Guyana News

The Guyana Water Inc (GWI) yesterday rejected claims by the opposition in an article appearing in the March 19 edition of Stabroek News titled “Non-functioning wells in Region Nine villages causing hardship.”

The Leonora Market tarmac on the West Coast Demerara in Region Three has been completed and the vendors now have the benefit of a more spacious and enabling business environment, a Department of Public Information (DPI) release stated yesterday.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil is ahead of schedule with its plan to double the size of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) portfolio to 40 million tons per annum (mtpa) by 2030 and will focus on selling its own gas rather than trading that of third parties, the company’s LNG chief said on Thursday.

Leonard Bristol on Friday appeared before Magis-trate Faith Mc Gusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, where he was sentenced to three  years imprisonment and fined 10,492,200 in relation to the offence of possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking to wit 11.65 8kgs of cannabis, a release from the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit said.

Two police ranks attached to the Brickdam Police Station have been charged by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) with demanding money by menace with intent to steal and conspiracy to commit a felony.

The Guyana Police Force this morning destroyed 2,253.60 kg of marijuana with a street value of approximately $2,028,240,000.

The Government of Guyana has expressed “grave concern” over the announcement that the Venezuelan National Assembly has declared Essequibo, which constitutes two-thirds of Guyana’s sovereign territory, to be a constituent part of Venezuela.

The Guyana Coursera platform which is geared at the academic upskilling of citizens was launched yesterday at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

A fire believed to have been  maliciously set yesterday morning by person/s unknown has claimed the life of Moses Elias, an 84-year-old man, who was the sole occupant of the house at Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara.

By Abigail Headley As the cross-examination of Chief Education Officer Saddam Hussain continued yesterday, he could provide no definite answers on whether the Ministry of Education had formally responded to proposals from the GTU that included an appeal for salaries talks When the documents regarding discussions on salary matters were presented to him, Hussain’s responses revealed inconsistencies in the government’s stance on multi-year agreements and negotiations with the union.

French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné is scheduled to arrive here on Monday and there is speculation that it will be announced that Paris will set up a full-fledged embassy here.

Two fishermen are in custody over the desecration of a grave at Murphy Dam, Rosignol and one of them has confessed, according to the police.

The Region 10 Tourism Committee Inc. on March 20th, 2024 launched its Greater Guyana Initiative (GGI)-sponsored, Tourism Capacity Building Project and opened its new office.

Former head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Dr. Vincent Adams has retained the services of a lawyer and is seeking damages and an apology from Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Gail Teixeira for “false and defamatory remarks” made at a public hearing at the 140th session of the UN Human Rights Committee (CCPR).

Eighty-three-year-old Jennifer Klass says she is elated to finally be a proud homeowner, having received the keys to her new home.

The Ministry of Labour yesterday held an awareness session at Wakapoa Secondary School, Pomeroon River, Region Two to address the issue of child labour and the detrimental emotional and physical effects it has on children’s well-being.

The police say they are investigating the murder of Courtney Younge, a 56-year-old labourer of Lot 643 ‘D’ Field Sophia, which occurred at about 20:30hrs on Thursday at Lot 636 ‘D’ Field Sophia at the hands of a man who was armed with a shotgun.

GuySuCo’s Chief Executive Officer, Sasenarine Singh is tipped to be Guyana’s new Ambassador to the European Union, according to three different sources spoken to by Stabroek News.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has refuted an account of an incident on the Cuyuni River as reported in today’s Kaieteur News.

SINGAPORE,  (Reuters) – Chinese offshore oil and gas major CNOOC said it had filed an arbitration claim to establish a right over Hess’  stake in the giant Guyana oilfield Stabroek in the event of the U.S.