Guyana News

By Antonio Dey Based on tabulations, 21, 782 Venezuelan migrants have been registered in nine regions and Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton has once again called on the government to curb the influx.

The Auditor General’s report for 2022 says that $725m in drugs and medical supplies were still outstanding at the end of August this year.

HGP Nightly News journalist, Travis Chase escaped what appeared to be an attempt on his life last night at D’Urban Street and Cemetery Road after a gunman on a motorcycle shot several times at his car.

Kosmos Grill and Lounge yesterday announced that December will be their last month at MovieTowne Guyana as they have been negatively impacted by the mall’s new venture.

A Glasgow construction worker was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of a Heathburn Village, East Bank Berbice businessman who succumbed on Wednesday last in the Intensive Care Unit at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital, some thirteen days after he was stabbed multiple times.

By Subhana Shiwmangal The mini-bus accident on the East Bank Demerara Public Road on Sunday morning has claimed the life of a third person.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) says that even as it mourns with all Guyana the loss of the five soldiers who perished in a helicopter crash last week, it is calling for a full and thorough investigation into what may have caused it. 

On Saturday morning, a female prison officer was found with marijuana in the compound of the New Amsterdam jail.

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) says it views the government’s recent unilateral salary imposition of 6.5% for Public Sectors Workers as insensitive, uncaring, and a blatant disregard for the collective bargaining process.

32-year-old Kwesi Sumner who was arrested for the fatal stabbing of Raymond Cozier, a 16-year-old miner of Isseneru Village, Middle Mazaruni River on November 6th was charged with his murder on November 10th.

Vice President of the United Socialist Party (USPV), Diosdado Cabello yesterday encouraged the militants of the party to work on selecting heads of the municipal and regional council in what they are calling “Guayana Esequiba”.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday said that the two Guyana Defence Force (GDF) personnel who survived the helicopter crash at Arau, Region Seven are both recuperating.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday disclosed an upgrade in dental services at two flagship health centres, Campbellville Health Centre, and Enmore Polyclinic.

Mobile finance company, mmg yesterday announced the appointment of Mark Singh as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective November 2023.

Customs and Law Enforcement Officers of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), have seized twenty-four packs of Leaves, Seeds and Stems, (suspected to be Cannabis Sativa) found concealed between several bedsheets imported in a parcel from the USA.

Former Commonwealth Secretary General, Sir Shridath Ramphal has offered  his support for the talks set for Thursday in St Vincent and the Grenadines between President Irfaan Ali and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in the wake of the tensions that have arisen between the two countries.

As part of the United States’ and Guyana’s continuing military-to-military partnership, from December 5-7, the United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), Florida Air National Guard, and interagency personnel met with the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) to assess its military communications network and to discuss emerging threats in the cyber and 5G domains.

With a replica of the giant anteater in the foreground amid songs and prayers, a tearful President Irfaan Ali last evening named the Eccles-Great Diamond Four-lane road, Heroes Highway in honour of the five members of Guyana Defence Force (GDF) who died in the December 6 helicopter crash, stating that it represented their legacy of strength and hope.

With only the Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) financial model to be accepted, the government has issued a new Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Amaila Falls Hydro Project (AFHP), and pre-qualification is to be determined on strict experience and commitment to local content.

Former President Donald Ramotar doesn’t believe that Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro would change his spurious claims to Essequibo, even after talks with President Irfaan Ali, given that Guyana had exhausted talks with Venezuela on the 1899 arbitral border award since its independence.