Guyana News

On the occasion of Guyana’s 58th anniversary of independence, India’s President Droupadi Murmu has hailed relations between the two countries.

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) is inviting contractors to pre-qualify for the construction of a building in Lethem, Region Nine.

The plight of NIS pensioners specifically in relation to the failure of government to increase minimum payouts was addressed by former Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan in a letter to Stabroek News dated May 23.

The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is investigating the suspected hanging yesterday of a 53-year-old prisoner, Suyjit Ramotar, also known as ‘Mono’, of Lot 72 Letter Kenny Village, Corentyne, Berbice, whilst in custody at the Whim Police Station.

President Irfaan Ali, Prime Minister Mark Phillips, Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn and other government ministers yesterday visited the Bosai Minerals Group Guyana Inc.

By Khadidja Ba Approximately 2,000 persons per month will benefit from the new and improved Campbellville Health Centre which is to be built.

The man who had been accused of murdering Dwane Williams, the Linden vendor who was found dead in 2020 behind a shack in the mining town, has been handed a life sentence.

The police are investigating an early morning collision that claimed the life of a 38-year-old bus driver on the Friendship Public Road, East Bank Demerara yesterday.

An alleged rat infestation at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) has sparked outrage.

Residents of New Forest in Canje, Region Six were yesterday told that the Government will be providing electricity for the first time to the community through the Guyana Power and Light by July of this year.

A jury on Thursday acquitted Lindener, Leon Estwick also known as ‘Swipey’, for the murder of fellow Lindener, Ian Williams called ‘Ojay,’ who was gunned down on the night of September 28th, 2019.

-as it closes tomorrow As it prepares to close tomorrow after six years in business,  FoodMaxx Supermarket at Giftland  is offering discounts to customers today.

A hinterland poultry project funded by the three oil companies operating in the Stabroek Block has touched all 57 Rupununi communities since its launch in March of 2022.

The main opposition party, the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) is calling for an annual national day of remembrance honouring the victims of the Mahdia Secondary School Dormitory fire.

Forty women from regions Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) and Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo) graduated on Friday evening from the Atlantic Maritime and Offshore Training Institute (AAMOTI) through a fully-funded scholarship programme that was a collaboration between the Office of the First Lady and the institute, a release from the First Lady’s Office stated yesterday. 

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday saw the addition of 28 ranks who graduated from the Police Academy Berbice Campus.

By Khadidja Ba The ground-breaking ceremony yesterday for the new River Place Commercial Complex by Unicomer Guyana has set high hopes for this 55,000 square feet state-of-the-art commercial complex that will offer world class facilities as well as a new Logistics Park measuring 60 acres.

Over 1,600 students graduated from the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) yesterday – its second batch of scholars from various universities across the globe.