Guyana News

By Joseph Allen The contractors for the Bamia Primary School in Region 10 have missed a second deadline.

Two drivers are currently in police custody assisting with the investigation of an accident which left Vishnudat Ramlan, a 52-year-old man of Lot 5 Kuru Kururu dead on Saturday evening at Hill Foot, Linden-Soesdyke Highway.

The Department of Public Information (DPI) yesterday said that more than 40 roads across Region Eight are set for major improvement following the signing of contracts valued over $100 million by the Ministry of Public Works.

The Office of the Leader of the Opposition (OLO) repeated its claim yesterday about the smuggling of chicken into the country and provided numbers for two vehicles which it said had been involved.

The contractor who was blamed for the removal of material from a Region Five burial ground says no graves were damaged and he owns the land where the sand was taken from.

Renowned Guyanese pilot, Malcolm Chan-a-Sue, was on Monday posthumously honoured for his exemplary role in Guyana’s aviation sector.

A 42-year-old motorcyclist is now hospitalized in a critical condition after a motor car collided with him yesterday at about 1:30 am at ‘Wrong Turn’ Mahdia, Region Eight.

Interviews and photos by Subhana Shiwmangal Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in the area of Parika Sea Dam on the East Bank of Essequibo about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

The University of Guyana (UG) says that it has not been served with any documents in a purported defamation lawsuit against it by Dr Wayne Forde.

Two weeks after 38-year-old accountant, Chooromanie Tulsie, was murdered, her DNA samples are being tested and the Guyana Police Force is now awaiting those results.

Commissioner of Police  Clifton Hicken, Deputy Commissioner Mr Calvin Brutus, and members of the Admin Team met this morning with officers and ranks at the Guyana Police Force at the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) Square, Eve Leary, Georgetown.

A pipe that broke since Thursday morning due to a truck that was parked on the parapet in front of the St.

Speaking in a broadcast from Essequibo, President Irfaan Ali this morning assured Guyanese that there is nothing to fear in the coming days from Venezuela’s referendum today and he called on Venezuelans to join in supporting the resolution of the border controversy at the International Court of Justice.

By Antonio Dey Former Public Works Minister David Patterson has reiterated that the controversial award of the $865 million Belle Vue pump station contract to the Tepui Group, does not meet the standard evaluation criteria for bidders, and that the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) must provide updates, on the subject and “stop playing games.”

As Venezuela votes today in a referendum that can see moves to annexe Guyana’s territory, President Irfaan Ali has called on Cuba to urge Caracas to ensure that the region remains a zone of peace.

Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday strongly refuted claims by the opposition of chicken smuggling and instructing police to release shipments being transported from Suriname to the New Guyana Marketing Corporation.

While adverting to Guyana’s booming economy, the IDB country strategy for 2023-2026 has cited risks to its successful implementation.

Leader of the Opposition Aubrey Norton, during an outreach in Essequibo yesterday, welcomed the ICJ’s (International Court of Justice) ruling ordering Venezue-la not to take any action that interferes with Guyana’s control over the Essequibo.

By Antonio Dey Trade between the UK and Guyana amounted to £1.6 billion up to the second quarter of 2023.

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commis-sion (GGMC) yesterday said that no lives were lost following blasting activities at Aurora Gold Mines Inc.