Guyana News

The Audit Office of Guyana will be auditing the sale of the first three million barrels of Guyana’s oil to ensure that it is transparent as government’s explanation of the process does not make sense, Auditor General Deodat Sharma has said.

By a majority comprising opposition-nominated members and Chairperson Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh, the Guyana Elections Commission has decided to undertake a five-day field verification of all the new registrants recorded during the truncated national house-to-house registration exercise.

A Linden man was yesterday found guilty on two counts of rape by a jury.

The police yesterday vowed to bring the killer of a 28-year-old athletics coach and rural constable to justice.

Two police constables, who are brothers, are currently under close arrest after they allegedly beat and burnt a 17-year-old, who they accused of breaking into their La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD) home last week.

A 24-year-old Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo resident is calling for justice after he was allegedly beaten by police ranks on Monday afternoon during a bid to arrest him after he was found in possession of a screwdriver, which is considered an offensive weapon.

United Kingdom-headquartered Information Handling Services (IHS) Markit has been hired by government to undertake the auditing of ExxonMobil’s pre-contract charges and last week began working alongside the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).

The Stabroek News is offering to publish, free of cost, the names of persons in public life who have thus far failed to file their declarations of assets and liabilities to the Integrity Commission.

A new 35-metre pontoon required for maintenance of the Berbice Bridge is estimated to cost just over $115 Million.

Lolita Callendar, called ‘Lola Doll,’ is currently awaiting sentencing after a city magistrate yesterday found her guilty of assaulting fellow make-up artist Onika Pompey.

The Sheriff Street/ Mandela Avenue road expansion project, which was stalled following dissatisfaction by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) with the quality of safety and traffic-control mechanisms by the contractor, Sinohydro Corporation is now set to resume.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union Co-operative Credit Union Society Limited has reported that a surplus of $22,254,706 was realized in the 2017 fiscal year.

The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against Osafa Grundell and James Fraser, the two men charged with shooting and killing Marlon Seon Rodney, called ‘George’, continued yesterday with the testimony of a key witness.

Two men employed with Russian-owned bauxite company, RUSAL, on Saturday suffered electrical shocks whilst carrying out maintenance works and General Secretary of the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers’ Union (GB&GWU), Lincoln Lewis has voiced his concern over the company’s lackadaisical approach to the accident.

The trial of the Crabwood Creek couple charged with possession of forged United States currency has been reassigned following Magistrate Alex Moore’s recent decision to recuse himself from hearing the case.

A man has been ordered to compensate a friend $100,000 or serve two months in jail after committing a drunken assault.

Television and radio broadcasters will from next year be required to submit their audited financial statements to renew their licences, Chairman of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) Board of Directors Leslie Sobers has revealed.

Guyana participated in the 12th International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Air Services Negotiation Event (ICAN2019) from December 2nd to December 6th in Aqaba, Jordan, where it concluded the negotiation of Air Services Agreements with eight countries.

The Guyana Elections Commission  (GECOM) today decided by a majority vote to allow a five-day field verification of the supposedly new registrants recorded during the truncated and controversial House to House (HtH) exercise.

Two police constables, who are brothers are currently under close arrest after they allegedly beat and burnt a 17-year-old, who they accused of breaking into their Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD) home last week.