Guyana News

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) yesterday expressed confidence in the feasibility of the government’s  planned gas-to-energy project, based on an independent analysis it had conducted.

Yesterday morning, dozens of employees of Banks DIH Limited took industrial action over the company’s commissions on their monthly sales.

Although there are key outstanding questions on two cost recovery audits for the oil industry the Government of Guyana has advertised for a third for the period 2021 to 2023.

Kevin Rose and Shawn Moore were yesterday freed by the High Court of the murder of Patrick Fraser, according to a statement from the Office of attorney, Dexter Todd.

Police are investigating a shooting which occurred at 7.07 pm on Tuesday at Tucville, Georgetown, and left electrician  Winston Hazel, a 36-year-old from Tucville nursing 12 gunshot wounds.

On Monday, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers conducted an operation in the No.

Mahendra Dhanna, 26, is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to attempted murder.

Three months after Stabroek News highlighted that the three-storey University of Guyana law faculty building did not have a fire escape, it now has one.

A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) including Deputy Managing Director (DMD) Kenji Okamura and Executive Director, Afonso Bevilaqua, yesterday met with Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service, Dr Ashni Singh, a release from the Ministry of Finance stated.

The Obstetrics & Gynae-cology Department of the Georgetown Public Hospi-tal (GPH) chalked up a victory when they averted what could have been a medical tragedy and in the process, preserved the life of a baby during a delivery.

Wendez Pompey, age 23,  a vendor  of Lot 23 Hill Street, Albouystown, Georgetown, was charged with  the offence of  possession of 27.9 grammes of cannabis, contrary to Section 4 (1) (a)  (i) of the Nar-cotic Drug and Psychotropic Substance Control Act, chapter 10:10.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday received the Letters of Credence from Bengü Yiğitgüden accrediting her as Turkish Non-Resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Guyana.

Firefighters are battling a blaze at Castle Hotel located on Chapel Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) yesterday said that 550 Capoey residents will no longer be relying on the lake or rainwater harvesting to access water.

The Allied Arts Unit of the Ministry of Education has rejected a claim of vindictiveness by the GTU in the rejection of two pieces for the recent children’s Mashramani contest.

A woman who attempted to smuggle cannabis to a prisoner in the Lusignan Prison has been caught in the act and handed over to the Police, a release yesterday from the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) said.

The Guyana Sugar Cor-poration says it is moving full speed ahead with  converting fields for mechanised planting at the Albion Estate as it works towards profitability.

By Abigail Headley The GTU yesterday said it was mobilizing strike relief for use when necessary and it vowed to proceed with legal action against the government over planned deductions from salaries.

While it supports the gas to energy project, the opposition APNU+AFC on Monday said that it still lacks transparency and costs have ballooned to such an extent that a 50% cut in tariffs is unlikely.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to address the issue of conflict and its deleterious effects on food security and climate change.