Guyana News

Three months after the initial report in June, CEO of the Guyana Livestock and Development Authority (GLDA) Dwight Walrond confirmed to Stabroek News yesterday that the investigation into allegations of sabotage involving a large number of duck eggs at the  hatchery has been forwarded by the police to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

(Reuters) – Top U.S. oil company Exxon Mobil (XOM.N),  is looking to sell oil assets in the U.S.

A four-day workshop on oil spill contingency planning began yesterday, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI) The workshop, being held at the Guyana Police Force Headquarters, is being conducted by the Regional Activity Centre/Regional Marine Pollution Emergency, Information, and Training Centre for the Wider Caribbean Region (RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe).

Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn on Monday told Stabroek News that he is awaiting an update from the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) on the probe that was launched following an allegation of financial impropriety made against Deputy Commissioner (ag) of police Calvin Brutus.

On Monday, August 26, 2024, the first cohort of ten logging groups previously registered under the Friendly Societies Act officially transitioned into Cooperative Societies.

The Ministry of Agriculture through the Regional Agriculture Department, Region 9, handed over agriculture items to Joseph Ayaw, Toshao, Masekeanari on the 27th August, 2024.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) has come out in strong condemnation of the recent deal struck between the government and the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) after months of intense negotiations on the matter of teachers’ salaries.

Twenty-two-year-old Mario Smith appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Monday where he was charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Following an advertisement by the Ministry of Home Affairs for the sale of  15 unserviceable fire trucks, Fire Chief, Gregory Wickham said he would not be able to say why the vehicles are unserviceable as they are up for bids.

Lilian Elliot celebrated her 115th birth anniversary on July 31, 2024, according to the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security.

`In Guyana, we have recently seen official inquisitions into the tax status of NGOs, calls for new laws to ‘regulate’ NGOs, and public campaigns of vilification against particular NGOs and their leaders.

Writer, philanthropist and promoter of the arts, Ameena Gafoor passed away yesterday.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday raised “grave concerns” over the government’s plan for a high span fixed bridge over the Berbice River.

Seventy-year-old electrician, Raymond Knipe, who was hospitalized at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was shot on August 3rd at Lot 47 Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown, succumbed to his injuries last Friday at 14:15 hrs, a statement from the Guyana Police Force said.

-two others remanded over Rubis raid Joel Joshua Williams, a 21-year-old from Lot 1355 Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was yesterday charged with armed robberies on three East Coast gas stations and two others were remanded over a raid on the Rubis facility at Success.

Seventy-six persons, spanning a number of disciplines, were hired on the spot at the recent  Guyana Shore Base Inc.

The increasing number of electronic billboards being installed across the city and the revenue which should be collected have attracted the attention of city councillors, Lelon Saul and Clayton Hinds.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for a Sandhill, Upper Berbice River resident over the fatal stabbing of his cousin, Francis Sukhu last week.

Six-year-old Jeremiah Gustave who was shot in his head at Charles Street, Charlestown, Georgetown on July 9 remains hospitalised in a critical condition.

Thirty-seven-year-old businessman Andre Polly-dore yesterday appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, charg-ed with the possession of a firearm and  ammunition without a licence.