Guyana News

 With the many investments that the government has been putting into the country’s healthcare system, Guyanese have been assured that the sector is well-equipped to diagnose and treat any stage of prostate cancer.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro yesterday offered his condolences to the people of Guyana and the military forces with reference to the recent helicopter crash here while at the same time issuing a warning,.

A break and enter and larceny charge against a Woodley Park teenager was this week dismissed at the Fort Wellington Magistrate’s Court after the complainant declined  to provide evidence to the court.

The Guyana Defence Force this afternoon said that the two survivors from the catastrophic crash on Wednesday that killed five senior servicemen have been extracted from the site in a remote part of Region Seven.

(Agence France Presse) Russia on Friday called for Guyana and Venezuela to reach a “peaceful solution” to their border dispute, as tensions between the two South American countries continue to escalate.

Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis today demanded that Venezuela respects the settled border with Guyana and abides by the December 1st ruling by the International Court of Justice.

Statement by President Irfaan Ali President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana Our nation is in mourning.

The Ministry of Public Works today said that the two survivors from Wednesday’s helicopter crash are alert and awaiting extraction.

By Antonio Dey Tributes and condolences poured in yesterday for the five members of the Guyana Defence Force who perished in a helicopter crash on Wednesday.

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton yesterday declared that Venezuela is hell-bent on cheating Guyana of its territory and he called on the government to step up the recapitalizing of the GDF and upgrading of the diplomatic service to roll back Caracas’ designs.

The Organisation of American States (OAS) yesterday deplored unlawful actions by Venezuela against Guyana and supported a request for a meeting of the Permanent Council to discuss the matter.

Guyana will today ask the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to consider Venezuela’s breach of its obligations and planned actions which it feels amount to a “direct threat” to this country’s peace and security as well as that of the entire region.

A Heathburn Village, East Bank Berbice businessman on Wednesday succumbed in the Intensive Care Unit at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital, some thirteen days after he was stabbed multiple times while operating his snackette on the East Bank Berbice main access road.

Ranks from the Turkeyen Police Station yesterday held Akeem Bristol, a 27-year-old vendor after a Uzi semi-automatic machine gun was found in his cart.

A 14-year-old third form student of Westminster Secondary School in La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, was slashed in the neck by another student on Wednesday during a card game.

By Joseph Allen The Conversation Tree to Dennis Street – Exit to Sheriff Street Project is one month behind its extended  completion deadline, and the Ministry of Public Works (MOPW) says it is going ahead with implementing liquidated damages and possible termination of the Kallco Guyana Inc.

Last evening, the Ministry of Education along with the Caribbean Examinations Council hosted the 2023 Regional Awards Ceremony at the National Cultural Centre.

Jermaine Grant has been named the `Best Cop’ for West Demerara/Essequibo Islands.