Guyana News

The Guyana Water Inc (GWI) on Tuesday gave a water concession to indigent homes and orphanages.

At least eighteen persons have lost their lives as a result of workplace accidents across the country for 2018 and 2019.

The Police say they are investigating the murder of Carlos ‘Tony’Williams, 30, a driver of Lot 267 Rose Hall Reef, Corentyne Berbice, allegedly by a male known as ‘Babba’ of Fyrish Village, Corentyne Berbice who is currently being sought.

A vendor of Port Mourant, Corentyne is now dead after a fight during a game of chic-chic at Rose Hall Town Public Road last night around 10.15 pm.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  is preparing to levy a fine against Spanish oil company, Repsol for a mud spill which occurred offshore in the Kanuku Block, even as the agency mulls lobbing government to push for 24/7 oversight and for new legislation to raise the paltry levies attached to such incidents.

Governing coalition partners A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Chance (AFC) yesterday inked an updated agreement for a unified slate to contest the March 2nd, 2020 general and regional elections.

The Department of Energy (DE) yesterday announced that subject to the completion of a contract, Shell Western Supply and Trading Limited has been selected to buy Guyana’s first three oil cargoes.

While most of Guyana was ringing in Christmas Day in celebration, residents of Endeavour, Leguan were faced with the damage caused by floodwaters and the prospect of more due to repairs to a sluice door being left incomplete.

The Citizenship Initiative (TCI) has not closed the door on a coalition with other small parties for the upcoming March 2nd, 2020 polls, according to its presidential candidate Rondha-Ann Lam, who yesterday said any such alliance would require that inclusivity along the lines of gender, ethnicity and youth be adequately addressed. 

Godfrey Cox, a youth who is accused of robbing a driver of a phone and $250,000 in cash by snatching them from his vehicle, will be spending Christmas in jail as he awaits his next court hearing. 

Former Chairman of Region Three and contractor Fazeel Rayman, 84, who survived a fire that destroyed his house and several businesses at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara, three months ago, passed away on Monday. 

Former Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) accountant Peter Ramcharran, who is on trial for allegedly falsifying the entity’s accounts, was on Monday granted an adjournment to continue leading his defence after a city court heard that he had new representation.

The Guyana Defence Force yesterday received bids for the supply of fresh frozen local chicken.

Several farmers on the Essequibo Coast have suffered losses as a result of their lands being under water for days after flooding from rains and Regional Chairman Devanand Ramdatt told Stabroek News that some lands are still inundated.

Some vendors whose stalls are situated in the Stabroek Market were yesterday affected by high tides which caused flooding in sections of the market.

With festive Carols playing, the decorations and excited chatter from the boys and girls, you knew it was Christmas when you entered the Save R Kids Children’s Home at Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara. 

The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) has assured its customers that it remains committed to providing reliable electricity supply during the holiday season.

Comparison and comments by A.A. Fenty The fifteen-year old fellow was actually finding out from his 66-year-old  grandpa what grandfather’s Guyanese Christmas times were like.

Several persons have been arrested and are being questioned in relation to the murder of 28-year-old Seon Burry, an athletics coach and rural constable.

Brian Kayume, the University of Guyana (UG) student who was featured in a viral video making a racist joke, has once again publicly apologised for his comments.