The latest Guyana news from Stabroek News including oil and gas coverage, crime, politics, culture, business and more.
Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday disputed figures from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) that 10,329 first-time registrants were verified during the recent verification exercise.
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has extended its heightened holiday scrutiny in the city beyond the confines of central Georgetown.
Continuing his criticism of government over its alleged maladministration of the burgeoning petroleum industry, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that World Bank approval does not justify the sale of Guyana’s oil in breach of the country’s procurement laws.
The Minister of Finance Minister, Winston Jordan has filed a lawsuit for libel against Kaieteur News and its editor Adam Harris.
The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has hailed the performance of the forestry commission in meeting the benchmarks for disbursal of the final tranche of payments from Norway under a bilateral deal and it also lauded the retiring Commissioner, James Singh.
A Stabroek businesswoman was left with hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses after her shop was broken into during the wee hours of Boxing Day.
A man who said that frustration led him to attempt to rob another man was sentenced to two years behind bars when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) exemplifies the spirit of togetherness that is the hallmark of family and community.
Fourteen ranks were promoted “on the spot” by Commissioner of Police Leslie James at the annual Region Three Police Christmas Breakfast.
A Brazilian miner, who was apprehended at the border at Lethem after immigration officers discovered that there were several forged arrival and departure stamps in his passport, was fined when he appeared before a city court yesterday.
Raphael Hintzen, who was previously jailed for robbery, was ordered to serve a three-year sentence last week after he admitted to charges of illegal possession of a pistol and ammunition.
The mother of a young man who was the victim of a hit and run on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway that left him with broken feet and a dislocated hip, is calling on the police to conduct a thorough investigation.
President David Granger has issued the Proclamations for the dissolution of Parliament and the ten Regional Democratic Councils on December 30, 2019.
The bodies of a Corentyne hotel owner and his worker were found bound at his hotel located at Number 63 Village, Corentyne, this afternoon.
At least five fishermen’s shacks located along the shores of the Ogle, East Coast Demerara seawall have been destroyed following a fire which occurred on Christmas Day.
A labourer was on Thursday morning stabbed to death not far from his home.
A resident of East Bank Essequibo is now dead after he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a lamp post and fence early yesterday morning.
A man was on Tuesday robbed of millions of dollars when his car was stolen subsequent to conducting a transaction at a city bank.
A vendor of Port Mourant, Corentyne, lost his life after a fight during a game of chic-chic at Rose Hall Town Public Road on Christmas Eve around 10.15 pm.
A driver of Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, was fatally stabbed with a broken bottle following a club fight during the wee hours of Christmas morning.
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