Guyana News

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday disclosed that the next general elections will likely be held in November 2025, while Budget 2024 is expected to be presented to the National Assembly by the end of this month.

A 58-year-old miner of Barima River, North West District was murdered after he was involved in a heated argument while imbibing with the suspect at Arimu Backdam, Cuyuni River, Region Seven.

St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Ralph Gonsalves yesterday said that he was unaware that in December 2022 he had been standing behind a papier-mâché map of Venezuela which included Guyana’s county of Essequibo.

The opposition yesterday criticised government’s plan to ease the rise in the cost of living and called for the equitable sharing of the $60b of oil revenues received in 2022 and the abolition of income tax for workers in the low to middle wages brackets.

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill last Friday announced that major upgrades to the Kingston Goods Wharf and Port Kaituma, Kumaka and Morawhanna stellings are slated for completion during the third quarter of 2024.

The Ministry of Housing and Water  has denied allegations of corruption levelled at it in relation to a transaction with Javitree Lallbachan and its explanation underlines how one person can gain access to more than one house lot.

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill last Friday announced that the M.V.

The New Amsterdam Mayor and Town Council yesterday issued a stern warning to those vending on the reserve to return to the market as they will soon conduct a removal campaign to ensure their drainage project can be successfully completed.

On the instruction of President Irfaan Ali, Minister in the Ministry of Public Works Deodat Indar yesterday visited the Cemetery Road widening project site to ensure the project moves apace.

Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, yesterday disclosed that 9,612 house lots were allocated by the government in 2023, including 8,578 residential lots, 181 residential-commercial lots, and 860 lots, through the ministry’s regularization programme.

The police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for a 19-year-old over the fatal shooting of Anthony Haynes called ‘One Natty’, a 29-year-old of Lot 10 Grahams Hall, East Coast Demerara, which occurred at around 8  on Sunday night at the mentioned address.

A Corentyne teacher died on Tuesday night at Port Mourant, Corentyne after a blaze of unknown origin destroyed his and his neighbour’s house.

The Full Court last month ruled that  Scotiabank (Guyana) “negligently misdirected” $28 million paid by Core Investments Inc which was intended as the early extinguishing of a mortgage.

There were 20 workplace deaths last year and with nine of them in the mining sector, the  Ministry of Labour is aiming for comprehensive first-aid training for individuals employed in prospecting and forestry.

The man who was shot dead at a wedding house in Canal Number Two Polder, West Bank Demerara on Sunday night had been helping the family all day with preparations.

The International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly-Guyana (IDPADA-G) is bemoaning the fact that despite their efforts and best intentions, President Irfaan Ali is yet to demonstrate any willingness or inclination to meet with the Assembly to discuss a common way forward.

Five persons are now homeless following a fire yesterday in West Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara.

The Demerara Harbour Bridge Corpora-tion (DHBC) says it rehabilitated 56 pontoons last year on the floating structure and said there were over 8.3m vehicle crossings.

The Suriname-Guyana Chamber of Com-merce (SGCC) yesterday announced the appointment of Rahul Lildhar as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Three men from Yarrow-kabra on the Soesdyke/ Linden Highway were on Tuesday remanded after they were read charges relating to a gun and ammunition – in the case of two – and ammunition for the third.