Guyana News

Guyana’s industrial fishing sector has seen a halt in industrial licensing and a reduction in the fleet by 14% as part of continued efforts to organise the industry towards achieving sustainable fishing certification by the Marine Stewardship Council.

Three Linden men were remanded to prison yesterday over breaking and entering, as well as armed robbery charges when they appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

By Jeff Trotman Residents of Moblissa, a farming community on the Linden Soesdyke Highway, are being encouraged to sign two petitions for the Education and Health departments of the Region Ten administration to be responsible for the respective departments within the community.

The United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean Professor Edward Greene yesterday lauded the new Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV & AIDS (Pancap) ‘Justice For All’ campaign as a “signal of movement towards getting to zero discrimination.”

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon yesterday denied knowledge of warehouse provision services for Office of the President saying that there must be a “mix up”.

A 12-member jury was yesterday empanelled to preside over the murder trial of Jahora Ramnauth which is being conducted before Justice Navindra Singh in the High Court.

Contractors building the outfall eight-door sluice for the Hope Canal have been given until Friday to submit a plan to address the issues hampering its construction.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) in partnership with the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) will be launching a comprehensive anti-discrimination workplace policy based on the protection of sexual orientation and gender identity.

The Ghanaian Navy on Tuesday detained a vessel travelling from Guyana carrying 21 bags of substances suspected to be cocaine, according to yesterday’s edition of the Ghana Business News quoting the Ghana News Agency.

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee is said to be returning to his post by Monday November 25.

Cabinet has granted permission for the commissioning of 17 District Tender Boards across Guyana’s ten regions which will be responsible for tendering contracts with sums up to $599,999, Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon has said.

A North Sophia man who pleaded guilty to having a small quantity of cannabis and not guilty to having a larger amount was yesterday remanded to prison.

The Ministry of Health has partnered with the University of Guyana (UG) to host a week-long health and wellness fair targeting male students and lecturers, and open to the public.

Retiring Chairman of the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) Group of Companies Yesu Persaud has broadsided government for its handling of the sugar industry, saying the Skeldon Modernisation Project is costing taxpayers money and not producing what is was designed to while stressing the importance of returning focus on the fields and cane cultivation.

Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai on Thursday visited St Cuthbert’s Mission, Region 4, to hand over a Hilux pick-up valued $5 million, to Toshao Luke Simon, to be used for the community’s benefit. 

The Berbice Bridge Company Inc (BBCI) on Friday donated three trophies for the winners of the Comforting Hearts Primary School Art Competition.

With one in ten Guyanese affected by asthma, the Georgetown Public Hospital hopes the opening of its state-of-the-art lung testing lab and Asthma Education Programme will take it one step closer to managing chronic lung diseases.

Stabroek News apologises for the omission of a table at the end of a letter by EB John captioned ‘An examination of the comparabilities across the whole justice sector should be considered justifiable’, which was published in our edition of Monday, November 18.

A policeman is now on $150,000 bail after being charged with stealing a laptop from a colleague.

Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon at his weekly post-Cabinet press briefing at the Office of the President today informed that Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee will resume duties on November 25, GINA said.