Guyana News

Senior Minister within the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh yesterday told a visiting British trade mission that Guyana is open for business and is currently ripe for investment and business opportunities.

Commander of Region Six, Shivpersaud Bacchus has denied striking  a vendor with a cane during attempts to bring order on Monday evening at the Corriverton Market following a fire.

Seventy-five-year-old Errol Daniels appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday where he charged with attempted murder.

Twenty-four-year-old Godfrey Cox of Lot 19 Princes Street, Charlestown, appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with robbery under arms.

A fourteen-year-old girl was shot in her left thumb on Monday and a Norton Street man is in custody.

The police yesterday said that a man who was wanted for armed robberies was held on Cemetery Road with an illegal gun.

The leadership from the United States Army 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) met yesterday and today as part of the United States and Guyana’s strong military to military partnership. 

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) today announced that it will rule on Friday, December 1st on Guyana’s request for provisional measures in relation to Venezuela’s referendum on Essequibo to be held on December 3rd. 

The leaders of the Guyana and Barbados opposition today issued a statement condemning the positions of Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley and the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves on this country’s border crisis with Venezuela.

A fire last evening ravaged sections of the Corriverton Market in Region Six leaving vendors in dismay.

As a member of the Regional Security System (RSS) Guyana should be able to rely on the principle of collective self defence if attacked by Venezuela.

Sunil Ally who had pleaded guilty to the 2019 murder of cash crop and poultry farmer, Deoprakash Lalbachan, also known as ‘Deo’ and ‘Williams,’ of Lot 22 Grant 1651, Crabwood Creek, was yesterday sentenced to life in prison.

By Antonio Dey Public Works Minister Juan Edghill yesterday said that passenger movements to and from Guyana saw a 77.9% growth for the year 2022, moving from 399,483 in 2021 to 710,563 in 2022.

Guyana is among the countries in South America where a high prevalence of low birthweight persists, according to a Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report.

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) yesterday launched its inaugural “IMPACK Manufacturers’ Summit”, slated for March 2024 at the Pegasus Corporate Suites, Kingston, Georgetown. 

President Irfaan Ali left Guyana yesterday afternoon for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where he will be leading a delegation at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP) 28.

The Bar Council of the Guyana Bar Association yesterday mourned the passing of retired Justice Prem Persaud on Sunday.

Horace Thomside,  security guard was arrested and is slated to be charged for stealing a .38 revolver along with five rounds of .38 ammunition, property of his employer Professional Guard Service (PGS), located in Subryanville, the police said yesterday.

A Jibb, Region Two family is not convinced that their relative Kumar Narine aka Kevin died from drowning and is calling for justice.

A US citizen who was nabbed in a narcotic sting operation was yesterday granted bail by Magistrate Rhondel Weever.