Guyana News

—flights diverted to other jurisdictions Operations at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport late last night were at a standstill and incoming flights were diverted to other jurisdictions after heavy rains knocked out power at the terminal.

By Mia Anthony Anticipation is high for this year’s 2024 International Building Expo which will be held under the theme “Building on the foundation of sustainability and unity”.

The Mahdia dormitory fire court case is set to continue on July 22, with the presentation of the final set of post-mortem examinations in court, along with testimonies from the remaining witnesses.

The King’s Hotel and Residence, which is currently being built at Quamina and Waterloo streets, will include a three-storey parking lot that will be located obliquely opposite.

The Public Procurement Commission has said that it initiated getting support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as it is always looking for ways to strengthen the process here but that a dollar figure support pledge has not yet been established.

National Toshaos Council (NTC) Chairman Derrick John has rejected suggestions that efforts to craft a document on Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) were being spearheaded by the government in the background, amid repeated concerns by the other Amerindian community stakeholders about the less-than-satisfactory process to get the greenlight from villages for major initiatives.

Part 79 Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Kingston, Georgetown about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

A 40-year-old driver was arrested by the police after he was found with 2,050 grammes of marijuana, during an intelligence-led operation near the Demerara Harbour Bridge on Friday night.

The Amerindian People’s Association (APA) along with the National Toshaos Council (NTC) on Thursday met with students from the Toronto Metropolitan University to discuss the provision of social services to indigenous children and youth as well as compare child and youth services in Ontario, Canada to those offered in Guyana.

Trinuyana Investments Inc’s mixed-use development project is aimed at addressing the growing demand for high-quality housing and commercial retail facilities for expatriates and young professionals.

Earlier this afternoon, the Timehri area experienced intense rainfall with thunder and lightning which damaged several GPL and CJIA transformers.

Police, at about 12:30hrs yesterday, acted on information and went to Lot 126 Da Silva Street, Kitty, Georgetown, where contact was made with Edinho Lewis, a 37-year-old unemployed man of the said address.

-other parties disagree, Vincent Henry of GAP is new chair Battling internal opposition with his party’s congress fast approaching, PNCR Leader Aubrey Norton faced another serious challenge when the APNU coalition the party had been instrumental in forming announced it had held a meeting and that Vincent Henry of GAP was the new chairman.

-revenues equivalent to Guyana’s entire 2024 budget ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL)  declared a net profit of $614.6b for 2023,  up by $36.9b compared to 2022 and its revenue from last year was almost equivalent to Guyana’s entire budget for 2024.

-wants trading suspended in the interim Banks DIH (BDIH) has written the securities council expressing extreme concern at the fall in its share price despite large profits and has called for a full investigation of the matter and a suspension in the trading of its stock.

The Government of Guyana is gearing up to construct a new nursing school in New Amsterdam along the main road where the old New Amsterdam hospital was once located.

In keeping with the Government of Guyana’s commitment to improve the country’s educational and skills training capacity to keep pace with the expected economic development resulting from the burgeoning oil and gas sector, approval has been granted for the issuance of over 7,000 scholarships.

Shane Rouse, a 23-year-old taxi driver from Hobo Hill, North West District, was on Friday charged with causing death by dangerous driving and driving an uncertified motor vehicle following a fatal accident on March 18 involving involving a pedestrian, Terensha Piere.

The Port Kaituma police are investigating the discovery of the partially nude body of a headless female which was discovered in an advanced stage of decomposition on Friday at around 16.30 hours in the area of Catwalk, in Central Port Kaituma, Region One.

– garbage dumping by business community a major problem Collaboration among the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), the Region Six council (RDC) and the New Amsterdam Mayor and Town Council has resulted in the township not experiencing any major flooding this rainy season – a first in decades.