Guyana News

Police Sergeant Kwame Kellman, 34,  died as a result of a fatal incident which occurred about 23:55 hours last night on the Lusignan Public Road.

Amid a feud over statements about the Trinidadian economy in comparison to Guyana, Port-of-Spain-based businessman Derek Chin has encouraged business people as well as people from all walks of life to head to this country where he said that opportunities are plentiful.

Ahead of a hearing this week on a challenge to the decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) against requiring an environmental study for the new Demerara Harbour Bridge, environmentalist Simone Mangal-Joly has reported that the regulatory body has failed to provide critical information needed to make a decision on the project.

While the opposition is mulling possible legal action over Speaker Manzoor Nadir’s proposed amendments to Member of Parliament David Patterson’s motion on full liability coverage for ExxonMobil’s operations in Guyana, former Speaker Ralph Ramkarran has said that the Standing Orders do empower the Speaker to reject or proposed amendments to a motion.

Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran says the APNU+AFC government erred in not selling the Marriott Hotel and the current PPP/C administration should dispose of it and ease the burden on taxpayers who are footing the bill on a loan default incurred by the entity.

United States Deputy Assistant Secretary for Caribbean Affairs and Haiti Barbara Feinstein on Friday met with civil society group Article 13 and a number of issues ranging from the “overwhelming powers” of the President to the government’s recent attack on civil society bodies were raised by the group.

Government is open to civil society scrutiny but will not sit idly by and allow lies to be spread by organisations that claim to be apolitical but are partisan, Vice President Bharat Jagdeo has said.

Region Four Chairman Daniel Seeram, who was under investigation for allegedly threatening his father-in-law earlier this month, will be charged and is scheduled to appear in court on March 31.

A 19-year-old marketing clerk was arrested yesterday morning after a search at her Tucville, Georgetown home unearthed over 37 pounds of cannabis hidden under her bed.

Days after they were arrested for questioning in relation to the theft of supplies from the Ministry of Health’s drugs bond at Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD), a doctor and retired Guyana Defence Force (GDF) officer remain in custody.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday maintained its silence on allegations made by a policewoman, who has accused an attorney of assault and hurling racist insults at her. 

The Health Ministry on Saturday confirmed nine new COVID-19 infections. The new infections were recorded from 964 tests that were done.

Turmoil has once again surfaced in local cricket with the GCB questioning a financial report from the Berbice board and replacing its Head Hilbert Foster on the CWI board with Essequibian Deleep Singh.

(Trinidad Guardian) The leaders of the Chaguanas Chamber of Industry and Commerce and Couva Point Lisas Chamber of Commerce have labelled recent comments about Trinidad and Tobago by Guyana Vice-President Bharrat Jagdeo as unfortunate, saying it is not a proper assessment of T&T’s current state.

Revamping the Carter-Price formula for the composing of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) was yesterday raised by visiting United States government official Barbara Feinstein with Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo.

Dr Marlan Cole’s tenure as the Director of the Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) came to an abrupt end yesterday when he was reassigned with immediate effect.

Terrence Williams, who is the focus of a probe into the theft of pharmaceutical supplies from the Ministry of Health’s Diamond drug bond, was on Friday faced with five charges, including the unlawful possession of guns and bribery.

Taxi-driver Thurston Semple, charged with multiple rapes, was yesterday afternoon found guilty at his fist trial before the High Court and is now awaiting sentencing.

The Ministry of Health is aiming to begin the payout of up to $600,000 in financial support to each hemodialysis patient countrywide from next week, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony said on Friday.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said his recent statements positing that Trinidad and Tobago is “falling apart” was based on economic reality and not intended as an attack on its Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, the country or its people.