Guyana News

Tomorrow’s planned meeting between President Irfaan Ali and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro in St.

Speaking at a Human Rights and Corruption Panel on Sunday, Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett pointed out that the Regional Security System (RSS) of which this country is a member caters for collective self-defence.

By Antonio Dey An Artificial Intelligence-4D Showcase, which was geared at addressing the digital disparities in developing countries, was recently hosted here by TrueSelph Inc, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Lab, Version 75 Inc (V75) and Jaseci Labs LLC.

A female prison officer who was yesterday charged with the possession of narcotics was remanded to prison.

A porter was yesterday crushed to death at Baramita in the north west after the truck he was under slipped off of a jack.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s acceptance letter to the meeting on Thursday with President Irfaan Ali envisages the resumption of direct talks with Guyana on the border controversy – a position that Georgetown has already ruled out.

Meeting in an emergency session yesterday, the Commonwealth Ministerial Group on Guyana (CMGG) has rejected recent actions by Venezuela that it said constitute a threat to this country’s sovereignty and it called for Caracas to fully respect the provisional measures issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the Essequibo controversy.

By Antonio Dey Based on tabulations, 21, 782 Venezuelan migrants have been registered in nine regions and Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton has once again called on the government to curb the influx.

The Auditor General’s report for 2022 says that $725m in drugs and medical supplies were still outstanding at the end of August this year.

HGP Nightly News journalist, Travis Chase escaped what appeared to be an attempt on his life last night at D’Urban Street and Cemetery Road after a gunman on a motorcycle shot several times at his car.

Kosmos Grill and Lounge yesterday announced that December will be their last month at MovieTowne Guyana as they have been negatively impacted by the mall’s new venture.

A Glasgow construction worker was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of a Heathburn Village, East Bank Berbice businessman who succumbed on Wednesday last in the Intensive Care Unit at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital, some thirteen days after he was stabbed multiple times.

By Subhana Shiwmangal The mini-bus accident on the East Bank Demerara Public Road on Sunday morning has claimed the life of a third person.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) says that even as it mourns with all Guyana the loss of the five soldiers who perished in a helicopter crash last week, it is calling for a full and thorough investigation into what may have caused it. 

On Saturday morning, a female prison officer was found with marijuana in the compound of the New Amsterdam jail.

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) says it views the government’s recent unilateral salary imposition of 6.5% for Public Sectors Workers as insensitive, uncaring, and a blatant disregard for the collective bargaining process.

32-year-old Kwesi Sumner who was arrested for the fatal stabbing of Raymond Cozier, a 16-year-old miner of Isseneru Village, Middle Mazaruni River on November 6th was charged with his murder on November 10th.

Vice President of the United Socialist Party (USPV), Diosdado Cabello yesterday encouraged the militants of the party to work on selecting heads of the municipal and regional council in what they are calling “Guayana Esequiba”.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday said that the two Guyana Defence Force (GDF) personnel who survived the helicopter crash at Arau, Region Seven are both recuperating.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday disclosed an upgrade in dental services at two flagship health centres, Campbellville Health Centre, and Enmore Polyclinic.