Guyana News

Despite strong objections from the opposition side of the House, in their rebuttal of Governance and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Gail Teixeira’s bid to amend the quorum for the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), the motion was late last night passed with the government using its majority. 

A 29-year-old miner was fatally stabbed by his co-worker in the wee hours of yesterday at Reserve Baramita, North West District (NWD), Region One.

After weeks of being vacant, two seats on the Opposition side of the National Assembly were yesterday filled after Aubrey Norton and Volda Lawrence were sworn in as the newest APNU+AFC Members of Parliament (MPs).

The government yesterday tabled the Mental Health Protection and Promotion Bill, which when passed, will effectively replace the Mental Hospital Ordinance Cap.140.

A 22-year-old Linden resident was yesterday placed on $500,000 bail after he was charged in relation to the accident which claimed the life of motorcyclist, Odel Taylor on Sunday.

More than one week after ExxonMobil announced that it is seeking approval for a fifth development at the Uaru+ well, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday said that the application is currently been screened.

The Caricom State with the most appeal cases to date litigated before the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Guyana’s contribution to the region’s jurisprudence has been significant in the area of elections disputes and accounts also for the largest number of land cases before the court.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

The Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce (CCCC) last month wrote the Government of Guyana regarding the possibility of it (government) taking over ownership of the bridge to reduce tolls but President Irfaan Ali has ruled this out.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) are currently exploring ways to collaborate.

CEO of the Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development, Dane Gobin, and CEO of Instream Energy Systems out of Vancouver, Canada, Dave Dennis, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Sunday for the purpose of providing “reliable, environmentally friendly, low cost hydrokinetic energy to support conservation and sustainable use of Guyana’s natural resources”.

A King Street man was yesterday fined for stealing mirrors from two cars.

Four months after being elected Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) – the main component of APNU+AFC coalition – Aubrey Norton was yesterday elected unopposed to fill the vacancy of Leader of the Opposition and pledged to hold the PPP/C government accountable.

Residents living in Lima Sands in Region Two have expressed satisfaction that their road is finally undergoing rehabilitation after making such requests for the past four years.

PNCR Leader Aubrey Norton was this afternoon elected as Leader of the Opposition, replacing Joseph Harmon who resigned earlier this year.

The police are investigating the reported murder of teacher Shenese Walks, 19, of Craig, East Bank Demerara who was found with a knife stuck in her neck.

APNU+AFC members, Aubrey Norton and Volda Lawrence were this afternoon sworn in as Members of Parliament.

The Ministry of Agriculture yesterday signed contracts worth $1.3 billion for 35 projects countrywide, with Gaico Construction and General Services Inc being allocated the largest – $569.3 million for the dredging of the Pomeroon River mouth.

By Aviso Paul A 57-year-old Foulis, East Coast Demerara (ECD) housewife was murdered in the wee hours of yesterday after police say her husband made good on threats he had made to her life.

Lauding Guyana for its accession to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as its final court, President of the CCJ, Justice Adrian Saunders, said that during the years the country had a single appellate tier, its justice system “did not flourish as well as it could otherwise have.”