Guyana News

Shawn Joseph, who was crushed to death by a crane on Thursday, while planting piles on a construction site of a shore base facility at Providence, East, Bank Demerara, was flung out of the machine, says his mother.

The Ministry of Education yesterday warned about scammers targeting residents of Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).

The Lucas Stock Index fell 1.818 percent during the first period of trading in October 2023. 

The man who shot two women on Freeman Street, East Ruimveldt, George-town, on September 28 is yet to be arrested.

President Irfaan Ali on Friday met with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Food Security Expert and Caribbean Deputy Development Director, Jonathan Reeves, at the Office of the President on Shiv Chanderpaul Drive.

Lavie Long, 38, of El Dorado Village, West Coast Berbice died today after she was run over by a Guyana Defence Force bus on the Foulis Public Road.

The Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) today said that a farmer’s market will be held at Leonora, West Coast Demerara and at Albion, Corentyne tomorrow morning featuring cheaper prices.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday promised that in one week, the backlog of over 5,000 outstanding passports will be gone.

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) is to launch an investigation into the controversial $865 million Belle Vue, West Bank Demerara, Pump Station contract award to Tepui Group and will ask for the documents of the 26 bidders, Opposition Member of Parliament David Patterson yesterday said.

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton yesterday waded into the government for what he believes is an attempt to absolve itself from its responsibilities in the ExxonMobil audit sums reduction from US$214 million to US$3 million, saying they have instead thrown a public servant “under the bus.”

A popular boat operator tragically lost his life after falling into the Essequibo River.

By Antonio Dey Former deputy headmistress of the Mahdia Secondary School, Amanda Nedd, yesterday said that the Guyana Fire Service was “clearly disorganized” in its approach towards the school’s dormitory fire which claimed 20 lives.

Several security guards have been held after the Guyana Revenue Authority bond at Corriverton, Corentyne was broken into on Thursday.

AFC executive, Dr Vincent Adams has voiced strong disagreement with the decision of acting Chief Justice (CJ), Roxane George SC who ruled this week in favour of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and against an action which was filed to put a stop to flaring of gas offshore by ExxonMobil.

(Reuters) – The White House may have blamed Exxon Mobil XOM.N

A baby had to be thrown from the third floor to a waiting relative during Wednesday’s towering blaze in Charlestown which the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) yesterday said was  caused by a slack connection to electrical points.

Attorney Nirvan Singh has lost his bid to have the criminal proceedings against him stayed, in which he is accused of unlawfully and maliciously assaulting former Police Constable Shawnette Bollers.

The PPP/C government  in preparation for the 2024 Budget yesterday held a consultation with trade unions at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre in Liliendaal despite the fact that it has ignored the requirement for collective bargaining with several of them.

Twenty-eight-year-old Akeem Marshall of 11B Albouystown, Georgetown, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Magistrate Rhondel Weaver where he was charged with break and enter and larceny It is alleged that between August 18 and 19, Marshall broke into Shabhana and Son Liquor Mart and General Store located at Lot 6 James Street, Albouystown, and stole over $4 million in cash, $1 million worth of phone cards, two cellular phones valued at $40,000, and one Sony Xbox valued at $60,000, all belonging to Bibi Shabhana Mohamed.

Led by Prime Minister Mark Phillips,  Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand and Cabinet colleagues including Minister of Governance and Parliamentary Affairs, Gail Teixeira participated in discussions today with representatives of the Guyana Teachers’ Union and other trade unions in Guyana at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.