Guyana News

With the aim of bringing joy to the faces of children during the Easter season, proprietor of  N.S

Residents of Region Five are anxiously awaiting the opening of the housing scheme which is being built in Shieldstown, West Bank Berbice, as some 1,000 families are expected to benefit.

Police are investigating a suspected boat mishap that may have resulted in the death of Ivan Braithwaite on Thursday between 16.30 and 18.30 hours in Kabakaburi, Upper Pomeroon River, Region Two.

Five acres of rice field at Hampton Court, Essequibo Coast have been converted into a recreational space at a cost of $30 million compliments of a city business-man with ties to the area.

Edward Greene, Chancellor of the University of Guyana  on behalf of the Council of the University of Guyana has  expressed condolences on the death on Thursday of Justice Desiree Bernard.

As part of its efforts to strengthen its relationship with agencies across the National Statistical System, the Bureau of Statistics recently conducted  training with Guyana Fire Service personnel.

The two Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)-manufactured Dornier 228 planes from India acquired for the Guyana Defence Force arrived at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport this evening on two Boeing C-17 Globemaster military transport planes.

At about 14:00 hrs today, Tony Danraj Mootoosammy, a 46-year-old farmer and United States of America-based Guyanese of Bath Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, and also of New Jersey,  USA, was contacted at the entrance of the Annual Easter Sunday Horse Race Meet, at the Port Mourant Turf Club, Corentyne, Berbice.

Following the publication issued by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on the 29th March, 2024, regarding the seizure of 536 kilogrammes or 1,181 pounds of cocaine, that occurred during a joint operation involving the GDF Coast Guard and CANU at Vergenoegen, Essequibo-Island West Demerara,  two Venezuelan males were apprehended in connection with the matter.

The Department of Public Information (DPI) yesterday reported that the government is set to spend over $1 billion in the Rupununi region, exceeding its 2024 budget allocation.

By Antonio Dey Despite concerns over the propriety of a $865 million contract to build a pump station at Belle Vue, West Bank Demerara work is getting underway.

A 23-year-old prisoner from the Lusignan prison died yesterday afternoon at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after he was stabbed by another prisoner.

Marriott Hotel investor, Ramy El- Batrawi, says that he will be in Guyana next month to conclude paperwork for the US$90 million purchase deal.

The UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) (CCPR) has called on Guyana to take measures to safeguard the independence of the judiciary and to address the backlog of cases in the system.

On Good Friday, there were protracted power outages due to system failures at GPL’s substations in Kingston, Georgetown, and Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara.

Over the last five days, several regions across Guyana have been shrouded in thick fog accompanied by smoke during the early morning, with concerned citizens turning to social media platforms, particularly Facebook, to voice their concerns.

A fire suspected to be electrical in origin destroyed two houses located in the same yard in Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, leaving an extended family of eleven, five of whom are children, homeless.

Yesterday, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers conducted an operation at a residence in Fort Ordnance village, East Berbice-Corentyne and found marijuana.

Transgenders recently received a much-needed show of support with the release of a video to mark the international Transgender Day of Visibility.

The Guyana Legal Aid Clinic (GLAC) says it is deeply saddened to learn of Désirée Bernard ‘s death on 28 March 2024.