Guyana News

Two Guyanese fishermen were arrested by a mixed team of police and the national navy army in Suriname on Wednesday.

Over 500 farmers along the Pomeroon River in Region Two are experiencing a boost in production following the implementation of a bed and drainage project.

Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat has invited jewellers and goldsmiths to a meeting on Tuesday.

Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips today called on fathers and men to embrace their leadership roles and take responsibility in shaping a better society.

-didn’t share info with then PPP/C gov’t Former Natural Resources Minister, Raphael Trotman yesterday emphasized that when the APNU+AFC government entered office in 2015, US agents provided a briefing on the extent of gold smuggling that had been occurring under the previous PPP/C administration.

More undeclared jewellery was seized on Friday at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri.

-Norton says they are being paid to protest By Khadidja Ba With its congress just two weeks away, PNCR headquarters was the scene of a protest on Friday by persons who said that they were concerned about the lack of transparency and information surrounding preparations.

Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA), Chairman  Madanlall Ramraj yesterday said that sabotage was suspected in the damage of a quantity of duck eggs at its hatchery but he  refuted claims made by the APNU+AFC on their Facebook page that the figure was 30,000.

-after 100 hours of work by 39 DHBC staff On Friday, the Kwakwani Barge resumed operations following a collaborative effort between the government and the Kwakwani Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) to address problems with the vessel, the Ministry of Public Works said in a release yesterday.

The Ministry of Health (MoH), in collaboration with privately-owned medical facilities, on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding in preparation for the official launch of the Govern-ment of Guyana’s HPV, eye testing and spectacles programmes.

Two new wells were on Friday commissioned at Hackney and Friendship in the Lower Pomeroon, Region Two, affording potable water to residents of these communities.

Venezuelan K-8W light attack aircraft flew across the Atlantic from Guiria on February 24, as reported by The Diplomat, bearing the slogan “El Essequibo es Nuestro” (“Essequibo is ours”) in an assertion of Venezuela’s claim to the region.

In a passionate address to regional leaders, President Irfaan Ali on Thursday highlighted a transformative shift catalyzed by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), praising the influx of investors from Africa into the region.

Police are investigating an incident where a man collapsed and died yesterday behind the Fire Station at Stabroek Market.

Ramraj Palakhadari who died on Friday in an electrocution incident at Foulis was described by a co-worker as a joy to work with.

Shakeil Grant, a 27-year-old truck driver of Lot 346 Section ‘B’ Sophia, was arrested on 2024-06-11 by a rank from the Sparendaam Police Station and charged  on Friday with the following offences: 1.

Police have arrested four persons in connection with the discovery of a firearm and ammunition at Cotton Tree Public Road, West Coast Berbice.

The file concerning  allegations of kidnapping and extortion against two Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) ranks and a Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) employee, Phillip Paruag, has returned to the police from the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for further investigation into the matter.

The police are investigating the shooting of a labourer on Friday night, reportedly by a man from a passing minibus.

The community of Waramuri celebrated a significant milestone today as Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, officiated at the sod-turning ceremony for the construction of the Waramuri Secondary School.