Guyana News

A teenager died yesterday afternoon after the truck in which he was a passenger hit a utility pole and toppled on Agriculture Road, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, in the vicinity of Guyana Livestock Development Authority.

Residents of Roxanne Burnham Gardens were alarmed yesterday by a fire which scorched the fence of the New Guyana School at approximately 12:50 pm, according to a few bystanders.

A Rose Hall tattoo artist was arrested on Saturday after police discovered some 436 grammes of suspected marijuana in a clump of bushes where he had allegedly thrown it.

Police last Friday arrested a 25-year-old Friendship East Coast Demerara labourer after they discovered a black plastic bag containing a quantity of ziploc bags containing leaves, seeds and stems of suspected cannabis which amounted 103.1 grammes.

Police are searching for a teenager who allegedly murdered 17-year-old Shawn Persaud called ‘Buckman’ of Betsy Ground, East Canje, Berbice during an argument on Saturday evening.

By Antonio Dey The Linden to Mabura Hill road project was going well until the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) issued a cease work order to Alya Constructora for mining laterite without a licence, Toshao of Malali in Region Ten Orlayne Williams has said.

Secretary to the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Mahdia school dormitory fire Javed Shadick has said the site visit last Wednesday by the commission did not contradict the testimonies offered by witnesses at the public hearings.

The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute’s (NAREI) 54 shade houses located in Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, have yielded notable results, President Irfaan Ali was informed when he conducted a site visit to assess the progress of the onion project and high-value crops.

Some 160 migrant teenagers recently benefited from an after-school programme, which addressed issues such as self-esteem, self-worth, self-motivation, self-identity, bullying, hate speech, violence, racism, depression, anxiety, and culture shock.

Preparatory works have commenced at the sites where two new state-of-the-art hospitals will be built in Region Six, as the government moves to improve the delivery of healthcare.

Teachers at Graham’s Hall Primary School are calling for immediate action from the Ministry of Education to deal with a persistent water shortage, deteriorating infrastructure and inadequate emergency preparedness.

Doctors and nurses from across the ten administrative regions of Guyana have benefited from a Trainer of Trainers workshop on the HEARTS Technical Package, the Ministry of Health has stated.

Joshanna Hopkinson’s journey to becoming a lawyer has been nothing short of incredible and should serve as an inspiration to anyone who might be tempted to give up on their dreams. 

Police are still looking for the suspect involved in a shooting at Cheers and Beers Bar at Alexander Street, Kitty, Georgetown, and the investigation is ongoing, Commander of Region Four (A), Assistant Commissioner Simon McBean said yesterday.

Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Alexander Village, Georgetown about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Two men were arrested yesterday by ranks of the Arakaka Police Station after they discovered one unlicensed 12-guage shotgun without cartridges in a mining camp.

The motion to be debated in the National Assembly today will reject any form of dialogue with Venezuela on the border controversy outside of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

The opposition  APNU wants all to know that it has a viable people-centric development strategy for Guyana with the ultimate objective being a livable income for all.

By Joseph Allen Ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday shot and killed a robbery suspect during a “confrontation” in Annandale, East Coast Demerara (ECD).

Quantity surveyor, Donald Rodney is calling for more information to be provided to the general public as it relates to the terminated Black Bush Polder (BBP) Pump Station project.