Guyana News

A Guyana-born woman, who became the first New York Police Department (NYPD) female Captain from this country, has settled for a US$800,000 payout from the department over claims that a top department commander buried her discrimination complaint before he was caught posting racist messages on an internet bulletin board.

Twenty-five shade houses growing high-value crops will constitute the first phase of an agricultural initiative that was launched by President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday for young people.

Leader of the Opposition Joseph Harmon on Tuesday skipped out of meeting with Secretary-General (SG) of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland and sent Shadow Legal Affairs Minister Roysdale Forde instead.

While the share of the Guyanese population using the internet has risen significantly it remains below the benchmark averages of Latin America and the Caribbean as a whole.

The Ministry of Health has announced that COVID-19 booster doses will now be available to persons five months after they have been fully inoculated.

Georgetown Mayor Ubraj Narine yesterday defended the recently passed motion to terminate City Engineer Colvern Venture, saying that it was due to the poor management of his department and not to any personal grouses.

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance Dr Ashni Singh on Tuesday met with visiting Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland QC and discussed a range of matters including oil and gas and good governance.

Simone Edwards, the security guard who was injured last week after she was attacked by her partner at their Linden home remains hospitalised in a stable condition.

A man who was accused of attempting to rob a Special Constable was yesterday freed of the charge after the cop told the court that he did not want to give evidence against the accused.

One thousand new cases of COVID-19 were reported today by the Ministry of Health, continuing the trend of dramatic rises believed to be linked to the Omicron variant.

Discussions on Monday between newly-elected PNCR Leader Aubrey Norton and Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon about who should hold the posts of Opposition Leader and Representative of the APNU+AFC List ended in stalemate and further deliberations are to be held, sources close to both sides say. 

With over 1,500 solar panels lining its front lawn at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is expected to channel excess energy to the national grid during the off-peak season according to Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett.

With criticism mounting over his powers of appointment to the controversial Natural Resource Fund (NRF)  Board of Directors, President Irfaan Ali yesterday dodged questions on how he would be selecting one and possibly three of the directors.

Sanctions loom for organisers of the recently concluded Futsal Finals as an investigation is underway by the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) to determine the factors that led to the breach of COVID-19 protocols, Prime Minister   Mark Phillips yesterday said.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo and Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC are seeking leave from the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to appeal the ruling of the Guyana Court of Appeal that it has jurisdiction to hear the appeal of the dismissal of the Opposition APNU+AFC’s election petition which challenged the results of the March 2nd 2020 general elections.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday launched the Agriculture and Innovation Entrepreneurship Programme at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC).

Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland yesterday met with the Chair and Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) during its weekly statutory meeting.

The Bonasika family of eight who recently lost their home to fire will soon start to rebuild following a helping hand from the Ministry of Public Works and the Private Sector Commission.

Five persons have  been arrested for beating a Black Bush Polder, Corentyne man on Sunday which resulted in him being hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital.

The Ministry of Education yesterday handed over 20 desk combinations donated by Rocky’s Pharmaceuticals Supplies to the Richard Ishmael Secondary School.