Guyana News

On Thursday 13th June 2024, Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers conducted an operation in Parika, East Bank Essequibo area, where they intercepted a motor car.

United States Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot, yesterday said that the investigation leading to the sanctioning of the Mohameds and Permanent Secretary Mae Toussaint Jr.

By Mia Anthony A 22-year-old man has died from the haemorrhagic form of the mosquito-borne disease, dengue fever.

-Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security The United States Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Bonnie Jenkins, yesterday said that her country continues to work with Guyana and the Caribbean to curb illegal arms coming into the region, and that this country is one which is producing an action plan for which US funding is available.

A mother is disputing the version of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in the case of her deceased 31-year-old daughter Deandra Liverpool.

-data outdated The Government of Guyana yesterday said that a United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report on child food poverty used outdated data and made “misleading deductions”.

The Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department is probing the death of a mechanic at Foulis after a crane came into the magnetic field of a high-voltage wire yesterday.

Eight Indian nationals have been handed over to the Surinamese officials after they were nabbed attempting to enter Guyana illegally yesterday during the wee hours at the Number 63 Beach, Corentyne.

Ranks from the Guyana Police Force’s Information Technology and Communications (ITC) Department, headed by Senior Superintendent Jermaine Johnson, conducted a training session on using and operating newly-acquired body cameras.

Silos France, a 27-year-old gold miner of Port Kaituma, North West District (NWD) was charged yesterday with the murder of Paulette Edwards.

Silos France, a 27-year-old gold miner of Port Kaituma, North West District (NWD) was charged today with the murder of Paulette Edwards.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two men, who admitted to kidnapping and murdering a pair of Guyanese construction workers over an unpaid debt in 2009, are expected to be released from prison in almost seven years.

-in wake of US sanctions Government yesterday signalled that it would be implementing stricter regulatory mechanisms to prevent gold smuggling that would include higher fines and forfeiture of assets, in the face of United States sanctions against one of the country’s largest gold dealers, and a government official.

-‘We want to safeguard our financial system’ says Jagdeo The Bank of Guyana yesterday revoked the licence for Confidential Cambio which is owned by Nazar Mohamed, a move government says stems from the sanctions imposed on the Mohameds by the United States on Tuesday.

-no decision yet on ministry position Amid US sanctions over alleged corruption, Mae Toussaint Jr.

Relative to the three persons who were charged with attempting to smuggle over 240 ounces of gold at the CJIA, Crime Chief, Wendell Blanhum yesterday said that the jeweller who allegedly plated the gold with silver was detained and questioned by investigators. 

-cites increased cost for raw materials, transportation, production Bakewell Bakery  recently announced increased prices for its  bread products due to the significant increase in the cost for raw materials, transportation, and production.

The recent spate of blackouts following the arrival of the Turkish power ship is a result of disruption to the grid caused by vultures, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) says.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) has announced that its nominations process which was opened on May 15, was closed on Wednesday, June 12.