Guyana News

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.

A 30-year-old taxi driver was robbed at knife point of a quantity of cash and other valuables on Monday night by two perpetrators whom he picked up as passengers from Giftland Mall.

Seven persons have been admitted to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after the driver of the car they were in lost control and ended up in a trench at Edinburgh Public Road, East Bank Berbice (EBB) during the wee hours of yesterday.

Vaccination numbers in Guyana have been steadily increasing. This was revealed by Minister of Health, Dr.

A Brazilian miner was found dead floating face down on Tuesday in the Mazaruni River in the vicinity of Surinamo Landing.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) yesterday issued a statement expressing its satisfaction that there have been developments to hold “recalcitrant” officers of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) accountable “for their partial and perverse actions during General and Regional Elections (GRE) 2020.”

Four Albouystown neighbours were yesterday charged with using abusive language and threatening behaviour toward each other.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) as part of its Annual Early Savers Reward Programme has selected 13 children who are Early Savers Account Club Members with the bank to be rewarded for saving $1,000 or more in 2020.