Guyana News

The police are working to apprehend a suspect who stabbed a labourer several times about his body after a disagreement at a Kumaka Waterfront, Mabaruma North West District location.

Four new recorded deaths have pushed Guyana’s fatality toll as a result of COVID-19 to 400.

After days of surveillance, ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Wednesday unearthed $10M worth of suspected cannabis at Corentyne, Berbice.

A Kaneville, East Bank Demerara man and his wife were robbed by five men, armed with a handgun and cutlasses, in the early hours of yesterday morning.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of June 02, 2021, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of Guyana today said that it wished to bring to the attention of the public, the existence of persons in the country who are actively involved with international partners in the commission of what is referred to as “Package Delivery Scams or Romance Scams”.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The White House today laid out a plan for the United States to share 25 million surplus COVID-19 vaccine doses with the world and said it would lift some restrictions to allow other countries to buy U.S.-made

Thousands across Guyana have been severely affected as a result of flooding, according to Director General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) says 157 employees are listed to be sent off, almost half of whom have already received their termination letters, as part of its restructuring plans and rationalization of staffing.

Guyana’s GDP growth this year is set at 20.9% on the strength of the oil sector but its foreign reserves have once again fallen below the internationally recommended levels as the Bank of Guyana (BOG) used these sums to finance a first quarter deficit of US$53.8 million.

Richard Harrichand was yesterday afternoon sentenced to four years behind bars for the 2019 killing of Supenaam, Essequibo youth, Clive Osborne, 17.

A West Coast Demerara businesswoman was yesterday charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking after cannabis was found in frozen chickens.

Five more persons have been confirmed to have died due to COVID-19, pushing the fatality figure to 396.

As of last evening, residents throughout Black Bush Polder (BBP), Corentyne  reported to Stabroek News that while floodwater was slowly receding in the residential areas, the backlands were still heavily submerged.

Members of the Guyana Defence Force’s 4 Engineers Battalion have completed a heavy-duty bridge at PremNagar, Met-en-Meerzorg, West Coast Demerara, replacing the old timber structure which had served the community for decades.

A man has been arrested after Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers found 1,520 kg of suspected cocaine in his luggage at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri on Tuesday night.

The trial of the three men accused of murdering Rubis accountant, Jason Cort back in 2015, is set to commence next Thursday—June 10th.

A man was yesterday remanded after a City Court heard that police at the Security Command Centre observed him in the act of removing items from a car parked on Albert Street,  Georgetown.

The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) has expressed grave concern at the significant number of its meters being vandalised.

According to Regional Democratic Council Chairman, Bryan Allicock, the recent surge of COVID-19 cases in Region Nine is due to residents not adhering to the preventative measures outlined by health officials.