Guyana News

Pooran Manman called Rocky, a 44-year-old businessman of Abram Zuil, Essequibo Coast, was arrested last night after he was found to have an unlicensed firearm, along with several rounds of ammunition.

Rajendra Moniram, a 23-year-old labourer of Onderneeming/Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast, was charged with the offence of Discharging a Loaded Firearm with Intent, committed on a Police Detective Corporal attached to the Suddie Police Station.

Carl Reddy, a 57-year-old businessman of Second Avenue, Bartica was arrested on Friday last at Kumung Kumung Landing, Puruni River, and charged today with Unlawful Possession of Ammunition without Licence.

An investigation is underway into the cause of a fire at a home at Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden early Christmas morning, which claimed three lives.

The driver of a speeding car and a passenger died when the car collided with a container on the parapet alongside the public road at Le Destin, East Bank Essequibo on Monday.

Government has updated its local content plan guideline for companies that want to operate here; requiring those who submit from next year to state how they will utilise women and small and medium sized businesses, among other projections.

In addition to part of the former Troy Resources mine going to some 50 small miners, the government is in the process of having a local consortium formed to work the main mining pit, President Irfaan Ali announced as he urged local businesses not to be afraid of forming partnerships.

Reiterating his disappointment that the Conference of Parties (COP) 28 held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates failed to address critical matters such as climate financing and forest incentives, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said that the government will ensure that these issues are addressed at the “national level”.

President Irfaan Ali granted the Christmas wish of a single mother of six on Christmas Day, handing over a brand new, fully furnished house, on behalf of the government, located at Hampshire Village, Corentyne.

By Neville J. Bissember  First the naysayers descended on him, admonishing President Ali not to attend the meeting with President Maduro, clearly without the faintest acknowledgement that while this had the potential to be a “roll up your sleeves” encounter, it was to take place in a multilateral setting, where – unlike in a bilateral forum –  the sheer political and diplomatic weight of so many other interested parties in the room would curtail one-upmanship and arm-twisting towards a “win-win” outcome.

President Irfaan Ali has urged Guyanese to avoid conflicts and denounce war and aggression, as he also pressed for support in calling for the end to the killings in the Gaza area.

The Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) safely delivered seven babies on Christmas Day and in celebrating with the mothers First Lady Arya Ali also recognised the healthcare workers who provide selfless service year-round.

More than 1,600 individuals have been training in Information and Communications Technology (ICT), this year, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

By Subhana Shiwmangal Farmers in the Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara are experiencing challenges with their rice crop owing to the dry season and an infiltration of saltwater into the irrigation system.

Two teams of Guyana Defence Force (GDF) personnel, working beyond the regular call of duty, successfully conducted two separate medical evacuations to the Georgetown Public Hospital from the hinterland villages of Imbaimadai and Kato, on December 25, 2023.

Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 5.25 pm yesterday on Temple Street, Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara, which resulted in the death of a 60-year-old pedestrian.

Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 6 am today on the public road at Le Destin, East Bank Essequibo which resulted in the death of two men, both of whom are residents of De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) says that at approximately 2.05 am today, firefighters from the Linden Fire Station responded promptly to a fire at Lot 2692, Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden.

The Police are looking for the four armed suspects who robbed  the Wen Jie Supermarket at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara at about 8.46 pm last night.