Guyana News

Work on the Eco 2000 Batch Mix Asphalt Plant which will be able to produce 160 tonnes of material per hour is nearing completion.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Karen Cummings  is to represent Guyana at the 31st Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of CARICOM scheduled for today and tomorrow in Bridgetown, Barbados A statement from the ministry yesterday said that while attending the conference, Cummings, is expected to appeal to regional leaders to support Guyana’s Chairmanship of the Group of 77 (G77).  

Former murder accused Edward Skeete yesterday found himself once again before a city court after he was accused of assaulting a policeman. 

A Kitty vendor is now a remanded prisoner after being charged with carrying out a seawall attack in which he allegedly robbed a man and beat him until he was unconscious.

A man has been sentenced to serve five years in jail for sexually assaulting a woman at her workplace.

A man is now awaiting sentencing after admitting to stealing a woman’s purse in an attack in the city.

A day after Veyjai Idrogo, 37, of Lot 4 Parika, East Bank Essequibo, was involved in a motor vehicle accident on the De Kinderen Public Road, E.B.E,

The Police say they are investigating a hit and run fatal accident which occurred on Friday, February 14, 2020 about 23:00h on Farm Public Road, East Bank Essequibo that claimed the life of Kwon Trotz, 17, a labourer of lot 12 Farm Village, E.B.E.

The Police say they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred about 16:45h yesterday on the Diamond Access Road, East Bank Demerara, involving motor car PNN 3622 driven by a 44-year-old resident of Block ‘X’ Diamond Housing Scheme, E.B.D,

In preparation for natural gas coming onshore in a few years, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has invested US$41 million in dual fuel generating sets that will produce 46 megawatts (MW) of power, which will be supplied and maintained by Finnish company Wartsila.

United States-based Guyanese businessman Edmon Braithwaite is behind the US$ multimillion dollar Hilton Hotel at Ogle and other investments here and he believes that diaspora input in ventures ensures the holistic development of Guyana.

Scotiabank Guyana’s after-tax profit for 2019 was $2.25b which was 10.57% below the figure for 2018 of $2.52b.

Even as it congratulated itself for facilitating the movement from oil discovery to petroleum production in an unprecedented time frame the APNU+AFC coalition is committing to the goal of 100% renewable energy by 2030.

Saying that Region Five has tremendous potential for livestock farming, People’s Progressive Party/Civic Presidential Candidate Irfaan Ali yesterday promised that if elected, he would reduce a number of taxes in order to ensure the industry flourishes.

Unable to state definitively the future of sacked workers from the majority RUSAL-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI), Minister of Social Protection Amna Ally has said that the “government has their back.”

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The police are on the hunt for a man who dropped a parcel containing an unlicensed firearm along Alexander Street and escaped after noticing a patrol on Friday night.

Neleissa La Rose, the four-year-old Berbice River girl who was burnt about her body almost a month ago has since undergone several surgeries in the US, all of which were successful.

The police are currently seeking further legal advice in relation to the stabbing of the 15-year-old Linden Foundation Secondary School student by one of her schoolmates during a fight last month, Commander of Region 10 Hugh Winter says.

The presidential candidates of the two major political parties contesting the March 2nd, 2020 General and Regional Elections did not participate in the presidential candidates’ debate organised by the University of Guyana  unions, which was held on Thursday.