Guyana News

In the wake of an alarming upsurge in crime including several execution-style murders, the Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday announced that approval has been given for a SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics) Unit, a move which Opposition Leader David Granger believes is not needed.

The Guyana Revenue Autho-rity (GRA) has said that the professionals it identified in a recent notice are not the only ones compliant with the Tax Act.

AFC Vice-Chairman Moses Nagamootoo has accused the PPP of stooping to race-based politics to mitigate the falling away of its Indo-Guyanese support base.

Ganesh Narine will have to face a new trial after a jury yesterday failed to reach a unanimous verdict on his guilt in the murder of his wife Krishandai Singh After close to three hours, the 12 members of the jury returned to report to Justice James Bovell-Drakes that nine of them were in favour of a not guilty verdict and three were against it. 

While the US will continue to support Guyana in wiping out HIV and AIDS, this will be gradually scaled back as local mechanisms are strengthened and the role of the US will eventually evolve to one of technical assistance.

The Bank of Guyana has issued two souvenir coins to mark the 250th anniversary of the Berbice Slave Rebellion and the 175th anniversary of Indian Immigration to Guyana.

House Speaker Raphael Trotman says that despite his efforts, he has not been able to remove the vagrants and junkies who seem to have made the surroundings of Parliament Buildings their home.

The Guyana Police Force is notifying the public that in order to facilitate the smooth flow of traffic at GuyExpo 2013 at the National Exhibition Site, Sophia, Georgetown, the Traffic Department will be effecting special traffic arrangements from today to October 06, 2013, as follows: >  Duncan Street would be used for east bound traffic only from Sheriff Street to Eastern Highway (this route will be used to gain access to the Southern Parking lot in the Compound) >  When exiting traffic will have to proceed south on the Eastern Highway and west into Kooma Street.

The Secondary Competency Certificate Programme (SCCP) held its third graduation ceremony on Wednesday for 525 students from secondary schools and practical instruction centres from several regions.

CGX Energy Inc says it continues to actively pursue strategic joint venture partners for all three of its Petro-leum Prospecting Licences (PPLs) and has a technical data room open at its Houston office.

Instead of taking measures to curb the upsurge in criminal activity, especially gun crimes, the government has opted to blame the opposition parties, according to AFC General Secretary David Patterson.

Principal of UWI’s Cave Hill Campus Professor Sir Hilary Beckles has been elected as Chairperson of the Caricom Regional Reparations Commission, which is to develop and implement a regional strategy to pursue reparations for native genocide and slavery.

The opposition yesterday accused government of undermining the local government reform through the continued delay in signing into law of enabling legislation passed over a month ago.

Jafar Seetaram, 19, one of the six men charged with the vigilante killing of Alfred Munroe, 45, called ‘Guana Man,’ on May 9 in Rose Hall Town, walked out of the Whim Magistrate Court on Monday as a free man.

A Brazilian national was yesterday sentenced to 24 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to stealing from a special constable guarding the home of the Home Affairs Minister.

A 12-member jury was on Tuesday empanelled to preside over the trial of murder accused Khemraj Boodhoo, called ‘Sham’ and ‘Shaw,’ who is accused of killing Lilendra Roopnarine called ‘Boyo’ on July 5, 2005.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) urges the public not to frustrate the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of trade processes and to report any officers who deviate from them as the agency remains committed to ensuring the highest possible efficiency.

President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Clinton Urling has called on parliamentarians to review legislation on merit, transparency and accountability.

Growing corn for the regional stockfeed industry will be highlighted at the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) set to get underway in Georgetown tomorrow.

Children from Bagotville and neighbouring communities participated in an activity-packed fun day that included word and other games, when the Rotary Club of Stabroek and the Bagotville Community Library hosted its annual Education Fun Day at the community centre.