Guyana News

A 12-year-old student of Dolphin Secondary School died on Tuesday after being stabbed by a friend at Cummings Park, ‘E’ Field, Sophia, Georgetown.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday allowed the appeal of Sarah Browne and Vikash Ramkissoon and vacated the ruling by the Guyana Court of Appeal that their appointment as parliamentary secretaries was not valid.

-says can inject currency at any time Government yesterday assured that it is monitoring the flow of United States dollars here as demand is currently up with persons stepping up their purchasing for the Christmas holiday season, and says that it has the ability to inject currency at any time.

(Reuters) – Hess Corp (HES.N) beat estimates for third-quarter profit yesterday, helped by higher oil production in Guyana.

Three men appeared in the High Court yesterday before Judge Jo-Ann Barlow and a 12-member jury and after extensive deliberations they were found not guilty of the murder of a man at Parika.

Sheriff General Hospital has announced the successful completion of its first-ever brain surgery, and according to a release from the institution, it is a critical milestone in its commitment to providing comprehensive medical services in Guyana and underscores the hospital’s ability to handle complex medical procedures with its skilled in-house team. 

The Department of Public Information (DPI) has issued a public advisory informing of a temporary change in the Kurupukari River crossing timetable.

The Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana yesterday said that it has completed the implementation of the e-litigation web portal for the Court of Appeal and High Court.

After pleading guilty on October 2nd, Donald Grovesnor  was handed a six-year prison sentence yesterday for the killing of Suraj “Nishal” Jailall.

There was no further word from the police yesterday on two cops who are to be charged with abduction.

Around 400 families in Anns Grove, East Coast Demerara, and over 200 in Walton Hall, Region Three will finally acquire legal ownership of land they have been occupying for centuries, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said yesterday.

As part of its efforts to mitigate the expected labour shortage which can be viewed as a consequence of Guyana’s rapid economic development, the government is tapping into the diaspora, known to have many of the skillsets that will be needed here.

The National Data Management Authority (NDMA) is currently engaged in an initiative aimed at enhancing the protection of government data and systems and in keeping with this effort, hosted a critical cybersecurity training session for public sector employees in Region Six.

One Communications’ ongoing cancer awareness campaign, which has a significant focus on empowering the Champions of Hope programme, received a major boost from SBM Offshore Guyana, its ‘Lead Hero for Hope’.

The Essequibo Coast Praant Dharmic Naujawan and Spring Garden Mandir were the winners of this year’s Diwali motorcade in Region Two.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited has registered a whopping 47.89% increase in profit for the year ended September 30, 2024 when compared for the same period last year.

Twelve-year-old Kareem Durant, a student at Carmel Secondary School and of D Field Sophia, Georgetown was fatally stabbed yesterday and an 11-year-old boy is in custody the police said.

– but company insists monies are safeGuyana Water Inc (GWI) employees have expressed concern over the continued mandatory monthly deduction of five per cent of their salaries towards a pension plan which an insurance provider  ceased managing but which the company is yet to inform them about.

Charges have been recommended against two serving members of the Guyana Police Force in connection with the October 10 abduction of Kevin Fiedtkou, an operations supervisor at Aurora Gold Mines.

The suspect in the stabbing death of 47-year-old Andre Wilson has been remanded to prison.