Guyana News

President Irfaan Ali says the government is working towards playing a greater role in the Berbice Bridge Company Inc (BBCI) to reduce the tolls for the benefit of citizens. 

Regional Commander, Superintendent Guy Nurse,  told Stabroek News yesterday that an inquest was ordered by the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions into death of John Jones, who was allegedly killed by his two brothers-in-law after he wounded them with two cutlasses.

The Alliance for Change [AFC] has said that the Irfaan Ali administration’s alleged transformation of Region 9 is elusive based on its observations during an outreach the party conducted in Region where it met with residents, friends, and members of the communities.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) yesterday denied a claim by an allottee that her house lot was reassigned to someone else.

In keeping with a promise made by President Irfaan Ali on Saturday to develop the skillset of youths from Kitty, Minister in the Ministry of Works Deodat Indar and other Cabinet colleagues yesterday engaged them on pathways to develop their careers.

Anthony Wong, 38, of Lot 369 Grove, East Bank Demerara, and 40 year old Basdeo Omadat (no address given) appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with simple larceny.

Eon Barrow of West Coast Berbice and Leasel Bamfield of GG Hadfield Street, Wortmanville both appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse at Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with conspiracy to commit a felony.

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.