Guyana News

Owen Accra, who was accused of killing Nair Khan back in 2018, has been found not guilty of manslaughter.

The Government of Guyana, through the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), has sent a large shipment of Hurricane Beryl relief supplies bound for St.

The woman, whose body was found in Diamond, East Bank Demerara with a gunshot wound to the back of her head on Sunday, was today identified as Evelyn Alfonzo Alves also known as Fabianna Bentancourt, a 23-year-old unemployed mother of three of East Street, Georgetown.

China’s Ministry of Commerce is sponsoring a three-week oil development seminar here which began this morning.

(Reuters) – ExxonMobil said today changes in oil prices would increase the company’s second-quarter upstream earnings by US$300 million to US$700 million compared with the first quarter.

…large search party mobilized A search and rescue team up to late last night was searching for two young men who went missing after going for a swim at the Unity Beach, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara.

A 25-year-old labourer of Enterprise, East Coast Demerara was murdered on Saturday night, allegedly by three men during an argument over a motorcycle at Park Street, Enterprise.

The Caribbean Community (Caricom) food import reduction programme 25 by 25 will see setbacks due to the impact of Hurricane Beryl on a number of countries’ agricultural sector and other sectors, Chair-person President Irfaan Ali said.

A New and United Guyana (ANUG) met with a team from the Carter Center which was here on a pre-election visit and underlined the need for the electronic release of Statements of Poll immediately after the count at polling stations.

The lifeless body of a man was found pinned under an ATV on the trail between Paramakatoi and Kato villages, Region Eight yesterday morning.

Floodwaters had receded significantly in several parts of Bartica yesterday morning after prolonged heavy rainfall on Saturday.

SBM Offshore Guyana’s trainee technicians have completed training at the Facility Simulator (FacTor) Unit of the Guyana Technical Training College Incorporated (GTTCI).

Cumberland Primary School pupils took five of the top ten spots for Region Six in this year’s National Grade Six Assessment.

Stabroek News spoke to members of the public at Pigeon Island, East Coast Demerara about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Chris Gonsalves, a 23-year-old labourer was arrested by police on mobile patrol in Berbice yesterday for the possession of 11.5 pounds of marijuana.

Reaaz Bacchus, a 41-year-old truck driver from New Amsterdam, Berbice, was taken into police custody on Friday, following an interception of motor lorry GAG 2438, in the vicinity of Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara.

The police today found the body of a woman on the road leading to the New Diamond Development Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara with a bullet in her head   Investigations revealed that workers from a construction company were in two vehicles going to refuel the company’s excavator, which is used to construct a bridge in the New Diamond Developing Housing Scheme, a release from the police said.

-six rescued One person died and two are missing and feared drowned after two boats collided on Friday in the Mazaruni River in the vicinity of BK Quarries.

In the wake of severe US sanctions last month on two gold dealers, more questions are being asked about how their company, Mohamed’s Enterprise was awarded the contract to build the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Fire Station Headquarters when its bid was $210m above the engineer’s estimate and was the highest bid.

The statutory time limit within which judges of the High Court and the Court of Appeal are required to deliver their full written judgments, is discretionary and not mandatory.