Guyana News

By Abigail Headley  “They want to show that ‘yes, we are in charge’, but they are not the ones in charge.

By Shuntel Glasgow A fire which was allegedly set by a mentally ill man, destroyed three houses at Container City, Georgetown yesterday morning, leaving at least 10 persons homeless. 

Donnel Trapp and Paul Goriah are now awaiting sentencing after a jury yesterday afternoon found them guilty of the 2016 killing of Soesdyke-Hill Foot farmer/agriculturalist Anthony Breedy.

Having been absent from the National Assembly for more than six consecutive sittings of the First Session of the Twelfth Parliament, the APNU+AFC opposition is seeking to have Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo’s seat declared vacant.

By Abigail Headley The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) continues to maintain that the ongoing strike is lawful  as it pursued all avenues for wage talks with the government since 2020 but the Chief Labour Officer is contending that the grievance procedure has not been exhausted.

ExxonMobil says that the  pipeline-laying aspect for the gas to energy project is on schedule and that it will be ready to bring gas to shore by the end of this year, after which government has to take over to convert and distribute so as to make the project a reality.

With the deadline for submission of names being tomorrow, the ruling PPP/C and opposition APNU+AFC have now submitted the names of their nominees for the Constitutional Reform Commission.

Berbice teachers continued to participate in the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) strike yesterday leaving parents in a state of concern as the National Grade Six Examinations are just months away.

The Koko and Wallaba Health Posts in Region One  were on Wednesday recommissioned.

An Albion Front, Corentyne man will return to the High Court in March for sentencing after he was found guilty of felonious wounding following a chopping incident in August 2021.

The police yesterday said that on Monday a man jumped off his motorcycle on the Ituni Trail and abandoned around 34 lbs of suspected ganja.

Police are investigating the discovery of skeletal remains which were found in a drain without water in the BOSAI compound yesterday morning.

Police are investigating the suspected drowning of Alexander Angoy, a 31-year-old miner of Diamond Housing Scheme, EBD, which occurred at about 19:07 hrs on Monday evening at Chinese Creek backdam, Puruni River, in Region Seven.

General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers Union, Coretta Mc Donald yesterday met with hundreds of educators in Region Two as their strike entered its fourth day.

Sky High Aviation Services will launch three weekly flights connecting the Dominican Republic with Guyana, beginning February 18, 2024.

Police are investigating the suspected drowning of Alexander Angoy, a 31-year-old miner of Diamond Housing Scheme, EBD, which occurred at about 19:07 hrs on Monday evening at Chinese Creek backdam, Puruni River, in Region Seven.

(Reuters) Quitol (Goa): India wants to sign a multi-year oil purchase deal with Guyana and acquire stakes in the South American nation’s exploration areas, the Guyanese minister for natural resources said today.

By Abigail Headley As their union’s strike enters the fourth day today, teachers yesterday kept up the pressure on the government for collective bargaining.

The fire on Saturday, February 3rd at the power plant of the Albion Sugar Factory caused serious damage, according to a statement yesterday from GuySuCo.

Amid delay in a key loan being finalized, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has written to the United States EXIM Bank expressing support for the bank’s financing of the huge gas-to-shore project.