Guyana News

Keon Webster, age 31, who escaped from Police custody while being escorted to the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara, was recaptured by a rank from Brickdam Police Station at about 11:50 am today  at the Stabroek Market Bazaar on Water Street, Georgetown.

The police say they are investigating the murder of Colene Toney, a 31-year-old male labourer of #53 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, which occurred at about 11.30 last night at #53 Village.

Parents of two of the survivors of the May 21st 2023 Mahdia Secondary School dorm fire have moved to the court seeking in excess of $10 million from the state for injuries suffered by their children.

Dr. Richard Van West-Charles has been formally accredited as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

By Mia Anthony As the teachers’ strike entered its twelfth day yesterday, strike relief reforms were being distributed as the GTU and its supporters dug in their heels as they demanded collective bargaining with the government.

Either the government or the Qatari group planning a resort along Carifesta Avenue must engage with the city  on the necessary studies and applications before approval can be granted, Georgetown Mayor Alfred Mentore declared on Monday.

The family of the child who was disqualified from the Mashramani calypso contest after she sang about the government’s 6.5% salary increase yesterday said that the incident has left them  “deeply disappointed and disheartened”.

Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Keith Rowley says that Caribbean energy economies must collaborate and should not shy away from beneficial opportunities.

Collin Nurse, 22, of Lot 229 Wisroc Housing Scheme, Wismar, Linden was crushed to death yesterday by a forklift he had been operating, according to police sources.

Mashaun Tyrell died yesterday morning after he lost control of his vehicle and ended up in a trench in the vicinity of Bel Air on the Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara, the police say.

Teachers within Region Six yesterday continued to protest in front of the Regional Education Department in Region Six as they called again on government to engage in collective bargaining with their union.

President Irfaan Ali on Monday announced that President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will soon visit Guyana.

Farmer, Richard Martin, is now awaiting sentencing for the September 2020 killing of Bourda Market labourer Ovid Chester, who had been stabbed to death after he reportedly conned Martin out of a net that he promised to sell.

Scores of teachers continue to join hands in Region Two as the strike for better wages and salaries entered its twelfth day in the Cinderella County.

Carlton Moses, a 23-year-old construction worker from Friendship Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara; Yashua Angoy, an 18-year-old construction worker from Second Street Kaneville, EBD; and Michael Vanderstoop, a 36-year-old construction worker from Grove Housing Scheme, EBD, were all arrested on February 16th, 2024 for the offence of ‘break-and-enter-and-larceny’ committed on the dwelling house of Vidnarine Singh.

A high-level meeting was held in Trinidad on Thursday on the proposed regional ferry and all sides agreed on a two-month period for completion of pre-clearance procedures for immigration, customs, and plant quarantine and to make the ferry service a reality as soon as possible.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday opened the Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo and unveiled big plans for the country’s nascent gas industry including exports to CARICOM.

In the wake of a dispute, the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) says that the Carifesta Avenue grounds earmarked for a massive Qatari resort are held by the state and not the Mayor and City Council.

By Shuntel Glasgow Delegates and dignitaries who turned up for the Third Annual Energy Conference at the Marriott Hotel in Kingston yesterday were greeted by striking teachers who are now into their eleventh day of protest action demanding livable wages and salaries.

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill says that representatives from MARAD will visit Trinidad to discuss the recent oil spill off the coast of Tobago but he denied that the barge that overturned and leaked was from Guyana.