Guyana News

Following the violent storm in a farm at Jawalla Village, Region Seven, that claimed the lives of three women on Thursday afternoon, the weather conditions improved enough yesterday  for the four injured persons to be airlifted to Georgetown for further medical attention.

Guyana yesterday continued to push back against efforts by Venezuela for direct talks over their border controversy amid an escalation from Caracas which has signalled plans for a referendum on the matter.

Prince Sinclair, who was arrested on Wednesday after he allegedly drove into, injured, and used a series of expletives against Police Constable Daniel Fredricks in New Amsterdam, was yesterday slapped with twelve charges.

The CCJ Academy for Law yesterday announced the selection of 48 regional lawyers to be recognised as luminaries and among them are eight from Guyana including Senior Counsel Rex McKay.

Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton and his team on Tuesday met with representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC.

A new Shell gas station is now open for business at Lot AB Plantation in Enmore on the East Coast of Demerara.

Social media personality Mikhail Rodrigues, popularly known as “Guyanese Critic,” has had contempt proceedings brought against him for failing to pay some four million dollars in rent owed to his previous landlord.

A shooting that occurred on Thursday at about 6.45 pm on Freeman Street, East Ruimveldt, George-town has left two women injured with the suspect yet to be arrested.

Jairo Medina Hernandes, a 35-year-old Venezuelan, was yesterday charged with murder committed on Estepanie Gracia on September 22 at Mosapai Backdam, Wenamu River, Region Seven.

Dozens of Venezuelans who were arrested on Thursday at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo after they arrived with a boat were all released around 1 am yesterday. 

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand today commissioned the new building for the Haslington Nursery School on the East Coast of Demerara.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) today called for conservation of electricity in the wage of a big spike in demand linked to cooling needs because of increasingly high temperatures.

(Trinidad Guardian) The T&T Manufacturers Association (TTMA) will be hosting a trade mission to Guyana during the period October 3 to 7, 2023.

-injuries also reported Three women were crushed to death yesterday on a farm at Jawalla, Region Seven after trees were uprooted during a violent storm while six others are critical including a toddler.

The Guyana Government yesterday strongly rejected a motion from a Washington Diaspora Conference  which will be sent to the US Congress calling for action in various areas.

In a decision to focus on its Stabroek and Canje Blocks here, ExxonMobil yesterday announced that it has withdrawn its interests from the 3.3 million-acre (13,535 square kilometers) Kaieteur Block.

Auditor General Deodat Sharma says that he has no role in relation to auditing cost oil expenses and his office is only involved with audits relating to the petroleum sector where the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) had granted tax exemptions.

A Guyanese citizen was yesterday sentenced to 60 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to import drugs into the United States, U.S.

According to the 2023 Global Organised Crime Index (GOCI), Guyana is facing several challenges when it comes to combating various illegal activities such as human trafficking.

By Shabna Rahman Dozens of Venezuelans fleeing hardship in their country were taken into custody by the police at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo yesterday.