Alert

The Minister of State, Joseph Harmon this afternoon announced that Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo recently underwent a routine medical examination in Guyana which revealed that he has some cardiac issues.

The police today said that the body of Nair Khan, 30 years, a porter of Bud Street, Line Top, Vergenoegen, EBE, was discovered about 6 am in a pool of blood in Vergenoegen.

A team of law enforcement officers commanded by a Superintendent yesterday conducted a drug-eradication operation at Ebini, Upper Berbice River.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today wrote President David Granger to say that he was not in support of the two persons nominated to be Chancellor of the Judiciary and Chief Justice.

An America Street money changer was this morning shot dead after a robbery by a lone gunman.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has announced the appointment of Albert Gordon, a Jamaican as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with effect from today.

The government will tomorrow empanel a Commission of Inquiry into the June 2008 massacre of eight men at Lindo Creek.

United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres has recommended that the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy be referred to International Court of Justice (ICJ).

The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has recommended that Lance Corporal Clifton Pellew, a member of the City Constabulary be charged with the rape of a juvenile who was in his custody at the Regent Street outpost in August last year.

The Guyana Defence Force will undergo significant restructuring to enable greater efficiency, according to President David Granger who addressed the GDF officers conference today.

An intoxicated driver who was allegedly speeding along the Cornelia Ida Public Road WCD shortly before midnight yesterday, is presently at the Woodlands Hospital in a stable condition, whilst two of three occupants of the vehicle which collided with a fence and lamp pole, died; the other was treated and sent away, the police say.

  The legal team for former New Building Society (NBS) manager, Maurice Arjoon, who was wrongfully dismissed, have levied on the bank’s assets in a bid to recoup the $59,033,000 pension owed to him by the financial institution.

Finance Minister Winston Jordan today moved in Parliament to amend the government’s request for supplementary provisions which will allow some of the sugar workers made redundant to get their full severance at the end of January.

CARICOM today said it is deeply disturbed at reports of “repulsive” language used by US President Donald Trump in describing a member of the community, Haiti and other developing countries.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MOPI) has initiated the process to access a bond for the sum of US$200,000 which was lodged by Dynamic International Airways in collaboration with their local handling agent, Roraima Airways Inc when it began operations here.

This morning, a post-mortem examination was conducted on the body of Tevin Parris, the manager of Korner Kick Restaurant and Bar by Government Pathologist Dr.

President David Granger today said that laid off sugar workers will get 50% of their severance pay by the end of this month and the remainder in the second half of the year.

Facing problems with its planes and hundreds of stranded, irate passengers, Fly Jamaica today pledged to take immediate steps to ease the situation following  a meeting with the civil aviation body, GCAA.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) today said that the Petroleum Agreement between Guyana and ExxonMobil’s subsidiary and its partners was deficient in key areas and better negotiators should be hired for future contracts.

Exxon Mobil Corporation announced today positive results from its Ranger-1 exploration well, making it ExxonMobil’s sixth oil discovery offshore Guyana since 2015.