Guyana News

Otto Pitman called ‘One Dan’ and Oliver Franklyn were today charged with the murder of Natram Persaud at Canal #2 Polder, West Bank Demerara, on 31st December 2023.

The police today said that they are probing an accident involving a motorcar and minibus, that occurred on the Ruimveldt Public Road (in the vicinity of the Ruimveldt Police Station) at about 05:23 hrs this morning, which left a 51-year-old woman, Sarah Wilson, dead and several others hospitalised with injuries.

The U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for the Western Hemisphere at the U.S.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday turned the sod to commence the construction of the US$161 million New Amsterdam General Hos-pital which will be located in Fort Canje Berbice, a stone’s throw away from the present hospital.

A 29-year-old labourer of Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was stabbed to death allegedly by a suspect called ‘Ragga’, during an argument over a phone.

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) yesterday fired back at former minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson, who said the PPC’s review of the complaint by Akamai Inc against the tender process which claimed the company was found wanting, was a whitewash of the administrative review process and fell short of the standards expected from a constitutional agency In its response, the PPC said that not only did Patterson withhold on accuracy of the issue which can be found on its website, but he attempted to politicise the matter by saying only PPP/C representatives on the commission voted on the matter when all others did except the candidate from the AFC – Patterson’s party.

The 2021 earnings from the oil, gas, and mining sectors which were subject to reconciliation between the government and respective entities in these sectors represented 89.1% of the total incomes reported by stakeholders, the Guyana Extractive Industries and Transparency Initiative (GYEITI) disclosed in its 2021 report.

A post-mortem examination conducted on the body of Junior Clifton Thompson, who was found motionless in a house at Buxton Sideline Dam, East Coast Demerara, revealed that he died as a result of blunt trauma to the head, possibly resulting from a fall.

Minister in the Ministry of Housing and Water, Susan Rodrigues, has disclosed that more than 35,000 citizens nationwide have benefitted from potable water during her government’s 3-year tenure in office.

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has revealed that Guyana earned roughly $1.3 billion from the production of brackish water shrimp for the period January to November 2023.

Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Three suspects are slated to be charged with the possession of 365 grammes of marijuana discovered in a bucket inside a home at Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke-Linden Highway.

The Flash Back Party held at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, East Bank Demerara on Saturday night was incident free, the police have said.

Randolph Ganesh, a 35-year-old miner of Moruca, North West District, was apprehended on Friday at a police roadblock at the # 70 km check-point in Region Seven, after he was found with 83.3 grammes of marijuana in a haversack he was carrying.

The University of Guyana (UG) yesterday issued a warning with regard to a fake Facebook page,  which it said it had flagged as cybercrime.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) today said it has noted a spike in fires across the country after responding to several incidents over the past week, with five of them occurring yesterday.

TriStar Investment is forging ahead with works on three million square feet of land at Versailles on the West Bank of Demerara, for what will be a state-of-the-art US$160 million oil and gas shore base  but which will also enable movement of cargo through Region Three.

By Mia Anthony “Institutions must work; when people fail you the institutions must never fail you,” formed part of President Irfaan Ali remarks when he met yesterday with residents of Dowding Street and neighbouring areas in Kitty during which poor drainage was cited as a major problem.

The government is hailing its Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) scholarship programme a success and indicative of its commitment to upskilling Guyanese in tertiary education, especially women and youths in rural and hinterland areas.

Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Colonel Julius Skeete has been appointed to serve as Defence Attachè at the Embassy of Guyana in the United States.