Guyana News

A twenty-six-year-old man was murdered yesterday afternoon at Mashabo Housing Scheme, Region Two.

Chico Beharry, a former senior executive of the Edward B Beharry  Group of Companies passed away on Saturday at the age of 82.

The 2023 Office of the Auditor General report has reprimanded the Amerindian Affairs Ministry over handling of the Amerindian Purpose Fund (APF) and has called for reconciliation to be done in a timely manner.

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Andre Ally,  on Friday handed over the contract for the reconstruction of the Anna Regina Police Station to Builders Hardware, General Supplies and Construction.

-Auditor General’s report says that key documents not provided A total of US$4.458m was paid over for construction of the Guyana Embassy in Brasilia but the contract was eventually terminated and new bids solicited for the completion of the structure.

By Shabna Rahman The family members of a 20-year-old fisherman who disappeared at sea four weeks ago are homeless after their Adelphi New Area, Canje house in Berbice was destroyed by fire on Sunday evening.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana Ta-Nehisi Coates is one of America’s foremost writers, now a Professor at Howard University.

Georgetown Mayor Alfred Mentore has suspended events at the Promenade Gardens following mounting complaints from residents, local officials and nearby organizations.

President Irfaan Ali, yesterday inspected ongoing works at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotels International, Timehri where he expressed satisfaction with the progress of works completed.

Eon Fagundes, 46, appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court via Zoom before Magistrate Fabayo Azore, where his attorney, Siand Dhurjon, renewed his application for bail.

An expansion of the fire-fighting capacity in the Region Eight town of Mahdia came up for discussion on Friday.

The Ministry of Home Affairs, in partnership with ANSA McAl, has launched the “Designate a Driver, Don’t Drink and Drive (D5)” road safety campaign.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has launched a questionnaire to examine citizens’ views and experiences with crime and safety in the Stabroek Market area.

In Saturday’s edition of Stabroek News under the headline  `GPA dismayed at disrespectful treatment of media workers by politicians’ , the logo of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) was inadvertently used instead of that of the Guyana Press Association (GPA).

Chico Beharry, a former senior executive of the Edward B Beharry  Group of Companies passed away on Saturday at the age of 82.

In view of the revelation by Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus that he received over $46 million in wedding and Christ-mas presents, former speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran yesterday recommended that there should be a law that precludes government em-ployees and parliamentarians from accepting gifts.

By Khadidja Ba Local retail business owners in Agricola, East Bank Demerara have raised a NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) protest against a Chinese supermarket, citing impending challenges to their livelihoods as community support may wane and their businesses face closure.

The initiative that saw small community contractors last year undertake over $20 billion in concrete road works across the country, has been expanded as the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) spends a significant sum of the $53 billion allocated this year for miscellaneous roads, on small contracts.

In a drug-related operation early Friday morning, members of the Guyana Police Force apprehended two individuals and confiscated 285.9 grammes of cannabis at a residence in Arakaka, Region One.

Part 99 Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Pearl, East Bank Demerara about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.