Guyana News

The University of Guyana (UG) proudly celebrated its 57th convocation from November 9 to 11, hailing the 3,000-odd graduates that marked fresh milestones in their lives.

With Guyana being one of its two Caribbean shareholding members, the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) has proposed trade finance support in a number of areas to this country at competitive terms that it believes cannot be beat, Chief Operating Officer Nazeem Noordali has said.

Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn met 74  trainees at the Guyana Fire Service Training Centre, Leonora during a recent impromptu visit there; he also called in at the Anna Regina Fire Station, a Home Affairs ministry release stated.

A Guyana Power and Light (GPL) linesman suffered electrical shocks after he came into contact with a live wire while doing maintenance work at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara, on Saturday.

Police are investigating an alleged armed robbery committed on a 29-year-old female doctor working at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) of one Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max valued at $130,000.

A ‘fact-finding’ mission from the United States comprising several state legislators which the Guyana Government says it will not engage with as it is biased towards the opposition is set to hold a press conference tomorrow.

Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at around 19:00 hrs last evening on the public road at Bee Hive, East Coast Demerara.

Detectives of the Guyana Police Force are currently probing the murder of a Berbice woman, who was found in the Sunset Hotel in Kitty with several stab wounds about her body.

With only two of the six awarded bidders for oil blocks here meeting industry standards, the government said the criteria were relaxed for the auction awards process but promised a thorough due diligence process during the negotiations round.

A 78-year-old pedestrian died after being hit by a car on the Adventure Public Road, Soesdyke-Linden Highway on Saturday night and the driver is in police custody assisting with the investigation.

A 36-year-old man died early yesterday morning after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car on the Good Hope Public Road, East Bank Essequibo.

Spectre Construction Company, which has been awarded the $981million contract to construct the Pouderoyen Pump Station, has refused to respond to questions in relation to the award of the contract Director of the company Dominic Yan has stated that he will not be part of any “propaganda”.

Recently nominated ambassador to Venezuela and well-known People’s National Congress Reform member, Dr Richard Van West-Charles, says that he remains a member of the party and was not asked “a single question” by the government about his political affiliation during the nomination process.

The mother of five-year-old Jai-Devi Gurdyal who died at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) in September, is still awaiting answers and documents pertaining to her child’s death.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips, in an address to the 53rd Meeting of Ministers of the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) in Montevideo, Uruguay, said that Guyana’s energy diversification plan is in keeping with its Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030 objectives.

Police ranks in Regional Division #5 found 50 pounds (27,000 grams) of suspected cannabis in an aluminum boat next to the Cabbage Factory koker.

Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in the areas of Success and Chateau Margot on the East Coast Demerara about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has noted with great dismay the government’s continued reluctance to engage in collective bargaining with the unions and is appalled by the one-off payment for public sector workers.

USAID representatives on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to PNC/R Leader Aubrey Norton at Congress Place, Sophia where they learnt more about the opposition’s role in geo-politics and also provided updates on upcoming initiatives in Guyana.

The Government of Guyana continued its national buildout plan with the signing of contracts worth some $842 million on Friday for the rehabilitation of roads in Region Ten, a Ministry of Public Works release has said.