Guyana News

Seven new hotels are to be constructed this year as the government’s plans for the hospitality sector advance.

Incumbent leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC) Khemraj Ramjattan has confirmed that if nominated he is up for contesting once again for the top post of the party at its upcoming National Conference, which will also decide on its future as part of the former governing coalition with APNU.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is currently investigating the alleged mishandling of a report filed by a young woman who has alleged that she has been continuously abused and assaulted by her father, a city businessman, over a period of years On Friday night, the GPF said that an investigation was launched to determine whether the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) were followed by the investigating ranks of the Kitty Police Station.

Former Finance Minister Winston Jordan says that hostility from the Chinese contractor for the Marriott Hotel when government tried to get information on it could have possibly delayed auditing of the annual financial records but it is now up to state holding company NICIL to declare what is reflected in its records on the hotel’s balance sheet.

With ExxonMobil ramping up activities offshore Guyana and the government granting more permits to advance the process, a group of environmental activists have written to Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Belizean Prime Minister Johnny Briceño outlining possible risks of the operations.

Almost two weeks after a miner succumbed at a city hospital, the police on Friday issued a wanted bulletin for his alleged killer.

A Roxanne Burnham Gardens, Georgetown woman was yesterday morning taken into police custody after she allegedly set her house on fire.

A 44-year-old fisherman lost his life on Friday night after he was involved in an accident along the Massara Access Road, in the North Rupununi, Region Nine.

The Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) of the Guyana Police Force on Friday warned of a sharp rise in cases where suspected Nigerian nationals who are in the country illegally as well as some out of Guyana, are working with local accomplices to carry out scams and pyramid schemes on unsuspecting persons.

Police in Region One have apprehended a suspect, who allegedly broke into a Moruca shop and stole more than $100,000 in items last Thursday.

The Ministry of Health on Saturday confirmed five new COVID-19 cases from its latest test results.

ExxonMobil Guyana recently made a financial contribution to the United Women for Special Children (UWSC) to fund the pursuit of master’s degrees for two special education teachers.

Caribbean attorney and journalist Oscar Ramjeet has led the efforts to publish a Commemorative Magazine to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Council of Legal Education (CLE) and its achievements since the regional institution was established by Caribbean Governments five decades ago.

Minister of Human Services and Social Security Vindhya Persaud on Thursday hosted an informal engagement with the Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA) officers to discuss the challenges and the changes needed to make the child protection system more efficient and effective.

After six months of training in leadership and management skills, 18 Guyanese women have graduated from the Global Women in Management (GWIM) programme.  

Region Two Chairperson Vilma De Silva on Friday called on Essequibo residents to use the day to reunite and iron out their indifferences for the betterment of the region.

(Barbados Nation) Stressing that crimes against tourists have far-reaching consequences for Barbados’ economy, a judge slapped the gun-toting burglar, whose shot crippled a Canadian visitor in a botched burglary, and his cutlasswielding accomplice, with 31 years in jail yesterday.

The Ministry of Education today expressed condolences on the passing of actor and educator, Henry Rodney.

Assuring that Guyana will commit the necessary resources to ensure that CARICOM’s ’25 by 2025’ food import reduction is achieved, President Irfaan Ali yesterday called on all politicians in the region to join the effort.

A police investigation was conducted into the allegation that attorney Nirvan Singh assaulted and hurled racial insults to Woman Police Constable Shawnette Bollers and the case file has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice.