Guyana News

A 26-year-old businessman of Bel Air village, East Coast Demerara died on Sunday after he collided with a truck on the Mc Doom Public Road, East Bank Demerara.

Daniel Greenidge, an 18-year-old unemployed resident of Budhan’s Housing Scheme, West Canje Berbice was yesterday charged with the wounding of Fay Samaroo, the mother of the Deputy Regional Officer (DREO) of Region Six.

Two prison officers from the Mazaruni prison are currently in custody as police step up their investigation into the double murder of a mother, Nellie Gomes, 75, and her son, David Gomes, 49, both of D’Urban Street, Wortmanville, at Saxacalli, Essequibo River, allegedly by prison escapee, Akeem Wong.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport yesterday announced the results of this year’s Mashramani competition and the winner of the full costume Large Bands contest is Muneshwers/GYSBI while Olympia Small-Sonaram has been named designer of the year The winners of the Mashramani 2024 Costume and Float Parade Results are as follows:

Residents of Dochfour, Demerara-Mahaica, have been assured that any damage to their properties due to the ongoing road construction either on the Railway Embankment (Sheriff Street to Orange Nassu) or on the East Bank Public Road to Mahaica, will be compensated once proper verifications are done and checked against the contractor’s initial pre-conditional survey.

Paul Waterman of Tuschen, a security guard, was shot dead today during an armed robbery at a Vreed-en-Hoop supermarket, according to the police.

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Chevron CEO Michael Wirth is facing a head-to-head match with Exxon Mobil with his US$53 billion bid for Hess and its stake in oil hotspot Guyana, and could wind up trapped in a dispute between two of South America’s biggest energy rivals.

A businessman died early this morning when the motorbike he was riding became involved in an accident at Houston on the East Bank of Demerara.

Vice President and General Secretary of the PPP/C Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday told challengers of the governing party that they need to “come right” as Guyana approaches the next general and regional elections in 2025.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday urged Guyanese to examine deeply the motives of those who are claiming they can offer better leadership than the PPP/C, stating that social and economic justice includes the building of national wealth which is being done by the current administration.

Determined to meet the March 31st deadline for the free movement of nationals within the bloc, Caricom’s Legal Affairs Committee last week met and signed off on the draft document so that Heads can finalise it when they meet again this week.

It has been four months since the tragic helicopter crash which claimed the lives of five army men and Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill said that the investigation is still ongoing.

Although the government of Suriname had promised in 2021 to issue 150 SK fishing licences to Guyanese fishermen, following an agreement between the two countries this has not yet been done and Suriname’s President is now saying that further discussions have to be carried out.

The death of 20-year-old forklift operator Colin Nurse Joseph of Alya Construction Company on February 20th, 2024 at his workplace, situated at Omai Port, Wismar, Upper Demerara River is still under investigation.

The Guyana Association of Women Judges (GAWJ) has announced that it will embark on a joint project with non-governmental organisations to conduct a practical survey of women with babies in prison in Guyana.

Head of State Irfaan Ali will launch the National Ramadan Village at 4:30 pm today, on the lawns of the Muslim Youth Organization (MYO) Woolford Avenue, Georgetown.

With the IDB’s recent launch of its ‘One Caribbean Strategy’, Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh has urged the multilateral institution to hold true on making the objectives a reality, as he promised that Guyana would play its part.

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

Another batch of students has graduated from the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) and is testimony to government’s recognition of the need for more skilled labour as the nation’s economy continues to expand.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on key areas of mutual interest was on Friday inked by Chief Co-operatives Development Officer, Janaknauth Panchu, and Commissioner of Forests,  Edward Goberdhan, at the Guyana Forestry Commission Office in Kingston, Georgetown.