Guyana News

Government’s failure over several years to accede to successive requests from the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) for “appropriate spectrum allocation” to hasten the creation of third and fourth generation (3G/4G) ICT technology continues to have a significant negative effect on the development of the sector locally, GT&T Chief Executive Officer RK Sharma said.

Recognising that marijuana offences are putting pressure on the justice and prison systems, legislators say that consultations are needed to determine whether there is a need to decriminalise minor related offences and legalise the drug for personal use.

Hardat Singh, the contractor responsible for building the Moruca Bridge says the work done on the structure is “good work”; that it was built according to contractual specifications, and that dissatisfaction should be aimed at the deficient designs he was handed by the region.

  A Bartica man is missing after he fell into the Mazaruni River at an area called Itakie Falls on Sunday.

A Kitty man is now behind bars after allegedly being caught with an unlicensed gun while being out on bail on armed robbery charges.

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and Macmillan Publishers Limited have renewed a contract that will see the continued publication and distribution of learning materials for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE).

Jason Fraser, the restaurant employee who was shot to the abdomen last Saturday during an attempted robbery by a lone gunman is on the road to recovery.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC-A controversial proposal designed to put more power in international cricket in the hands of India, Australia and England has been re-drafted for presentation before the ICC meeting in Dubai tomorrow, reports indicate.

Ryan Brown 34 years old of Bartica, Essequibo River is missing after he fell into the Mazaruni River at an area called Itakie Falls, according to a release today from Marad.

Steve Richard Bacchus, 21,  is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the death of Police Special Constable Quincy Wright which occurred in Guyhoc Park, Georgetown, on January 24, 2014.

Popular designer and entertainment promoter Trevor Rose was yesterday morning shot dead and two other occupants of the car he was in were injured in what police later said could have been the result of road rage on the Eccles Access Road, East Bank Demerara.

Corentyne residents incensed over a  spate of robberies blocked the main road at No.48 Village yesterday after the latest attack and accused the police of involvement.

Given the seriousness of the alleged offences by the police against Colwyn Harding and its wide coverage in the media, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Saturday said that an independent inquiry should be held into the matter.

Budget talks between the government and opposition appear to be effectively dead with APNU spokesman on finance Carl Greenidge saying that the time available between now and the laying of the budget leaves no opportunity for meaningful and full discussions even as the government accused the coalition of being “dishonest” about proposed talks.

The St Joseph Mercy Hospital says it will release a statement today on the recent deaths of a young mother and her newborn baby.

Three persons are in custody following the Saturday morning robbery and killing of security guard Chandrabhan Persaud who was found bound and gagged at the Lucky Dollar Rose Hall branch.

One hundred and three residents from several housing areas in Region Three were on Saturday presented with keys to their homes under the Government’s core home initiative which targets single parents, the differently abled and the elderly.

An arch in memory of the 11 Lusignan residents murdered in January 2008 was last night commissioned in the East Coast village.

A serving member of the Guyana Police Force has faced various hardships after trying to get to the bottom of the fatal shooting of her son by police last October at Dundee, Mahaicony.

The fishermen who were arrested and kept at the Anna Regina Police Station in relation to cargo found on their boat believed to have been taken from the sunken vessel Stollie 1, have been released.