Guyana News

Elegance Jewellery and Pawn Shop suffered serious damage in the recent fire at a nearby building at D’Urban and George streets.

The EPA on Friday said that it viewed the Environmental Permit for the upcoming Payara oil well and the Modified Environmental Permit for the pending Liza-1 well as marked improvements on what existed before.

President Irfaan Ali is participating in the 42nd Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community.

Two men robbed a taxi-driver of his car on Friday night as he was dropping off passengers at Middle Road, La Penitence.

A man and two teenagers are now hospitalised following a collision of their motorcycles at Bartica.

A labourer lost a finger on Sunday when he tried to buy ganja without settling a previous $160 debt.

A motorcyclist was left hospitalized last Thursday after an accident along the Number 66 Village Public Road.

The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Paul Slowe today issued an ultimatum to Commissioner of Police Nigel Hoppie to give effect to police promotions announced by the PSC or to face legal steps.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday defended the arrest of six women who claimed to be alibi witnesses for Glaston Henry Jnr who has been charged with the murder of Haresh Singh which occurred in September last year.

The 25–kilometre road which Cabinet had given a no-objection for the design and supervision in January will most likely stretch from the Number 58 Village, Corentyne towards the Canje Creek and is expected to open up a large swathe of land, Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill said on Saturday.

Aiming to improve the services provided to residents, Region Four’s Chairman Daniel Seeram on Thursday met with the heads of the United States and Canadian missions here for talks on possible areas of collaboration.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) on Saturday declared that the creation of a “new force” by the PPP/C government would formalize the “existing practice of treating [the Guyana Police Force and Guyana Defence Force] as subject to political direction.” 

The Indian Oil Corporation yesterday lifted its first 1 million barrels of Guyanese “Liza sweet crude” from the Liza Destiny FPSO offshore Guyana.

Dr. Bob A. D. Ramnauth has taken over the reins as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital, Regional Chairman, David Armogan confirmed to Stabroek News yesterday.

Tenders were on Tuesday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the construction of a secondary school at Yarrowkabra, Linden-Soesdyke Highway.

Residents and farmers within the Upper Corentyne area who were present for a consultation on Saturday with several ministers and regional officials signalled their support for the operation of the Nand Persaud and Company Limited airstrip which is located in Number 36 Village, Corentyne.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack has filed an appeal against the decision of City Magistrate Leron Daly to free three of the accused in the  2017 Republic Bank robbery on Water Street.

Numerous residents in Black Bush Polder on Saturday reported to Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha that they have not been visited by any extension officers as such they are worried that their losses would not be reflected in the ministry’s assessment report which is expected to be presented to the Minister responsible for Finance sometime this week.

Guyana remains committed to the CARICOM integration process and looks forward to contributing to building a stronger, more resilient future for the people of the  Region, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hugh Todd.

Guyana on June 15 voted with 25 other members of the Organisation of American States (OAS) to condemn the arrest of members of the political opposition and independent media in Nicaragua and to urge the current Nicaraguan government to implement necessary electoral reform measures to ensure the scheduled November 2021 elections are free and fair.