Guyana News

Stressing the importance of the East Berbice-Corentyne region, President David Granger yesterday appealed to residents to give the APNU+AFC coalition a chance to lead them to development, while saying that the PPP/C’s time at the helm has left it in a mess. 

ExxonMobil yesterday said it has increased its estimated recoverable resource base in Guyana to more than eight billion barrels of oil-equivalent (BOE) and made a further oil find northeast of the producing Liza field.

The petroleum sector is one of a number of areas that  India sees huge potential for cooperation with Guyana.

A Corentyne youth has confessed to being involved in the murders of Canadian hotelier, Vivekanand Brijbassi and his watchman, Harry Persaud last year, police sources say. 

Following the restart of operations at its Karouni Gold Mine, Troy Resources Limited is expected to resume full production by the end of next month, according to Chief Executive Officer Ken Nilsson.

The Editor-in-Chief of the National Communication Network (NCN), Leeron Brumell, has been sent on administrative leave following an altercation between him and Director of Public Information (DPI) Imran Khan.

The Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) will only allow the resumption of Rusal-run Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc’s (BCGI) traffic in the Berbice River if the company moves to resolve outstanding labour issues or signs an arbitration agreement, General Secretary Lincoln Lewis said yesterday.

Keith McKenzie, the taxi driver who was charged with being one of the three accessories to the murder of gold miner Deon Stoll, secured bail yesterday.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) is calling on persons to desist from occupying vacant, State-owned lands, and to ignore rumours that the Authority is currently allocating lands in Sophia and Cummings Lodge for $100,000.

A Mahdia youth is now charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm after police say he knocked three of a constable’s teeth out with one punch during a skirmish at a nightclub.

Banks DIH made a large purchase of local rice for its Banks beer and Banko wine production  last year and recorded export revenue of US$1.956m from this aspect of its operations.

One of two men accused of trafficking marijuana was fined $10,000 yesterday after he admitted to assaulting his alleged accomplice at a police station.

The operations of the Linden-based Bosai Minerals Group (Guyana) remained at a virtual stand-still up to yesterday as the company made final preparations to test the modifications made to its tailings pond.

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday announced that she would be making a ruling next week on the five charges laid against former Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) accountant Peter Ramcharran for allegedly falsifying the entity’s accounts.

The police have arrested one person in connection with the death of Latoya Haywood, who was stabbed on Christmas morning and succumbed to her injuries last Thursday afternoon at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

The Guyana Court of Appeal yesterday began hearing arguments in the challenge brought by murder convicts Rafael Morrison and Joshua Persaud, who are appealing their conviction and sentencing for the 2013 murder of Marlon Andrew Ramcharran, who was fatally chopped at Tain, in Berbice.

A miner now stands accused of fraudulently converting proceeds from the sale of over $1.5 million in fuel he was entrusted with by his employer.

The police are currently seeking legal advice in connection with the murder of Somattie Keosoram, the domestic worker who was stabbed to death allegedly by her husband last Thursday night, Regional Commander Royston Andries-Junor said.

ExxonMobil today said it has increased its estimated recoverable resource base in Guyana to more than 8 billion oil-equivalent barrels and made a further oil find northeast of the producing Liza field at the Uaru exploration well, the 16th discovery on the Stabroek Block.

Guyana remains optimistic of Citibank establishing a presence here and has promised the US banking institution to assist in making that a reality, even as the country prepares for another round of meetings in April.