Guyana News

As an improvement on the Good Success to Timehri road is underway Project Manager at the Ministry of Public Works Mark Greene is urging truck drivers to not do anything to hinder this significant development.

On Saturday, 20 Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) families received the keys to their new homes from the Ministry of Housing and Water.

Justice moved swiftly in the case of a 36-year-old security officer of Buxton, who was yesterday sentenced to two years in prison for possession of 15 live AK-47 ammunition rounds when he appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court.

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) says that the adoption of “the Organic Law for the Defence of Guyana Essequiba” on 3 April 2024, by the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, has occasioned an unacceptable escalation of tensions between that country and the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, and has threatened to undermine peace and security in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Clinton Chase, a 70-year-old unemployed resident of Lot 148 Middle Road, La Penitence, Georgetown, was discovered dead on April 7th, 2024, at 10.30 pm on the northern parapet infront of his home.

GEORGETOWN,  (Reuters) – Guyana’s efforts to use its natural gas resources to fuel a power plant that would slash the South American nation’s energy costs have snagged on construction delays and threaten to curtail the rising oil hotspot’s revenue this year by about $1 billion.

Sarah Bacchus Arjoon, a 56-year-old saleswoman from Lot 755 Recht-door-Zee, was murdered yesterday, allegedly by her husband Khemraj Arjoon, 69, who later died at the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where he had been admitted under guard after ingesting a poisonous substance.

By Shuntel Glasgow The General Council of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has proposed three options that can be executed in the face of the government’s seeming reluctance to proceed with talks: resumption of strike action, arbitration and a move to the court.

By Subhana Shiwmangal A woman and her mother are now suffering from recurring headaches after they were forced to sit in the sun on the floor of the pontoon, MV Hercules, to make the journey between  Bartica and Parika route during the Easter Regatta festivities.

A fire, suspected to have been deliberately set, completely destroyed a home in Retrieve, Linden on Saturday night, leaving the sole occupant homeless.

Intent on contending for the leadership of the PNCR, Attorney-at-Law Roysdale Forde believes he would be the most suitable 2025 presidential candidate and that his professional defence of the APNU+AFC after the 2020 polls, amidst allegations of fraud and rigging will not negatively impact the electorate.

Bruster’s Ice Cream yesterday announced a temporary closure until the 20th of this month due to a cold storage malfunction it believes was caused by the Guyana Power and Light Inc’s (GPL) recent and frequent power supply disruptions.

Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

A 35-year-old man was shot yesterday morning by one of two masked men who attempted to rob him in Charlotte Street, Bourda, police said.

The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) on Friday disclosed that Dave Rajeshwar Persaud, who was wanted in connection with money laundering and other financial crimes, has been arrested.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday detailed the arrest of a 36-year-old man of Buxton, East Coast Demerara, with ammunition belonging to an AK-47 rifle after they responded to a report of assault and threatening behaviour.

An East Bank Berbice man was last week remanded to prison after he was charged with the attempted murder of his overseas-based, common-law partner who he reportedly chopped multiple times about her body at Highbury Village, East Bank Berbice.

The small community of Belle Vue, West Bank Demerara, recently unveiled a public library, not just their community’s use, but also for the other communities in Region Three to access.

The Upper Mazaruni District Hospital has performed its first major surgical procedure in its newly constructed surgical theatre in Kamarang.

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, last Thursday, met with representatives of the United States & Foreign Commercial Service of Guyana along with representatives from their sister agency, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), at the Attorney General’s Chambers, Carmichael Street, Georgetown, a release from the Attorney General’s Chambers, Ministry of Legal Affairs disclosed yesterday.