Guyana News

Following the Full Court ruling that it “negligently misdirected” $28 million which was intended as the early extinguishing of a mortgage, Scotiabank (Guyana) has filed an appeal to the judgment which it describes as unjust.

In a statement at the United Nations Security Council on January 3rd,  Guyana’s Permanent Representative Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett condemned the recent attacks carried out by the Houthi rebel group of Yemen on ships navigating through the Red Sea.

The application process for teachers to be upgraded has been simplified, according to a release from the Ministry of Education.

A 59-year-old man of Lot 2281 Section ‘A’, Block X, Diamond, East Bank Demerara, who allegedly  pretended to be a Loans Officer, appeared before Magistrate Delon Bess at the George-town Magistrate’s Court yesterday where he was slapped with six fraud charges.

Two officers from the GDF have taken up key roles as part of the Permanent Mission of  Guyana to the United Nations.

Shaquiel Thomas and Otto McDonald appeared before Magistrate Delon Bess at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where they were charged with robbery.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP),  Shalimar Ali-Hack and team visited the Juvenile Holding Centre (JHC), on Thursday to have a first-hand insight into the facility and Juveniles currently being housed at the centre.

Kumar Saul of Lot 13 Leopold Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, appeared yesterday before Magistrate Delon Bess at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where he was charged with break and enter and larceny.

Lestroy Archibald, a 29-year-old mason of Tuschen Squatting Area, East Bank Essequibo was yesterday sentenced to three months of community service on a ganja charge.

Carlton Bourne AKA Akeem Bourne, 28  is being sought by the police in relation to the murder of Chavis Akeeme Mark Wilson on Freeman Street on December 30th.

Gurudeen Lalaram was charged yesterday with the murder of his wife Parbattie Amanda Persaud, a 25-year-old vendor of Parika, East Bank Essequibo, which occurred on the 31st December 2023 at Parika.

The Indian government today approved the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between India and Guyana on cooperation in the hydrocarbon sector, according to Reuters.

The sod was turned yesterday for the construction of the Timehri Sands Golf Course and  Country Club on some 71.5 acres of land at Hyde Park, Timehri.

By Antonio Dey The temporary structure which will aid in the construction of the New Demerara Harbour Bridge is 100% completed, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill disclosed yesterday.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday disclosed that the next general elections will likely be held in November 2025, while Budget 2024 is expected to be presented to the National Assembly by the end of this month.

A 58-year-old miner of Barima River, North West District was murdered after he was involved in a heated argument while imbibing with the suspect at Arimu Backdam, Cuyuni River, Region Seven.

St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Ralph Gonsalves yesterday said that he was unaware that in December 2022 he had been standing behind a papier-mâché map of Venezuela which included Guyana’s county of Essequibo.

The opposition yesterday criticised government’s plan to ease the rise in the cost of living and called for the equitable sharing of the $60b of oil revenues received in 2022 and the abolition of income tax for workers in the low to middle wages brackets.

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill last Friday announced that major upgrades to the Kingston Goods Wharf and Port Kaituma, Kumaka and Morawhanna stellings are slated for completion during the third quarter of 2024.

The Ministry of Housing and Water  has denied allegations of corruption levelled at it in relation to a transaction with Javitree Lallbachan and its explanation underlines how one person can gain access to more than one house lot.