Guyana News

PARAMARIBO,  (Reuters) – Surinamese authorities are searching for ex-President Desi Bouterse after he failed to turn himself in to start a prison sentence for involvement in the murder of 15 activists in 1982, the prosecutor general’s office said yesterday.

Demerara Distillers Limited’s (DDL) Moblissa dairy joint venture aims to produce packaged milk by Feb 2025.

The sod was turned yesterday for an $881m nursing school at Suddie in Region Two.

Chairman of the Hogstye/Lancaster Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), Sheron Smith along with residents yesterday held a  protest outside of the NDC’s compound calling for more inclusion as they claimed that regional officials are bypassing them in the decision-making process.

Leader of the Opposition Aubrey Norton on Thursday called for a Cost of Living Allowance in Monday’s budget and a cutting of the Value-added Tax (VAT) During a press conference, where a statement was read, Norton criticized the government’s “half-hearted” announcement of Budget Day which he feels has not generated any anticipation or excitement among the struggling Guyanese.

The suspected remains of a 60-year-old Amelia’s Ward man were found by the police yesterday, over three months after the initial discovery was made by two men.

The pupils, teachers and staff of the Windsor Forest Primary School will now benefit from a newly constructed kitchen and conference hall.

The police yesterday said that a bandit was shot after he fired at a cop following a robbery at Samatta Point, Grove on the East Bank of Demerara yesterday morning.

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) says it has appointed market representation firm, Emerging Destinations, to promote Guyana in the North American travel markets, specifically in the United States and Canada.

A Diamond, East Bank Demerara man was yesterday remanded over two armed robberies.

By Subhana Shiwmangal Six vendors of the Tuschen market located on the East Bank of Essequibo have had portions of their stalls including the sheds, dismantled by the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) for exceeding their established perimeters.

Mark Adams, a 34-year-old from Kaneville, EBD, was arrested and charged with the offence of discharging a loaded firearm with intent at Travis Benn, on January 1st, 2024 at Kaneville.

The five-year-old child who had a bullet lodged in her throat underwent successful surgery at the Linden Hospital Complex on Thursday afternoon.

The Management of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC) today said  it has observed an increase in vehicles overtaking during the standard two-way traffic crossing on the Demerara Harbour Bridge.

With just days before the reading of the 2024 Budget, Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton has reshuffled his shadow Cabinet sparking dissent from Jermaine Figueira of the PNCR.

Leroy Williams called ‘Buxton’, a 34-year-old unemployed man of D’Urban Backlands, Georgetown, was fatally shot at about 7.10 pm on Wednesday at a hotel located at the corner of Robb and Cummings streets, Georgetown.

The long overdue PPP congress will be held in the first week of May, the Party’s Executive Committee  members have determined, General Secretary (GS) Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday announced.

Patrick Smith Felix is now awaiting sentencing for the part he played in the February 2020 killing of Cuban butcher—Ofredis Duarte Campos—who was at the time making his way to work at the Rossignol Butchery.

A joint operation by ranks of the Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Defence Force (Coast Guard) has led to the discovery of ten acres with approximately six thousand Cannabis Sativa plants ranging from three inches to six feet in height, and about eight thousand  pounds of dry Cannabis Sativa in a house.

Trinidadian Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley confirmed on Wednesday that Guyana, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago have agreed to a ferry service company.