News

Former President Donald Ramotar has rejected perceptions that he was a figurehead office-holder with his predecessor Bharrat Jagdeo running the country from behind the scenes.

The APNU+AFC Govern-ment is considering importing a foreign auditor to examine the works of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).

A man accused of trying to smuggle over four kilos of cocaine in his luggage at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri was remanded to prison yesterday.

The three unions representing sugar workers yesterday picketed GuySuCo’s head office at Ogle to press their demand for the corporation to begin salary negotiations.

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) yesterday called on the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) to show evidence that it is the most representative trade union body as the two groups continued their war of words.

A group of civil society organisations yesterday welcomed government’s determination to press for a renewal of the forest protection partnership with Norway.

A voir dire is currently being conducted before Justice Navindra Singh as the trial of the quartet accuse of murdering 72-year-old Clementine Fiedtkou-Parris continued yesterday.

Firefighters yesterday managed to contain a fire in a partially-constructed building along Alexander Street, near the Bourda Market.

Two youths were yesterday refused bail after being charged with armed robbery.

The government will be focusing on guaranteeing that Neighbourhood Democratic Councils’ revenue bases are adequate to allow for financial independence and general autonomy in the management of their affairs.

The Leader of the Opposition and former President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo recently attended a meeting of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States’ Eminent Persons Group (EPG) in Brussels, Belgium.

Officer Richard Macbeth of Leonora Police Station is presently in the Accident and Emergency Depart-ment of the Georgetown Public Hospital.

The Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) Foundation last Saturday presented its first three graduates at its Fifth Annual Fundraising Dinner at the Marriott Hotel.

Classes at the Mae’s School were called off yesterday after a nearby power pole began sparking.

The Government Analyst – Food and Drug Depart-ment (GA-FDD) is reminding food importers for the local market that these imports must be accompanied by the relevant documents, including a Free Sale Certificate or a Health Certificate and/or a Certificate of Analysis.

A delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) conducted a trainer of trainers’ course on human rights for members of the Police Force and the Guyana Defence Force from October 26-30.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited has announced the appointment of Parbatie Khan as its new General Manager (Credit).

Minister of Health, Dr George Norton in his presentation at the UNAIDS 37th Programme Coor-dinating Board meeting last month in Geneva, Switzerland said not enough has been done to address HIV in prisons.

The Guyana National Computer Incident Response Team (Guyana National CIRT) has issued a warning to the general public against the use of ‘pirated’ or ‘cracked’ software as they can lend to infection and security breaches in computers.

A report in Tuesday’s edition, headlined “Labour violations uncovered at Camp and Robb Streets work site,” erroneously stated that a structure being erected at the corner of Camp and Robb streets is to be an addition to the Teleperformance call centre, which is located on the northern side.