Guyana News

A 28-year-old taxi driver was yesterday remanded to prison after he pleaded not guilty to attempted murder in the Charity Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Tamieka Clarke.

The government is continuing with its broader agenda to provide sustainable and affordable housing for Guyanese, and this time around it has set its sights on Mabaruma Township, Region One (Barima-Waini), where some 17 acres of land are being developed to create approximately 90 residential lots, a Department of Public Information (DPI) release stated yesterday.

The Women’s Leadership Programme (WLP), has announced the graduation of its 2024 cohort in a ceremony which took place on Thursday, a WLP release stated on Friday.

The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) said that it has taken note of public concerns, primarily expressed through social media, regarding resource allocation and incidents of prisoner-staff altercations at its Lusignan penitentiary.

The Government of Guyana (GoG), through the Ministry of Natural Resources has announced the award of contracts, through the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), to market Guyana’s share of crude from the three Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels.

Between January 1, 2024, and October 13, 2024, 36 motorcyclists lost their lives on our roads, a 20% decrease compared to 45 fatalities during the same period in 2023.

The EPA says it has instructed ExxonMobil to begin its own probe of the seepage of a noxious substance at Crane, West Coast Demerara.

The troops deployed to Grenada to assist in restoration efforts following the devastating effects of Hurricane Beryl returned home on Sunday and were welcomed in a reception held at Air Station London, Timehri, according to a release yesterday from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).

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– fatalities set to surpass last year’s The Ministry of Home Affairs launched its “Do the Right Thing” campaign on Friday with a focus on the upcoming National Road Safety Month in November in an effort to emphasise its goal to promote safe practices and behaviours by road users.

– Ali announces at sod turning for Lethem Hospital, Tabatinga school President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced that a group of Brazilian investors have signalled interest in establishing a medical school in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) and his government is on board to make it a reality.

The Global Opportunities Committee of the Atlanta Black Chambers of the US (GOU-ABC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the local Black Entrepreneurs Association (BEA) outlining mutual agreement between the two organisations to collaborate on exploring and promoting business opportunities to the benefit of their respective members.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has raised questions about accountability and proper governance in the Region Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) administration over the issue of more than 100 people living rent free in government housing there since 2018, at the discretion of Regional Executive Officer (REO) Kerwin Ward.

Nearly a month after he was abducted on Main Street, Georgetown, the police are no closer to finding Joshua David, much to the anguish and disappointment of his family and relatives.

Stabroek News spoke to members of the public at Spring Garden, Essequibo Coast, Region Two and Mabaruma, Region One about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

A 27-year-old hairdresser of Wismar, Linden has been hospitalised after she was shot by a masked gunman at her salon at Cocoa Road, Wismar.

Police are looking for the driver of motorcar PSS 8190, in connection with a fatal hit-and-run incident that occurred early yesterday morning on the public road at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo.

Policy Forum Guyana’s (PFG) “Waste to Win” challenge, an initiative aimed at combating plastic pollution, successfully wrapped up on Saturday at the Regency Hotel & Suites in Georgetown.

The Ministry of Housing and Water has announced the fast-tracking of the installation of essential infrastructure to encourage occupancy in the new Golden Grove housing development on the East Bank of Demerara.

By Mia Anthony President Irfaan Ali last evening officially opened the Aiden, a Best Western franchise hotel at the corner of Oronoque and Robb streets, with a nod to the crucial role of local investment and the importance of global competitiveness in Guyana’s hospitality sector.