Guyana News

The food caravan opposite the Republic Bank on Robb and Camp streets, Georgetown has become the site where numerous vagrants attend to their toilet matters and wash their clothing.

Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in New Amsterdam, Berbice about the cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Coconut farmers in the Pomeroon, Region Two will soon benefit from planting materials from the Ministry of Agriculture with the aim of boosting coconut production. 

The Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud, on Friday, spearheaded a comprehensive outreach initiative aimed at directly engaging with residents of Riverview and Yarrowdam to address their concerns while providing vital information on available services.

Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal and Region One Chairman Brentnol Ashley visited the new $35 million well site at Mabaruma Settlement that is scheduled for completion in March.

Food For The Poor (Guyana) Inc (FFTP) in partnership with Starr Computers and St Francis Community Developers donated two new upgraded Information Technology Labs to Region Six.

Employees of  Banks DIH Ltd who took industrial action on Wednesday last over a dispute involving sales commissions, resumed duties on Friday last at 8 am.

Calvin Burnett’s song “HandyMan” has earned him the 2024 Soca Monarch crown, while Osei Clarke (OKC) is the new Calypso Monarch.

Sky High Dominicana has officially entered the Guyana market with three weekly flights scheduled to the Dominican Republic, a release from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri said today.

Emergency Medical Services have been launched in Region 3, enhancing healthcare accessibility and ensuring a rapid response to medical emergencies, according to a release today from the Guyana Fire Service (GFS).

The Guyana/China Friendship Society is to hold a Special General Meeting on February 28th and is seeking records for the purpose of auditing its accounts.

The Guyana Water Inc (GWI) says it is upgrading the distribution network in Campbellville and Newtown and these works will last up to March 30.

By Antonio Dey A sod-turning ceremony is to be held today for a major resort along Carifesta Avenue despite outstanding questions on who has control over the lands to be used and why the government is taking up all of the green spaces in the city.

A feud between social media personality, Mikhail Rodrigues and businessman, Azruddin Mohamed over finances could bring an end to the controversial award of the $865m Belle Vue pump station which had come under attack by opposition MPs.

The Guyana Prize for Literature 2023 has released the shortlist as determined by the Jury for each of four categories: Fiction, Poetry, Drama and Non-Fiction, a release from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport announced yesterday.

By Mia Anthony Another parent, Candace Martindale, has taken to social media to express her outrage at the decision taken by the Allied Arts Unit judges to disqualify her child’s entry into the regional Children’s Mashramani Poetry Competition.

The police are investigating an accident which occurred at about 7.22 pm  on Friday  on Quarrie Access Trail in  Central Rupununi, Region Nine, which resulted in the death of Karl Lewis, the 52-year-old Deputy Toshao of Shulinab Village, South Central Rupununi.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) is greatly concerned about the oil spill off the coast of Tobago and its implications for this country.

The Cumberland, East Canje Berbice, fisherman who last month pleaded guilty to the 2021 murder of overseas-based Guyanese businessman Hemraj Pardesi was last week sentenced to life in prison at the High Court in Berbice.

The recently announced disqualification of a six-year-old pupil from a Mashramani Calypso competition on the grounds that the lyrics of her calypso did not fit the guidelines for songs in her age-group, has raised the ire of many, including the Working People’s Alliance (WPA).