Guyana News

Commander of Regional Police Division #9, Senior Superintendent Raphael Rose, says that three girls, ages 5, 6 and 8, are reported to have drowned in a ‘fish pond’ in Massara Village, North Rupununi.

France is to establish an embassy here next year, according to a joint communique following a meeting at State House yesterday, Guyana has also agreed to purchase maritime patrol assets from France.

French Foreign Minister Stėphane Sėjournė has arrived on a visit and it is expected that he will announce that France will open a full-fledged embassy here.

President Irfaan Ali hosted dinner for former US President Bill Clinton, the French Minister of the European Union and Foreign Affairs, Stėphane Sėjournė and a delegation from the Dominican Republic at State House last evening.

Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran has expressed strong reservations over how the crucial audit of US$7.3b in expenses claimed by ExxonMobil and its partners has been conducted.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday confirmed that the Guyana Government has authorized a recruiting agency to hire 500 Bangladeshi healthcare workers for both the private and public sectors.

Following intense questioning and rebukes over three days, the Guyana Government has submitted additional information to the United Nations Human Rights Committee (CCPR) and has objected to some of the allegations that were put to it.

A motorcyclist succumbed to his injuries hours after he was involved in an accident on Cummings and Church streets yesterday morning.

With the contract signed more than 30 months ago, the pump station for which construction commenced in late 2022 at the head of Adventure Village, Corentyne is yet to come into operation, several sources within Region Six have confirmed.

Azeez Gulab, a 20-year-old motorcyclist died yesterday morning after he was involved in an accident on the Wowetta Public Road, North Rupununi Region Nine.

Shadow Minister of Legal Affairs Roysdale Forde is urging President Irfaan Ali to exercise decisive leadership by convening a national dialogue following Venezuela’s claim that it had created a state in Essequibo.

Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 1.50 am yesterday on the public road at Bushlot, Corentyne, Berbice, involving a motorcycle (#CL 9018), owned and ridden by Karan Dhuman, a 17-year-old painter from Lot 334 School Street Bushlot Village.

Surinamese President Chandrikapersad Santokhi and President Irfaan Ali met on Saturday for follow-up discussions regarding the construction of a bridge over the Corentyne River and the thorny issue of financing remains to be settled.

One person died in a fire today at Dageraad Avenue and Greenheart Street, MacKenzie, Linden, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) said.

The Ministry of Agriculture yesterday confirmed that aerial spraying will commence this week to combat the ongoing paddy bug situation in Region Six.

French Committee Member of the UN Human Rights Committee Hélène Tigroudja last week accused Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Gail Teixeira of focusing more on blaming the previous government and discrediting allegations rather than answering questions posed to her.

The APNU+AFC is adamant that billions of dollars could be lost due to the government’s deficient management of the oil and gas sector.

A 26-year-old man of Hibernia, Region Two, died yesterday morning after he reportedly lost control of his motorcycle and ended up in a trench.

Leader of the Opposition Aubrey Norton said that the revelations by the United Nations Human Rights Committee concerning the PPP/C’s unwillingness to investigate allegations of corruption and bribery by cabinet officials is a testament to the ruling regime’s lack of accountability and respect for democracy.

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform Aubrey Norton has accused Minister of Governance Gail Teixeira of dissembling in her remarks to the United Nations Human Rights Committee regarding substantive appointments of Guyana’s Chancellor of the Judiciary and Chief Justice.