Guyana News

The project for a new ferry to the northwest financed by India stalled last year after New Delhi’s Exim Bank did not provide a no-objection to the contractor recommended by the government here.

Miners have been warned about mining in prohibited areas in the Rupununi.

With the Guyana Press Association (GPA) celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, President David Granger has said a book on the history of the local press will be published this year and recommitted to providing funds for the training of media operatives.

The scope of works for a $187 million Lethem road project was changed after the contract was awarded, a practice that was frowned upon by the Auditor General.

The Lima Group of countries which includes Guyana yesterday expressed concern at the use of force by the Venezuelan government to prevent deputies of the National Assembly from freely accessing a session for the election of the Head  of the Assembly.

Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has reaffirmed the ratings of CariBBB- (Foreign Currency Rating) on the regional rating scale and gyAA+ (Foreign Currency Rating) on the Guyana National scale, to the USD 30 million Long-Term Loan of The Pegasus Hotels of Guyana Limited (Pegasus).

Following the disclosure of statements in relation to the murder of gold miner Deon Stoll, who was shot and killed last October after armed bandits attempted to rob him outside of El Dorado Trading in Newtown, Kitty, Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan transferred the matters to another city court, where the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the matter is expected to commence shortly.

Recently at the Leguan District Hospital, this newspaper witnessed a dog standing at the doorway crying softly and lifting its right hind leg that had a fishing hook stuck in it, only to find out later that it was done deliberately. 

The grieving widow of Lallbachan Bachan, 39, of Lot 21 Maria’s Lodge, Essequibo Coast, who was discovered dead while in police custody on July 1, 2019, is distressed about spending the new year without him.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Cricket West Indies (CWI) President Ricky Skerritt has hit back at his critics for what he says is a misinterpretation of his comments concerning the hiring of overseas coaches after recent appointments to the West Indies coaching set-up.

Police in Region Three are probing the discovery of two lifeless bodies in a room at the Aracari Resort  Versailles, West Bank Demerara.

The opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has written to Commissioner of Police Leslie James requesting an urgent investigation of an alleged attack on party activists during the public announcement of their campaign launch.

The man killed during the armed robbery of a Chinese restaurant owner at Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo, on Friday night has been identified as accused serial robber Mark Prince, who was part of a gang of five that included a member of the Joint Services.

Government has failed to account for over $800 million spent in 2018, according to the Auditor General’s report.

Auditor General (AG) Deodat Sharma has advised the Ministry of Education to terminate a more than $350 million contract for the construction of the St Rose’s High School after the contractor failed to complete the work more than a year after the award.

The Government of Guyana continued to make overpayments to contractors throughout the 2018 fiscal year, according to the unreleased Auditor General’s (AG) report.

Two weeks after the historic first draw of crude oil in the Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana, production stood at approximately 500,000 barrels.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will invite expressions of interest from international professionals to staff its oil and gas unit after recent efforts to recruit locals failed to produce suitably qualified and experienced persons.

The Department of Energy (DoE) will sign a contract later this month with the firm which successfully bid to help overhaul the legislative framework to regulate Guyana’s burgeoning oil and gas industry, Director Dr Mark Bynoe has said.

Four men, including one armed with what appeared to be a submachine gun, robbed a Parika, East Bank Essequibo bar and almost a dozen patrons on Friday night.