent murders of three miners.

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) has announced an increase in the insurable income ceiling and the minimum pension.

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), meant to be the nub of the battle against money laundering, has advertised for legal advisers and financial analysts.

Intermittent heavy rainfall caused a breach in the Airy Hall Water Conservancy on the Essequibo Coast which left about 200 acres of rice under water up to last evening, Region 2 Chairman Parmanand Persaud said.

In the wake of an accident on Saturday which claimed two lives, some residents of Canal No.2, West Bank Demerara, say they are concerned about trailers being parked on the shoulders of the Canal access road.

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), once set up, will be run by ten commissioners rather than seven, as a new category which makes provisions for representatives from “Indo”, “Afro” and Indigenous Guyanese Cultural/Ethnic Groups to be appointed, has been added.

Carlton Akeem Bourne, of Liverpool, Corentyne, Berbice was charged with the murder of a shopkeeper on Thursday last after having been in hiding for approximately one year.

Contractors for the extension of the Novar Primary and Secondary Schools and the Mahaicony Secondary School are behinds schedule and were warned that their contracts could be terminated.

Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, is calling for more involvement by civil society to foster and promote social programmes.

With the installation of an elevator to combat overcrowding of its exit, management of the Gravity Nightclub has assured that they are ready to deal with evacuation emergencies.

At about 2115h last night, police say that Paul Hutson, 43 years, of ‘C’ Field, Sophia, had just returned home when he was held at gunpoint by a man.

Police ranks have been dispatched to Sandhills, Cuyuni, following a report received that the decomposed bodies of a man and a woman, suspected to be Brazilian Nationals, were found tied up at Sandhills, a statement from the police said today.