Guyana News

A 19-year-old recently appeared before Senior Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul and was placed on $500,000 bail after pleading not guilty to the charge of dangerous driving and causing the death of a 26-year-old man.

The man accused of causing the death of pedal cyclist Lloyd Garraway on the Hydronie Public Road, East Bank Essequibo was recently placed on $500,000 after pleading not guilty to the charge of causing death by dangerous driving.

The Guyana Police Force says that two brothers who murdered a 29-year-old miner, Manuel Francis called ‘Sammy’ of Princeville Village, Potaro, Region Eight on September, 28th are in custody.

Chief Labour Officer Dhaneshwar Deonarine yesterday said that he has not examined the public service union’s letter concerning the breakdown of industrial relations with the Ministry of Public Service but promised to do so in due course.

A 43-year-old construction worker accused of raping an eight-year-old girl in January of last year has been acquitted of the charge.

 (Reuters) – Tropical storm Philippe has made landfall in Barbuda, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said today.

Four Guyanese and two Albanians were on Thursday arrested in Spain after they were found on a Guyanese registered boat containing one tonne or 1,000 kilos of cocaine.

If the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) had stuck to a proposed plan that would have seen it add between 20 to 25 mega-watts of power annually to the grid, it would not be in the “dilemma” it is in and rushing to buy reconditioned generator sets to meet increased demands, former minister of Public Works David Patterson said yesterday. 

An 18-year-old was killed, while four others were injured when the driver of the car they were in lost control and slammed into a utility pole at Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara.

Police in Berbice are investigating the circumstances in which a woman was shot in her neck in front of her home at Williamsburg, Corentyne. 

Natural Resources Shadow Minister, David Patterson has accused the government of mismanaging and squandering Guyana’s oil revenues on infrastructure without ramping up the country’s human resources.

Instead of asphalt, the government has decided to replace flood-prone community roads with concrete.

Interviews and photos by Subhana Shiwmangal Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in D’Urban Street and Campbellville in Georgetown about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

The Port Kaituma mortuary, which staff had discovered to be dysfunctional on 23rd September, 2023 is now operational and functional, Region One Chairman Brentnol Ashley has said.

Farfan & Mendes Ltd, a household name in the supply of industrial products, equipment, and services to the mining, oil and gas, agriculture, and construction industries, has added another service to its extensive portfolio with the signing of an exclusive distributorship agreement with Belzona, a global leader in innovative polymer solutions.

Roy’s Extra Quality Products located at Adventure Region Two on Monday received its Made in Guyana Certification mark from the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS).

The Port Kaituma mortuary, which staff had discovered to be dysfunctional on 23rd September, 2023 is now operational and functional, Region One Chairman Brentnol Ashley has said.

Farfan & Mendes Ltd, a household name in the supply of industrial products, equipment, and services to the mining, oil and gas, agriculture, and construction industries, has added another service to its extensive portfolio with the signing of an exclusive distributorship agreement with Belzona, a global leader in innovative polymer solutions.

The Guyana Police Force, in its efforts to eradicate the cultivation of marijuana, has destroyed some 500 plants on two acres of land in Region Two.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has so far produced just around 42,000 tonnes of sugar and is some 18,000 tonnes away from its estimated target for this year of just over 60,000 tonnes, sources within the industry have said.