Guyana News

Habitat for Humanity Guyana held its annual housing quality standards training for contractors aimed at ensuring that they are knowledgeable about the charity’s building process as outlined by Habitat for Humanity International.

Patrick Mentore, head of the panel of civilians set up to oversee police reforms said allegations about him in a book about the US visa scam were raised since 2001 and he had dealt with them.

While the business community foresees a range of difficulties in the implementation of the new national minimum wage and the five-day work week from tomorrow, Minister of Labour Dr Nanda Gopaul says government will not yield to calls to delay the start date since there was enough notice of the impending changes.

Story and photos by Mandy Thompson Most people have probably never heard of Swan other than those who actually live in that general area; it is not even in Guyana’s Gazetteer. 

A 34-year-old truck driver of Bath Housing Scheme, West Coast Berbice was discovered dead in a yard at Woodley Park Village early yesterday morning.

Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Zulficar Mohammed says that once Fly Jamaica could satisfy its requirements for its Toronto and New York destinations, it could commence operation by the end of July.

A Corentyne carpenter was pronounced dead on arrival at the Skeldon Public Hospital yesterday morning after he was involved in an accident, sometime between 8 am and 9 am, on the Number 47 Village Public Road.

A team from a regional financial body yesterday met with the joint opposition to address the need for amendments to the anti-money laundering legislation and it also made clear that passage of the law alone would not get Guyana off the hook.

Police lack sufficient evidence to charge the prime suspect in the murder of taxi driver Balram Jadoonauth and his family believes that had investigators worked harder from the beginning and paid attention to certain details, they would have been able to build a strong case.

Region Six Chairman David Armogan on Friday urged that residents report substandard works as the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) signed contracts worth over $60M in total for capital projects to be done in the Number 52 to Number 74 Corentyne district and in the polders of Black Bush.

Two months after the preliminary report on City Hall’s restoration was submitted by the two overseas consultants to the Mayor & City Council, everything is at a standstill while the building continues to deteriorate.

Geeta Singh-Knight, the embattled former CEO of the beleaguered insurance and investment giant Clico, confirmed to this newspaper that she is no longer a member of the Board of Directors of the Berbice Bridge Company Inc.

Guyanese who were employed with TAGG TV are still waiting to be paid for their months of work on the flopped social media-driven initiative that was meant to promote Guyana’s tourism product.

Even though the Guyana Police Force has declared “zero tolerance” for domestic violence the treatment meted out to victims of physical and sexual violence at some police stations has left a lot to be desired.

A group has taken up the challenge of returning Festival City to its glory days with the ultimate aim of making it self-sustainable.

Frustrated bus drivers plying the 32 bus route are calling on authorities to give them some sort of assistance since they say they are being bullied by touts who operate on the bus park.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament Dr George Norton said the Ministry of Health is to be held responsible for the current state of the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) where the environment for the delivery of health care is not conducive and the Leonora Cottage Hospital where large quantities of expired drugs were discovered.

After months of deliberation, the three European branches of governance have agreed to delay the end of the sugar quota system to 2017, giving Guyana an extra two years to reform the ailing sugar sector.

As part of the Ministry of Health’s efforts to reduce and eliminate lymphatic filariasis and control soil-transmitted helminthes in Region Five, 180 volunteers have been participating in a training and evaluation programme.

A team from a regional financial body yesterday met with the joint opposition to address the need for amendments to the anti-money laundering legislation and it also made clear that passage of the law alone would not get Guyana off the hook.