Guyana News

The Alliance for Change (AFC) has expressed alarm at what it sees as the prevalence of drug use in Guyana as well as the quantity of narcotics being interdicted by law enforcement.

The Amalgamated Transport and General Co-operative Credit Union is now under new leadership following the successful conclusion of their Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Elections at the National Cultural Centre on Homestretch Avenue on Friday evening.

Technical and vocational training across the country continues to be enhanced by the collaboration between the oil companies operating offshore and the Ministry of Education’s, Council for Technical and Vocational Education Training (C-TVET). 

Police ranks in Regional Division #8 conducted a cordon-and-search exercise on Thursday night at the Mahdia Arcade, where they stopped and searched Julian Hodge, called ‘Gully’, a 30-year-old Miner of Seven Miles Mahdia, Potaro, who was found with 13.8 grammes of suspected marijuana in his possession.

At about 17:00hrs yesterday, Chief Inspector Lyte was in charge of an Anti-Crime Patrol on Grove Public Road, East Bank Demerara, when the patrol observed a Toyota Tacoma vehicle bearing registration number PYY 9229 driving dangerously in the vicinity of Jimbo bridge, Grove.

The GTU yesterday applied to the High Court for an  order of mandamus mandating the government to engage in collective  bargaining from 2019 to 2023 and it also wants disclosure of correspondence with the Ministry of Education on the subject.

Two planes will be acquired for the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) under an India EXIM Bank credit as the government here moves to enhance the country’s defence capability.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) has registered an after-tax profit of $3.1b for 2023.

By Shuntel Glasgow Residents of Eteringbang in Region Seven and other communities have raised concerns about their security in the wake of the recent robberies and murders of businesspersons.

Gerald Forde,  who believes he is still  the Representative of the List of Candidates for the New Movement (TNM) party, has written Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor Nadir about the loss of confidence in Asha Kissoon by their list.

At a press conference held yesterday at Congress Place, Sophia, APNU+AFC’s Mervyn Williams said  that during a six-day visit to the Rupununi from March 7th, “hundreds of residents in several hinterland communities” complained that they have not been positively impacted by Guyana’s oil economy.

A post-mortem examination conducted by government pathologist, Dr Nehaul Singh, on the body of police sergeant Alex Vaughn has revealed that he died as a result of a gunshot injury to the abdomen.

Five officers from the GPF Special Branch were earlier this week reported to have shot at a car driven by police sergeant Ronald Payne after his vehicle was mistaken for one used in a criminal act.

Local Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are being afforded the opportunity to boost their profile and attend trade shows thanks to the collaboration between trade centres in Guyana and the US.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday said he secured a $15m judgment against commentator Anthony Vieira over a defamatory May 4th, 2011 broadcast on CNS Channel Six.

The Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health Department yesterday morning begun investigations into an accident that occurred at Hack Rice Mill, Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice, on Thursday afternoon that injured three employees.

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) in collaboration with the Department of Consumer Affairs yesterday launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI) agent named “Damion” with whom consumers can communicate via the Commission’s WhatsApp number 625-0557 on a 24-hour basis to source consumer protection information.

A file has been completed and will be forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice to ascertain whether any prison officers are criminally culpable for the escape of Akeem Wong who  is now being sought in relation to a double murder.

First Lady Ayra Ali’s drive to beautify public spaces for the benefit and enjoyment of residents continues with the commissioning of new parks in Region Six.

ExxonMobil Guyana today announced a discovery at Bluefin in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, the company’s first discovery of 2024.