Guyana News

During his second day on the witness stand, Chief Education Officer (CEO) Saddam Hussain admitted under oath that he lacks records of any negotiations occurring between the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU).

Jared Jaganand, a  handyman was yesterday fatally shot at a Lusignan business place and the suspected shooter, the guard is in custody.

Daniel Anthony Lopes, 22, of Byderabo Road, Bartica died in a motorcycle accident at around 1.45 am yesterday on the Caribese Hill road in Bartica.

Introduction As Guyana continues on its extensive infrastructural works to cope with a fast-growing economy, one area of law – compulsory acquisition of land – has been sidestepped and ignored, almost exclusively to the detriment of property owners.

Aaron Bess, a 17-year-old of Patentia, West Bank Demerara was fatally stabbed on Wednesday  and two teenagers are in custody.

By Mia Anthony Jamaica’s Minister of Agriculture Floyd Green has tagged climate change as the most dramatic challenge facing the region.

Eighty complaints were received by the Ethnic Relations Commission’s (ERC) Investigative Unit over the last year and there were varying degrees of resolution.

Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, has requested that all firearms be taken from OP Security Service following the fatal shooting that occurred in Dazzell, Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara on Tuesday.

On March 20th, 2024, a milestone was achieved at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) with the successful completion of its first Laparoscopic Surgery, commonly known as Keyhole Surgery or Minimally Invasive Surgery.

Miner, Junior Williams, 28,  was on Monday jailed for two years for the armed robbery  of Bounty Hall businessman, Ramkumar called Prince, 64.

George Aubrey Archer, 72,  of  Suddie Public Road, Essequibo Coast was on Tuesday found guilty of the   offences of  possession of a firearm and ammunition without a licence and was jailed for eight months.

Rawl Browne, a 52-year-old taxi driver of Peters Hall public road, East Bank Demerara was arrested on March 16th, 2024 and charged yesterday with wounding Ramnarine Deen, a 32-year-old Construction Worker of Parfait Harmonie, West Bank Demerara.

President Irfaan Ali today received a courtesy visit from the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States of America, William J.

Yesterday, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers conducted an operation in the Providence Public Road, East Bank Demerara area, where they intercepted a canter vehicle.

Aaron Bess, a 17-year-old of Patentia, West Bank Demerara was fatally stabbed yesterday and two teenagers are in custody.

By Abigail Headley As the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) met at the first hearing yesterday at the High Court of a case stemming from the teachers’ strike, Chief Education Officer (CEO) Saddam Hussain was pressed on his understanding of the term “salary increase” and to provide evidence that it was discussed during previous meetings.

When Guyana faced questions for its third and final day before the UN Human Rights Committee yesterday, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Gail Teixeira, was pressed to provide answers on the independence of the judiciary and specifically the reason this country for well over a decade now, continues to be without a substantive Chancellor and Chief Justice.

Venezuelan nationals Oscar Alcides, 50, a miner of Eteringbang, Essequibo; Darvy DaCosta, 23,  of El Dorado; and 19-year-old Guyanese, Pharel Prince Adelph of Crane Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara, all appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with murder in the course of a robbery.

Following a charge that it had lied about Dr Vincent Adams on Tuesday before the United Nations Human Rights Committee in Geneva, Guyana yesterday said that it found it inappropriate to be asked about the appointment of the current Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Head.

The New Building Society (NBS) registered a profit of $679.8m for 2023, down by 27% from the 2022 mark.