Guyana News

Region One Police Commander, Himnauth Sawh, says that the body of a man was found with a stab wound to the left side of his chest on Sunday at Powis Landing.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday expressed his confidence in Wayne Watson, the General Manager of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC) and team who have been responsible for managing the DHBC’s daily operations since 2021.

By Shabna Rahman Jimmy, a Venezuelan national from the Warrau tribe, was among a few family members who travelled to Guyana about two years ago, but ended up living with almost 70 others in the same house at Zeeburg, West Coast Demerara. 

Pursuing a case which the High Court has ruled Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC had no standing being a part of in the first place, the State has now incurred an additional $2.5 million dollar in costs on top of the initial $4 million; having lost on a second round of litigation. 

For the 2024 budget, the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has called for the abolition of personal income tax and  provision of unemployment benefits among a raft of other measures for improved living standards.

The Mayor and City Councillors were caught by surprise yesterday when they were informed by Town Clerk Candace Nelson that a Local Government Commission letter to suspend Solid Waste Director Walter Narine for insubordination had been rescinded.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday commissioned the newly constructed Buxton Post Office and emphasised the need to ensure that the postal service is not left behind in today’s digital world.

Minister in the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar and the Senior Management of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) yesterday met with Komal Singh, the Chairman of the Private Sector Commission and other members of the private sector on the recent move by GPL to take off large users from the grid during peak demand hours.

Ashmin Mahadeo continues to fight for her life at the Georgetown Public Hospital after being mysteriously shot in the neck on the morning of October 1st at her Williamsburg, Corentyne residence, and investigators in Berbice are yet to nab the person behind the gun.

Romeiro Hutson, a 25-year-old of Lot 345 ‘D’ Field, Sophia was on Friday convicted of narcotics, gun and ammunition offences and will spend three years and six months in jail.

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) yesterday deplored the attacks in Israel and the counterattacks in the Palestinian territory of Gaza over the last few days.

The applicants in the motion challenging the EPA’s grant of an environmental permit for the Gas-to-Energy (GTE) Project have taken consolation in a decision by the court that they were not “obstructionist” and they have lauded the judge for the timeliness with which her ruling was handed down.

Latoya Hughes, a 19-year-old female of Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara was fined for a series of charges and placed on bail on others yesterday.

A driver is currently at the Anna Regina Police Station in Region Two after it is suspected that he was involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident in the wee hours of yesterday.

While not denying or agreeing with Opposition Member of Parliament Ganesh Mahipaul who yesterday highlighted a number of incomplete pump station contracts throughout the country and questioned the oversight of the procuring entity, the Ministry of Agriculture said that it will soon respond to the claims.

Believing that the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) is still viable and having received expressions of interest from foreign investors, the government will soon seek Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for the project that was halted more than a decade ago. 

A 25-year-old labourer of Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, who was attempting to defend his wife’s honour, was stabbed to death on Saturday night after he accosted the man who was harassing her.

A  63 year-old security guard died yesterday morning, moments after she was struck down by a truck while waiting to cross the Ogle Public Road.

Lamenting that Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) workers, one week ago, had to work around the clock to fix a main on Aubrey Barker Road that was damaged by a contractor, its Chief Executive Officer Shaik Baksh underscored that contractors who damage infrastructure will be responsible for the cost of the repairs, and appealed to residents to promptly report incidents of this nature.

Work on the Leguan Stelling has stalled in the face of an impasse over funds between the contractor S Maraj Contracting Services and the government.