Guyana News

Another phase of construction will soon begin for Guyana’s first synthetic Track and Field Facility.

Another march organised by the Guyana Public Service Union was yesterday called off and First Vice President Mortimer Livan said this was due to the late response of the police in granting permission.

The bridge on the Lethem trail which collapsed last week, virtually bringing the community to a standstill, has been repaired.

Guyana has the worst road fatality ranking of all Anglophone Caribbean countries, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has said.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) expends over $100 million annually to care for seriously injured traffic-related accident victims APNU member Dr George Norton says.

Radio Guyana Inc (RGI) announcer, Oswald Singh, 55,  died of a massive heart attack on Monday and will be buried today.

The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sport Club (RHTYSC) came to the rescue of a person in dire circumstances and presented a quantity of items to accident victim, 33-year-old, Goobraj Durjan.

Residents of Wakenaam were thrilled on Saturday to have a ‘Santa Claus Parade’ for the first time on the island, compliments of a former resident and the Aditya Kids Trust Fund Foundation (AKTFF).

When two-year-old Vishal of Nigg, Corentyne was born, his mother, Jenita Seyhodan noticed that his head had an unusual shape but she still hoped that he would be normal.

With the anticipated regular flights of the Venezuelan national airline, CONVIASA Airlines between Venezuela and Guyana, Guyana Government officials as well as officials from the Venezuelan national airline say the new service will not only enhance the travel opportunities between the two nations but will also boost trade and economic cooperation.

In spreading the goodwill of the Christmas season, the Region Five Probation and Social Services department feted 160 children.

West Coast Berbice women who participated in a health and fitness programme organized by the Guyanese Families Unite in Service and Education (GuyFuse) have expressed satisfaction at the experience gained.

Mohammed Iqbal, 42, who stands accused of stabbing his former spouse, Sookdai (Lalita) Basdeo, 37, to death on December 23, was arraigned and remanded to prison at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court today.

 (Jamaica Gleaner) Unicomer Jamaica Limited, which operates the Courts furniture, electronics and appliance stores, has launched a new e-commerce portal which is expected to enhance revenue growth in the new year.

The Alliance for Change yesterday restated its support for a US-funded democracy project that has sparked a withering attack by the government here on Washington’s Ambassador on the grounds that the country’s sovereignty has been challenged.

A Kwakwani man was fatally stabbed on Christmas night after he was involved in an argument with a man at a night spot.

Prominent Berbice attorney. Senior Counsel Marcel Crawford has passed away. Crawford, the only senior counsel in Berbice passed away at the Anamayah Memorial Hospital yesterday afternoon at the age of 77.

Government has tabled comprehensive legislation intended to ensure Gu-yana’s compliance with the Convention on the Interna-tional Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) for the export of the country’s wildlife and the import of species from abroad.

A 17-year-old girl was shot dead yesterday by a spurned lover at Moraikobai Village, Mahaicony Creek.

Incessant rain caused flooding in the Pomeroon area (Region Two) when river water overflowed into farmlands and homes yesterday.