Guyana News

A Dental Assistant attached to the Ministry of Health yesterday appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer to the charge of using abusive language.

A push cart vendor was yesterday charged in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court with wounding a man.

Thirty-six-year-old Linden resident Corwyn Arthur who attacked and beat a 16-year-old girl with a knife before brutally raping her on a lonely road on the night of December 17th, 2013 has been sentenced to 13 years, six months in jail.

Minister of Housing and Water,  Collin Croal and Minister of Home Affairs,  Robeson Benn  today officially handed over the new Cummings Lodge Police Outpost to the Guyana Police Force.

Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago yesterday signed a five-year  Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will see the establishment of a high-level bilateral commission and address areas such as non-tariff barriers which have strained relations between the two countries.

While stating that they welcome development and fully support the planned gas-to-shore project, residents of the lower end of the West Bank of Demerara were on Friday mainly concerned about if jobs would be available and if some of them would be displaced by the planned pipeline but they got no satisfactory answers.

Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago will soon experiment with the setting up of a ferry service between the two countries to transport people and cargo.

A team from Guyana – comprised of UG students and staff – has won the international Webby Award from a field of 150 contestants with a proposal to combat deforestation through the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with drones.

Guyana will be attending the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, USA next month but will continue to support CARICOM in its campaign for fair treatment of its long-time ally, Cuba.

A West Coast Berbice woman says she has finally broken free after years of abuse by her husband and is now requesting assistance from the authorities to move on with her life as she left her home with just a few pieces of clothing. 

Several communities across the country have reported floods following persistent heavy rainfall on Saturday and yesterday.

President Irfaan Ali says that Brazilian investors from the neighbouring State of Roraima are interested in becoming part of CARICOM’s vision of reducing its food import bill by 25% by 2025.

The Ministry of Education is inviting trained teachers with three or more years’ service to apply for a scholarship to pursue an approved degree at the University of Guyana.

Trinidadian manufacturer, Novo Life Farms, says it is prepared to partner with Guyanese farmers for the supply of raw produce as it seeks to increase production and enter new markets with its line of processed food products.

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported 48 new cases of COVID-19.

The Ministry of Health has expressed sympathy on the passing of Chetwyn Phoenix on Thursday.

Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago this morning signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will cater for the establishment of a high-level bilateral commission and would address areas such as non-tariff barriers and dispute settlement.

With rising concerns about food insecurity, CARICOM Heads who met in Georgetown at an agricultural conference have listed four urgent priorities including tearing down trade barriers and scaling up regional transportation.

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) yesterday announced that the company is currently in search of land to forge ahead with its plan to house the proposed TOPCO milk plant project for commercial scale production of fresh cow’s milk. 

Producers have voiced grave concern over the proposed steep hike in rates for the rental of the National Cultural Centre and one has accused Minister of Culture Charles Ramson Jr of micromanaging the sector and not recognising the importance of creatives.