Guyana News

The University of Guyana (UG) Law Department emerged victorious at the recent  “Battle of the Titans Mooting Competi-tion,” which was organised by the University of the West Indies (UWI) Law Society’s Legal Education Committee at Mona in Jamaica.

On Saturday afternoon, acting on information received, the police went to Prince William Street, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara, where they searched an empty lot and found 243 grammes of cannabis. 

As the country continues to be faced with daily and intermittent power outages, all of the 17 heavy fuel oil generators which were procured from Honduras last year are still to be installed.

Students from Queen’s College (QC) have come out on top in the inaugural University of Guyana Law Society (UGLS) Inter-School Mooting Competi-tion, which was held in collaboration with Moot Court Guyana (MCG) last Thursday.

The Rotary Club of Garden City Georgetown has installed peace poles and mental health benches at various locations in the city, including the Bishops’ High School, signalling a commitment to fostering peace and harmony within the community.

Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Non-Pareil, East Coast Demerara about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

The Regional Police Division 4’C’ has intensified recruitment efforts at Cove and John Police Station to enlist dedicated and qualified individuals.

Some 38 young people graduated recently as the first batch of Biomedical Technicians and are now equipped with a City and Guilds certificate, which enables them to provide much-needed support within the public health sector, according to a release from the Depart-ment of Public Information (DPI).

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has pronounced that a proposed Rupununi ecolodge in Lethem is exempt from conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) According to a notice published in the state-owned newspaper yesterday, the EPA reviewed the application for the permit and has determined that the project, located at 51-53 Commercial Area, Lethem, Region Nine, will have no significant impact on the environment.

Prison escapee and double-murder suspect Akeem Wong was fatally shot at around 13:40 hrs today  at ‘Groete Creek’ Backdam, Essequibo River in Region #7, the police say.

Christopher Durjan, a 39-year-old construction worker of Lot 10 First Street Better Hope, East Coast Demerara, was arrested by a rank from Vigilance Police Station last week and charged with the following offences: ** Possession of Narcotics for the purpose of Trafficking, contrary to Section 5 (1)(a)(i) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Act, Chapter 10/10 (to wit 2338 grams)  ** Possession of Ammunition, contrary to Section 16 (2)(a) of the Firearms Act, Chapter 16:05  ** Possession of Firearm, contrary to section 16(2)(a) of the Firearms Act, Chapter 16:05.

In a ground-breaking development, the Sheriff Group of Companies is expected to construct an international-standard airport in Lethem, Guyana.

In what could be a hopeful sign for Guyana’s ambitious gas to energy project, the U.S. export

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday finally broke its silence on an incident on Monday where special branch ranks opened fire on a cop in a case of mistaken identity.

The Opposition is calling for the nation to be updated on the amount of discovered oil reserves in the wake of  ExxonMobil’s announcement on Friday of a new oil find in the Stabroek Block.

Deputy Commander Region No.3, Woman Superintendent Shellon Daniels led a sensitisation operation with other ranks yesterday regarding the security posture at 21 supermarkets operated by Chinese nationals from Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo to Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has expressed dissatisfaction with the government’s treatment of civic bodies as business entities and has proposed that changes be made to the legal structure to address this issue.

After the successful growth of a number of crops including soya beans and watermelons, Guyana’s first privately-owned integrated mega-farm, the Santa Fe Farm in Region Nine, is rolling out a number of expansion plans for different crops this year but has highlighted that proper roads and transportation logistics continue to be a challenge.

With the government aiming to build two Hope-like canals in Region Six, President Irfaan Ali last Sunday disclosed that with these structures the risk of flooding is expected to be reduced by 60%.

At State House, President Irfaan Ali was yesterday presented with the Bank of Guyana’s $200 commemorative coin to mark the 200th anniversary of the Demerara slave revolt.