Guyana News

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon has called for a reformed public sector which will cater to the needs of the Guyanese public without fear or favour.

Guyana’s troubles with Venezuela was raised at the Open Government Partnership 2015 Global Summit in Mexico by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo on Wednesday and he said that Caracas has imposed a trade embargo against Guyana while also trying to prevent development of Guyana’s natural resources.

Orvin Kevin Roberts yesterday walked out of the High Court a free man after a jury found him not guilty of murdering 84-year-old drugstore owner Harold Rachpaul.

An elderly East Canje man is now hospitalised after bandits attacked him and his wife in their home early yesterday morning.

The police file on the suspected $600M Ministry of Public Service scam, in which former minister Dr.

Skeletal remains were found in a cane field at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara early yesterday morning.

Teachers awaiting promotion will have to wait longer as the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) have failed to agree on the list of promotions.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) yesterday denied that it had received an $8 million grant in this year’s budget.

Guyana Goldfields Inc (GGI) yesterday announced its first sale of refined gold amounting to 1,400 ounces at an average price of US$1,179 per ounce from its Aurora Gold Mine in Region Seven.

Between 03:00-06:00hrs yesterday, ranks of the Lethem Police Station conducted searches on several houses at Tabatinga, Central Rupununi.

Ranks of the Bartica Police Station whilst investigating reports of indecent assault and the discharging of a loaded firearm which occurred at Puruni Landing, Upper Mazaruni River on October 27, 2015, carried out a search on a house at Puruni Landing, at about 1330h.

Despite concerns about its construction on the Kitty foreshore, the Celina Atlantic Resort is seeking to expand and courida trees crucial to the sea defence were recently cut down around one of the buildings.

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) is seeking to do business here.

A Linden man was yesterday charged with beating a woman who owed him money and shooting at another who went to her rescue.

The preliminary inquiry (PI) into the charge against Andel Forde, one of the men accused of killing sex worker Neefi Noel, began yesterday.

The suspect in the murder of a Ruimzigt, West Coast Demerara resident, who was beaten to death on Sunday, is to be arraigned today.

At approximately 18:30hrs on Wednesday, October 28, 2015, ranks of the Lethem Police Station whilst conducting a search on a motor vehicle at the Guyana/Brazil Multi-Complex Crossing, unearthed six 20-gauge cartridges and a shotgun component.

The Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation (CJIAC) held a blood drive in the Greeters Hall of the airport on Wednesday and saw a 30-unit donation from staff.

The assault case against the two police officers charged with assaulting detainee Colwyn Harding was adjourned again yesterday.

During Tuesday’s opening of tenders at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure-Hinterland Electrification Co.