Guyana News

Yesterday, President Irfaan Ali was informed during an inspection visit to the eastern side of the New Demerara Harbour Bridge, that 33 per cent of the construction has been completed and piles cast for the bridge will be visible by April 2024.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo during a year-end press conference yesterday said that the government was successful in introducing measures which abated high living costs locally.

Emperor Emanuel Chung and Ruel Warde were yesterday charged with murder over a December 17 incident at Victoria, East Coast Demerara (ECD) that left two men dead.

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall on December 11 tabled the Criminal Procedure (Plea Discussion, Plea Agreement and Assistance Agreement) Bill of 2023 in the National Assembly.

Dwayne Williams, a 44-year-old driver at the NIS, and of Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke/ Linden Highway, was charged on Friday last with ‘causing death by dangerous driving’.

The police last night said that three persons are in custody after a gun and ammunition which were stolen from a Yarrowkabra man were recovered.

Two men were on Wednesday charged with armed robbery committed at 19th Avenue, Diamond, East Bank Demerara on August 23rd this year.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday declared that the government will not rely on Bunker C (fuel oil) or diesel but instead, focus on incorporating biofuels as a way of transitioning to cleaner and renewable energy.

Cyril’s Transportation Service (CTS) has announced that it has acquired nine brand-new 2023 Honda CR-V vehicles, which it describes as a groundbreaking milestone in the transportation industry.

Andrew DeAgrella, a 23-year-old contractor of Jagan Street, Enterprise, East Coast Demerara, was arrested on December 24, 2023, and charged on December 27, 2023, with obtaining money by false pretence from Herris Simon at Eccles, East Bank Demerara.

Phillip Morgan, a 38-year-old unemployed resident of Friendship, East Coast Demerara was arrested on 2023-12-24 and charged on Wednesday by ranks of the Vigilance Police Station with possession of 119 grams of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.

The designs for major drainage canals in Regions Five and Six are expected to be completed by February 2024 so that infrastructural works can begin on the Hope Canal-like structures.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport is getting ready to host its  Mashramani Song Competition 2024 and is currently inviting talented persons nationwide to join the celebration.

Constable Ronald Fraser, who has been performing in the Traffic department at the Traffic Headquarters, Eve Leary, as a key outrider was yesterday recognised for his sterling performance and commitment to the job.

Emperor Emanuel Chung, a 25-year-old painter from Victoria village, East Coast Demerara, was arrested on 2023-12-23 and charged today with murder.

Dwayne Williams, a 44-year-old driver at the NIS, and of Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, was charged on Friday last with ‘Causing Death by Dangerous Driving’.

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) predicts minimal economic growth in the region for 2024, except for Guyana where it projects more than 25%, fuelled mostly by revenue from the oil and gas sector.

By Antonio Dey Operations and Sales Manager of Kestrel Guyana Inc Samantha Buchoon said that the United Kingdom’s three-day trade mission in Guyana presented opportunities for the freight and shipping company to network with new international and local trade partners like the British Chamber of Commerce Guyana.

The $10 million fraud charge that was instituted against retired and serving senior police officers in May 2021 was yesterday dismissed by Magistrate Rhondel Weever for lack of evidence, according to one of the defence lawyers.

The aunt and her two nieces who perished in the early Christmas morning fire at a home in Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden, Region Ten, died from smoke inhalation, Regional Commander of Division 10 Superintendent Guy Nurse stated yesterday.