Guyana News

Two women and a man are now missing after they were dropped off on a “sand bank” located at Number 63 Beach late Monday evening.

Three persons were yesterday charged with the murder of Belle West youth, Emanuel Solomon.

As part of government’s efforts to ensure access to education at all levels across Guyana, a new $89 million nursery school is to be constructed at Martyrs’ Ville on the East Coast of Demerara.

A man was yesterday charged with the murder of taxi driver Osafo Pollard, who was shot in the head while attending a party at East La Penitence just over a week ago.

With flaring offshore estimated to reach 14 billion cubic feet (cu ft) of gas by the time ExxonMobil expects the problem with its compressor is likely to be resolved – hopefully in April of this year –  government yesterday said that it is “hamstrung” in instituting penalties since the company has argued that it is within the limit allowed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Les Charles Critchlow now faces sentencing after being convicted yesterday afternoon for the 2016 murder of his brother-in-law Terrence Adams.

Citing low bookings for travel and a high number of cancellations by passengers on the Guyana to United States route, rebranded Eastern Airlines yesterday announced that it was temporarily suspending flights on the route, leaving the jobs of close to 150 in limbo.

A man was on Monday night stabbed to death during an attack at his Sophia residence.

Declaring that the PPP/C government will not contribute to “monopoly behaviour,” Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said he was assured by the Minister of Agriculture that the holder of the controversial trawler licences does exist. 

Construction work has resumed on two bus sheds that were recently erected at Belle West, West Bank Demerara and became the subject of public criticism. 

Several persons were taken into custody yesterday after the police conducted a cordon and search operation in the Plum Park, Sophia and Liliendaal areas.

A police officer was robbed of a motorcycle when he was held at knife-point by two men at Tuschen on Monday night.

The Ministry of Public Works today said that it has taken note of a decision by Eastern Airlines to suspend its service to Guyana with immediate effect.

The coast guard and the police have begun a search for three people who reportedly went missing this morning after they disembarked in waist-high water at No.63 Beach, Corentyne after returning from Suriname.

Minister of Public Works  Juan Edghill yesterday wrote  to Auditor General, Deodat Sharma requesting a forensic audit to be conducted at the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD).

ExxonMobil, Hess and CNOOC Limited, co-venturers in offshore oil development in the Stabroek Block, today announced the formation of the Greater Guyana Initiative, a 10-year commitment of more than G$20 billion (US$100 million) to significantly expand capacity building efforts and promote sustainable economic development in Guyana.

Following the recent gas compressor malfunction on the offshore Liza Destiny platform, President of ExxonMobil Guyana Alistair Routledge yesterday disclosed that oil production has been pared to 120,000 barrels per day (bpd) – its previously stated maximum capacity – while gas flaring has increased to 16 million cubic feet per day.

A sum of US$17.4M will be allocated towards improving the Informa-tion and Communications Techno-logy (ICT) capabilities of more than two hundred communities across the country.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is working towards a production target of 97,420 metric tonnes (MT) for 2021 and it is rapidly moving ahead with maintenance as it prepares for the start of the first crop later this month.

A second suspect in the murder of Kitty contractor Peter Gonsalves, was charged with the capital offence yesterday and remanded to prison.