Guyana News

Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon yesterday disclosed that several contracts have been cleared by Cabinet including one for $27m for 3.5m male condoms and US$127,950 for textbooks.

The Alliance For Change today chastised both President Donald Ramotar and the Guyana Elections Commission over the continued failure to hold local government elections.

The Alliance For Change today said at a press conference that it will not be swayed into a pre-election coalition with either the PPP/C or the APNU.

An 86-year-old East Bank Berbice woman perished in a fire last night, despite a valiant effort by her 93-year-old sister and carer to save her.

Head of the Child Care and Protection Agency (CC&PA) Anne Greene is urging swifter prosecutions of child abusers, saying perpetrators are being allowed to go free while the wheels of justice turn slowly.

The suspect held for the murder of policeman Michael Cumberbatch has confessed, according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud.

‘The government’s objective while securing its investment is not so much getting a high rate of return as it is creating development opportunities, creating a world class hotel that will help to drive our travel and tourism, and create jobs for a few hundred Guyanese.

The Guyana Power and Light said that electricity supply has returned to normalcy in Bartica and in Berbice following works by the company to remedy the situation in both locations.

While the administration is willing to “tweak” to allow for different perspectives of those employers affected by the implementation of the Minimum Wage Order, it is not prepared to alter the core features of the legislation to appease anyone, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon said yesterday.

One month after 20-year-old Keith Wallerson of Golden Grove, West Coast Berbice was laid to rest, his relatives are still seeking answers about events leading up to his death.

The results of the University of Guyana Student Society (UGSS) elections which got underway yesterday will likely reflect a low voter turnout as a check of the polling stations at the Turkeyen Campus revealed that not many students turned up to vote.

The PPP is focused on drafting a ‘Framework of Action’ to develop party structures and identify more proactive ways of presenting issues of concern to the nation, especially as it prepares for the upcoming Local Government Elections.

A man was yesterday charged with being one of six men who carried out an armed attack in which a Chinese businessman and his family were beaten and robbed of $41 million in cash, jewellery and other articles.

The police force’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) has found that there is “insufficient evidence” to take action against ranks accused of torturing former murder accused Shaka Chase.

The Ministry of Works says China Harbour Engineering Company will be responsible and therefore liable for any defects encountered with the US$138 million Cheddi Jagan International Airport expansion project for which works have started.

The Guyana Water Incor-porated (GWI) advises the public that the junction at Regent and Camp streets has been re-opened to vehicular traffic, following the completion of repairs to the sewer pump station which serves the area.

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) believes its recommendations to government for wage increases and other benefits have fallen on deaf ears and will be looking at options over the next three days to address the situation.

Conservation International (CI)-Guyana is expected to once again facilitate the flow of funds from Guyana’s forests partnership with Norway for low carbon development consultations here.

Submissions for the 2014 Hollick Arvon Caribbean Writers Prize, which will be awarded to an emerging writer of literary non-fiction, will close on September 30.

An 18-year-old Albouystown man is now in jail awaiting his next court date after he was refused bail on a robbery charge stemming from an attack on a woman in the community.