Guyana News

HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – Guyana’s cabinet has approved a bid for an offshore oil block by a consortium including QatarEnergy QATPE.UL,

Today, Shanielle Hoosein-Outar, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education acknowledged the receipt of a letter from Dr.

FoodMaxx Supermarket today urged its customers to redeem loyalty points before May 14th 2024 as Massy Stores is taking over the Giftland-based supermarket.

-after failure by gov’t to hold talks for 2019-2024 After a bruising four-week strike, the GTU will resume its industrial action tomorrow  over the government’s refusal to hold collective bargaining from 2019 to 2024.

-says focus now to be on General Elections As expected, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo will continue as General Secretary of the PPP as the party’s new 35-member Central Committee yesterday unanimously re-elected him when they met and also selected the 15- member Executive Committee.

The man responsible for the 2020 killing of court tout Darrell Breedy during a home invasion, has been sentenced to life in prison, with the possibility of parole after serving no less than 20 years. 

Police in Region Ten are currently investigating the drowning of an 18-year-old student on Monday at about 13:00 while he was on a sight-seeing expedition at Rockstone, Essequibo River, with his friends.

The Suriname-Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC) has announced the signing of a groundbreaking Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with Berbice business bodies.

Kevin Springer, a 28-year-old contractor of Lot 5 Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara (ECD) and Denzil Scott, a 30-year-old self-employed resident of Lot 74 Sparendaam appeared yesterday before Magistrate Rochelle Liverpool at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court where they were jointly charged attempting to murder Jermain Williams, a 50-year-old, unemployed man of Lot 88 Prince William, Street, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara.

The case involving former Chief Election Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield; former Deputy Chief Election Officer (DCEO), Roxanne Myers; and former Region Four Returning Officer (RO), Clairmont Mingo, among others, accused of electoral fraud, has been adjourned until May 29.

The body that was pulled from a trench at Dennis Street between ‘C’ and ‘D’ Fields, Sophia, Georgetown, on Monday afternoon has been identified as that of Monella Hamer of Pattensen Access Road, Turkeyen.

Local gold miners were recently given a boost with the distribution by the Guyana Geology & Mines Commission (GGMC) of mining blocks across four mining districts.

The Guyana Customs House Brokers and Clerks Association held their AGM on Saturday May 4th and Colin Moore was returned unopposed as the President for a second term.

Twenty-five-year-old Trifon Landry appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday, where he was charged with robbery and robbery with violence.

Jermaine Williams, 31, a boat captain of Leonora, West Coast Demerara, appeared yesterday at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Teriq Mohamed where he was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm without a licence, and unlawful possession of ammunition without a licence.

-after nabbed at police roadblock Christopher Graham, a 34-year-old construction worker of Victoria Village, East Coast Demerara, and Nashon Johnson, a 28-year-old driver of Lot 68 Victoria Village  both appeared before Magistrate Peter Hugh at the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court yesterday to answer to the charge of possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking.

Romel Zephaniah, a 24-year-old labourer of Non-Pariel, East Coast Demerara was arrested on May 03, 2024 and charged with two counts of armed robbery on Lin Gon Qing and Xie Gon Qin on 2024-05-03 at Non-Pariel.

The Police in Regional Division #3 are investigating a suspected suicide yesterday in Hubu, East Bank Essequibo.

In light of the absence of talks with the government on wages, the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) today announced that it is resuming its strike on May 9th.

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) today criticized the Guyana Times over a report it carried on the recommendation of persons to be appointed as Puisne Judges.