Guyana News

Coss Cutter Supermarket has denied  a claim by residents that it is causing a noise nuisance on Sheriff Street.

The investigation into the murders of Melissa Arokium and her eight-year-old son, Anthony Arokium seems to be at a standstill as the Guyana Police Force has failed to provide any recent update on the matter despite a query from Stabroek News.

The Guyana Court of Appeal (CoA)  yesterday unanimously dismissed an appeal filed against the decision of Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George SC which dismissed Election Petition No.

The body of 17-year-old Saffie Daniels of Mabaruma Settlement North-West District, Region One was recovered from the Kaituma River on Friday evening, according to Regional Commander Senior Superintendent Himnauth Sawh.

Forty-nine-year-old Carlton Charles appeared yesterday before Magistrate Rhondel Weever at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with possession of narcotics.

President Irfaan Ali this morning met with the Under Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom, David Rutley at State House.

The Court of Appeal, this morning, unanimously dismissed the Appeal filed by APNU+AFC against the decision of Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George SC which dismissed Election Petition No.

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha and his driver Dasrat Debeion, received medical attention for minor injuries and were both discharged last evening following an accident in West Coast Berbice.

A night of enjoyment ended in tragedy after two young men were stabbed and chopped to death in the wee hours of yesterday morning by persons unknown while at a party on the East Coast Demerara (ECD).

A Bagotville, West Bank Demerara family is calling for justice after a relative was doused with a noxious substance that has altered his facial appearance.

The Linden Town Council yesterday raised objections to a notice it received from the Local Government Commission (LGC) that only one candidate had applied for the post of Town Clerk and would be interviewed, saying it believed that a plan was in play to appoint PPP/C candidate Lennox Gasper.

Abigail DeRamos, owner of Kosmos Grill and Lounge, says the employees will not be jobless as she was engaged with other colleagues within the industry who have agreed to accept a number of the staff that are seeking employment.

The third oil platform in the Stabroek Block – the Liza Prosperity – is currently producing an average of around 100,000 barrels per day as it ramps up to the 220,000 nameplate capacity, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat has said.

By Shuntel Glasgow As the festive season approaches, residents of Sheriff Street, Campbell-ville are bracing themselves for a noise pollution onslaught in what seems to be a cruel response to either ambivalence or complete abandonment by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Guyana Police Force (GPF), the two agencies with the legal mandate to assist them.

Stabroek News spoke to members of the public at Craig, East Bank Demerara about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Senior Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh on Monday presented a $25.9 billion Appropriation Bill during the 69th Sitting of the National Assembly at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.

The Canada Guyana Chamber of Commerce (CGCC) has launched the inaugural “Energy Link Up” Conference slated for June 21 and 22, 2024 at the National Cultural Centre.

Chairperson of Region Two Vilma De Silva has indicated that work on dredging the Pomeroon River Mouth is now “satisfactory.”

A New and United Guyana (ANUG) is expected to announce its new parliamentary representative soon, according to a member of the party.

Engineers from Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) have determined that air lock in the water pipe at Hyde Park,Timehri, East Bank Demerara, was responsible for the residents experiencing issues with their potable water supply.