Guyana News

With amendments to the Ramps Logistics application for local content certification now submitted, Director of the Local Content Secretariat (LCS) Martin Pertab has said that a review of the documentation has started.

Although Guyana has not recorded any case of monkeypox, the Ministry of Health is currently trying to procure vaccines for the disease through the Pan American Health Organi-zation (PAHO).

The renaming of the Felix Austin Police College to the Guyana Police Force Academy, was a decision which stemmed from the five year agreement which was signed between the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the University of Guyana (UG), according to Mark Ramotar, head of the GPF’s Corporate Communications Unit.

Guyanese environmentalist and founder of the firm Environmental Management Consultants (EMC) Shyam Nokta was yesterday bestowed the prestigious Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Award for Excellence in the category for entrepreneurship.

The International Decade for People of African Des-cent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G) organised and hosted its second Uja-maa Exhibition and Sale on Main Street, between Middle and Church Streets, on Thursday and Friday.

The Ministry of Health on Friday reported 80 new cases. Based on data presented in the Ministry’s updated COVID-19 dashboard, the new cases were confirmed after 585 tests were done.

Seven firms are bidding to undertake works to enhance the avenues of Carmichael and Waterloo streets in Georgetown.

The Ministry of Education this  afternoon signed contracts totalling $198.9 million for the construction of annexes at Queen’s College and the Bishops’ High School.

Eight APNU+AFC Members of Parliament (MPs) were suspended for various periods in the wee hours of Friday morning when a motion recommended by the National Assembly’s Committee of Privileges was adopted in the absence of the main opposition members.

Despite presenting a $552.9 billion “historic” and “transformational” 2022 budget in January, the Irfaan Ali government is now asking the National Assembly to approve $44,794,011,175 in supplementary provisions.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday implored Guyanese to dare to dream and act on futuristic developments as he took part in the sod turning for the US$50 million, 150-room, AC Marriott Hotel at Ogle, an area of former sugar estate lands on the East Coast of Demerara that he says will be soon unrecognisable. 

After more than two decades, the Central Bank of Guyana has issued a banking licence and it’s to the Guyanese-owned New Haven Inc.

The State has incurred a debt of just over $5M in damages which it has to pay to 69-year-old Chaitram (only name given), also known as ‘Cashew,’ after a Judge found the revocation of his bail by another Judge to have been unlawful.

President Irfaan Ali has assured that his government is moving to support and develop Guyana’s fishing industry.

Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir yesterday shot down a request by Leader of the Opposition Aubrey Norton calling for the House  to debate the allegations of corrupt practices involving Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo along with an international investigation into his conduct.

The cause of the fire that devastated the St. George’s High School on Wednesday remained unknown yesterday.

All 320 booths and other spaces for the International Building Expo have been taken up and security plans finalised as the country gears up for the grand opening today at the National Stadium, Providence.

The police are seeking the assistance of the public in locating a 52-year-old man who is wanted for questioning in relation to possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Daniel Singh, the man who allegedly pelted a Lance Corporal who tried to intercept him last week was on Wednesday charged and released on $400,000 bail.

An East Ruimveldt man has been remanded to prison after he was charged with armed robbery.