Guyana News

The Opposition during its press conference yesterday has once again deemed the government’s 6.5 per cent salary increase for public servants “a slap in the face,” and chided the Ali-led regime for defending its position on the subject.

Woodlands Hospital today announced the passing of Dr Neville Gobin. He was 75.

Senior Counsel Rex McKay passed away this morning at the  Woodlands Hospital, sources say.

Several major infrastructure projects under the Ministry of Public Works experienced setbacks due to delays in finalizing loans and other issues.

For the second time since October, President Irfaan Ali has spoken about a job training programme with Canada but details have not been provided and the  number of persons has changed.

An ASP of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on December 16th served two summonses in New York, USA on Rickford Burke who is wanted here on two charges.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday  unveiled Guyana’s first publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging station at the Amazonia Mall in Providence.

A grieving husband is currently at a loss for words after his wife was struck and killed by a minibus on the East Bank of Essequibo.

The results following a ballistic test on the firearm belonging to journalist, Travis Chase, have been labelled as “inconclusive.”

A company out of Qatar has expressed interest in building a boardwalk along the seawall area, north  of Carifesta Avenue, and it is set to start that project and also build a hotel in the vicinity sometime next year, President Irfaan Ali announced “We’ll see the Urban Renewal Plan which involves building of the massive hotel, conference and entertainment facility along Carifesta, commencing next year.

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh on Tuesday announced that the preliminary report of the Census 2022 is slated to be made available to the government by the second quarter of 2024.

An application by Attorney General Anil Nandlall to join a landmark case over an unlimited guarantee from the parent company of ExxonMobil has been unanimously rejected by the Guyana Court of Appeal.

The generators which are expected to boost the Guyana Power and Light’s (GPL) generation capacity are currently being installed, according to Executive and Manage-ment Committee member, Kesh Nandlall.

Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir, on Tuesday disregarded a motion lodged by the Parliamentary Opposition seeking to establish a multi-stakeholder task force to address issues arising out of the Venezuela/Guyana border controversy. 

USAID’s Youth Resilience, Inclusion and Empowerment (Y-RIE) Programme’s six-month pivotal Frontline Workers Training and Practicum culminated with the graduation of 83 social support officers, better prepared to work with youth. 

Sunil Ramdeo, a 25-year-old welder of Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast, was yesterday jailed for assaulting an 11-year-old pupil of the C.V.

Regent Street – between Vlissengen Road to the east and Avenue of the Republic to the west – will be closed to eastbound traffic in an effort to ensure a smoother flow of traffic during the heightened Christmas shopping.

Akbar Sookra, a 21-year-old labourer of Queens-town, Essequibo Coast was on Tuesday sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for praedial larceny.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has rewarded 410 of its ranks who displayed exemplary service throughout the year.

President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday accepted the Letters of Credence from the High Commissioner of Belize to Guyana, Gale Miller-Garnett at the Office of the President.