Guyana News

Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn has announced that Jamaican dancehall artiste Kevon ‘Skeng’ Douglas has been banned from performing publicly in Guyana, while saying that authorities would take a similar stance against those promoting vulgarity and gun violence at public events and on airwaves.

Attorneyat-law Nirvan Singh was yesterday faced with a new private charge alleging that he unlawfully assaulted former Police Constable Shawnette Bollers.

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved financing of US$44 million for the Guyana Strengthening Human Capital through Education Project.

CARICOM Chairman, Belizean PM John Briceño on Thursday hammered the United States over its exclusion of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela from the Summit of the Americas and called the long-running American embargo against Havana “an affront to humanity”.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has reported that over 49,000 persons were registered for the first time during its recently concluded continuous registration cycle.

More than a decade after Precision Woodworking Ltd (PWL) was placed in receivership, former employees say they have not received a penny of their benefits from the more than $600 million in proceeds from the sale of its assets.

As part of its continuing programme of national road works, the government is set to spend over $2 billion for the upkeep of roads in regions Three and Six.

A total of 12 contracts worth close to $500 million were signed on Friday to boost the development of the country’s agriculture sector, the Department of Public Information (DPI) has reported.

The Georgetown Chambers of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has launched an ‘Investment Portal,’ which is expected to aid foreign investors in making informed decisions on where to invest when coming to Guyana.

While Indigenous communities in the Upper Mazaruni, Region Seven, who are seeking legal recognition of their rights to traditional and ancestral lands, are still awaiting a High Court ruling, their lawyer says no reason has been given for the delay.

The Health Ministry on Friday confirmed 85 new cases of COVID-19.

Pre-service teachers from Region Two attending the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) on Tuesday received stipends after an almost yearlong wait.

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has said that committees will be set up at every landing site in Region Two to ensure transparency in the distribution of the $150,000 grant promised to fisher folk.

Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn has approved the promotion of 248 junior ranks from the Guyana Fire Service and 25 junior ranks from the Guyana Prison Service.

The autopsy conducted on the remains of twenty-eight-year-old Saigon Hopkinson, of Bartica, Region Seven, has revealed that he died from chemical inhalation.

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved financing of US$44 million for the Guyana Strengthening Human Capital through Education Project.

Guyana’s Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, will be on an official visit to India from 12-16 June 2022, for the launch ceremony of the ocean-going cargo-cum-passenger ferry vessel being built for Guyana by M/s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd.

The police today said 25-year-old rice farmer Jeuwel Ramlall of Mahaica died after an accident at 11.30 pm yesterday.

Following several days of acrimonious exchanges, Prime Minister Mark Phillips and Georgetown Mayor Ubraj Narine yesterday met and several areas were agreed for immediate assistance  including more staff for the city to man pumps and fuel aid.

A woman working in the Puruni backdam, Cuyuni/Mazaruni in Region Seven was on Wednesday robbed and murdered.