Guyana News

Minister of Home Affairs, Robenson Benn during the budget debate in the National Assembly yesterday disclosed that in 2023 the Guyana Fire Service received over 4,000 phone calls and according to him government is working to acquire a new set of fire trucks.

Amid Opposition concerns about declining gold production, Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, says government is confident that there will be an increase in production beginning this year, due to a number of measures taken which include a $400 million Budget 2024 allocation to start a mineral inventory programme which would aid in the efficient allocation of gold-bearing areas.

The students and teachers of Low Wood Primary School, Demerara River, Region Four, have seen the end of their electricity woes after the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) intervened to upgrade their faulty solar photovoltaic (PV) system.

One of the Guyana Police Force’s long serving supporters, Mr Peters (left), who has played a key part in the beautification and sprucing up of Police compounds in Georgetown, was presented on Monday with a bicycle.

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Guyana and Venezuela are scheduled to meet on January 25, 2024 in Brasilia, Brazil for the first meeting of the Joint Commission as envisioned by the Joint Declaration of Argyle for Dialogue and Peace agreed to following the meeting of the Presidents of Guyana and Venezuela on December 14, 2023.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)  has introduced a 24/7 Help Desk/Orange Office.

Opposition Member of Parliament, Coretta McDonald yesterday charged that the University of Guyana (UG) is under attack, pointing out that both the institution and the GOAL online programme are expected to receive similar funding in the 2024 budget.

The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Mahdia Secondary School dormitory fire found that no action was taken by the previous government regarding dorms despite this being flagged following a report in 2017 on the education sector.

Kwesi Griffith, a 42-year-old motorcyclist, died on Sunday night after he breached the traffic light at the junction of Sheriff Street and the Rupert Craig Highway and collided with motor car PAB 5158 Griffith, of Lot 601 Block ‘X’ Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara was riding a blue motorcycle bearing registration CK 7323.

The Corentyne man who is the owner of the three pit bulls that attacked and killed Latchminen Permaul at Hampshire Village, Corentyne during the wee hours of Tuesday last week was yesterday placed on $250,000 bail after he was charged with manslaughter.

Gordon Vantull, a 57-year-old taxi driver of Section ‘B’ Sophia, Greater Georgetown, was yesterday charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

Shadow Minister of Legal Affairs, Roysdale Forde says that since the establishment of the Law Reform Commission (LRC) in 2021, the body has released no programme of its work.

Shaquawn Alleyne known as `Iswe’ is expected to appear in a Linden court today over the murder of Shonette Dover in 2021, the police say.

The 29-year-old man who was the driver of the car that crashed into a minibus at Ruimveldt on January 8th fatally injuring a couple,  succumbed to his injuries on Sunday.

Asif Mohamed Abrahim, a 45-year-old construction worker of New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara, was arrested on 18th January 2024 and charged yesterday with Trafficking in Persons.

The police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for Nacoma Hercules who is wanted for questioning in relation to the attempted murder of Noel Junior Singh.

Twenty-two-year old Keon Narine of 117 Caesar Street, Agricola appeared before Magistrate Dylon Bess at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with robbery and possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Twenty-nine year old Yoel Guzman, a Venezuelan migrant, appeared before Magistrate Dylon Bess at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with damage to property.

The Ministry of Public Works [MPW] yesterday said that measures are being implemented to address the ‘localised erosion’ that has occurred at the No.

Paul Watson, a 47-year-old minibus driver of Zeelugt Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo, was arrested on 11th August 2023 and charged yesterday with the offence of ‘Obtaining by False Pretence.