Guyana News

Senior Superintendent Khali Pareshram will head police division, Region 4A from this week as Assistant Commissioner of Police Simon McBean proceeds on annual leave.

Former Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson yesterday said that the Demerara Harbour Bridge’s (DHB) Asphalt plant is “fully functional”.

Two restaurant owners were robbed on Sunday by two masked bandits at their Charity, Essequibo Coast, Region Two, business.

A man was arrested last Thursday after he was found with 2.265 kilogrammes of suspected cannabis in his possession.

Two men from Region Six have suffered losses in separate fires. 

As a number of vaccines have been given approval for use in various countries, Guyana’s “task force”/ committee responsible for the COVID-19 vaccine is expected to meet this week.

An investigation has found that a fire that gutted a two-storey house at North Ruimveldt last Tuesday was an act of arson.

The recent announcement by President  Irfaan Ali that all workers of the State will benefit from a $25,000 grant has been welcomed by the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU).

Three children with Special Education Needs from the town of Linden are now in a better position to learn.

The Ministry of Health this afternoon confirmed the deaths of two senior citizens who tested positive for COVID-19, taking the total number of deaths from the pandemic in Guyana to 166.

Former Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson today said that the Demerara Harbour Bridge’s Asphalt Plant is “fully functional”.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) today said that the state-owned holding company – NICIL – on December 31, 2020 fired, without any hint of warning, approximately sixty workers who were employed by the company at Wales Estate.

With only one offshore ultra-deep oil block remaining, the PPP/C government has not yet made a decision on the mechanism for disposal of the 9000 km² area offshore, called Block C, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo says.

Underscoring that there are consequences for acting outside of the law, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill will soon be meeting with Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) General Manager, Rawlston Adams to discuss the circumstances surrounding his purchase of a nearly $900,000 gold bracelet with DHB money.  “It ought not to have happened and it shows what happens when checks and balances are not in place.

Stabroek News reflects on the lives of some of the persons of note who passed away last year.

A Diamond Hospital nurse who was involved in an accident late Thursday afternoon succumbed to her injuries the following day while receiving treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

Grenadian Queen’s Counsel Francis Alexis was enlisted by the Attorney General’s Chambers under the APNU+AFC administration for US$25,000 in relation to three high-profile cases.

Several junior Berbice ranks have reached out to Stabroek News to voice their dissatisfaction with the recent promotions within the police force.

A Diamond resident died after he was struck down on New Year’s Day while crossing the Covent Garden Public Road.

The discovery of 4.236 kilogrammes (9.3lbs) of marijuana at a Crane, West Coast Demerara home has led to the arrest of a businessman and his wife, police yesterday said.