Guyana News

The Government of Guyana today said it has taken careful note of a US Department of Treasury press release sanctioning three Guyanese over corruption and it has sent one of them – Ministry of Labour Permanent Secretary, Mae Thomas Toussaint on leave with immediate effect while it gathers more information.

The US Treasury Department today sanctioned businessmen Nazar Mohamed and his son Azruddin Mohamed and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour Mae Thomas Toussaint for alleged corruption.

Incumbent PNCR Leader, Aubrey Norton yesterday clinched the vast majority of nominations for the leadership post at the June 28-30 Biennial Delegates Conference and he was followed by  Roysdale Forde SC and Amanza Walton-Desir.

-sluices to be repaired or replaced The World Bank has approved a US$45m project to help Guyana adapt to climate change and reduce flood risk on its coast and over 45 drainage assets are to be repaired or replaced.

With the runway lights completely restored last evening, night flights to and from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri have fully resumed.

Though the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Education (MOE) again failed to reach an agreement on ending a prolonged strike at yesterday’s meeting under the auspices of the Ministry of Labour, the union has put forth a proposal for a new multi-year agreement, to be completed within 30 days.

Farmers from Guyana and seven other Caribbean countries are to benefit from the new CA$10 million Regional Gender-Responsive Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems in the Caribbean project which was officially launched on June 3 at United Nations House in Barbados.

The police say they are investigating the death of Kesi Adele Adams, a 33-year-old female from Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara, who was found motionless at about 7 am yesterday at her home, by her mother Bridgette Boston.

Twenty-three-year-old Paulette Edwards’ fiancé, Silus (only name given), was arrested by police in Baramita, Region One, for questioning in relation to her murder.

The Ministry of Natural Resources yesterday said that as part of its monitoring of Guyana’s petroleum industry, it has through the Local Content Secretariat, intensified its tracking for practices known as “rent-a-citizen” or “fronting”.

-UNICEF report Guyana is among 63 countries facing severe child food poverty, according to a recently released United Nations Children’s  Fund (UNICEF) report.

Omni Helicopters Guyana Inc (OHGI) yesterday announced that after an intensive process it has selected its first two Guyanese citizens to participate in its Ab-Initio flight programme. 

A key anti-money laundering report from Guyana was adopted at the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force’s (CFATF) 58th Plenary and Working Group Meetings earlier this month in Trinidad and Tobago.

Sharon Mc Curdy, a 49-year-old teacher of Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara, was arrested on 2024-06-06 and charged yesterday with the  possession of 31.4 lbs of cannabis.

-Benn says at Lethem station In a visit to the Lethem Fire Station on June 9th, Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn conducted a comprehensive walkthrough and urged fire-fighters to be in a state of readiness so that they can respond to calls within 20 seconds.

Carlton Baker, a 39-year-old from Parfait Har-monie, West Bank Demerara, was arrested on 06th June 2024 by a rank from the Ruimveldt Police Station and charged yesterday with inflicting grievous bodily harm on Dicky Peters on 08th May 2024.

The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) says it has successfully reinstated one circuit of the runway lights, enabling night flight operations.

The CJIA today said that flights diverted as a result of a storm on Sunday knocking out runway lights are returning here today and work is continuing to repair the damaged systems.

By Shuntel Glasgow The headless body that was discovered by police in a state of decomposition in Catwalk, Port Kaituma was identified as 23-year-old Paulette Edwards of ‘The Hole’ Matthew’s Ridge, Region One.

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) is abuzz with preparations for its much-anticipated 22nd Biennial Congress, slated for June 28th to 30th, with the elections for key positions including party leader expected to steal the limelight.