Guyana News

A new $120 million health centre was commissioned yesterday at Diamond, East Bank Demerara to provide access to primary healthcare services to more than 40,000 persons. 

Previously convicted and sentenced to 30 years in jail for raping an eight-year-old girl back in 2016, Colin Cummings, after facing a retrial, has been found not guilty of committing the offence.

Venezuela’s referendum on Guyana’s Essequibo can be interpreted as an attempt to “defeat” the purpose of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the litigation that is now before it seeking affirmation of the 1899 arbitral ruling as a final settlement of the boundary between the two countries.

In keeping with the commitment made by President Irfaan Ali, the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) will be conducting a three-day outreach in New York, United States of America, from November 4th to 6th 2023.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) 4 Engineer Battalion, in collaboration with the Region Five Council, recently completed a timber footpath bridge for the communities of Blairmont and Balthyock.

As part of its commitment to  communities and fulfilling its corporate social responsibilities, Assuria has  donated firefighting hoses to the Guyana Fire Service.

The Red Road in Providence, East Bank Demerara which was wrecked  by a stone stockpile, is to be widened and concrete drains installed since the recent emergency rehabilitation has been completed.

(Trinidad Guardian) Officers seized thousands of camouflage items, including clothing and caps, following the execution of a search warrant in Port of Spain yesterday.

Massy Stores Guyana yesterday announced a Christmas promotion where one lucky customer has the chance to win a brand-new MG ZS motor vehicle.

An online course for nursing assistant training will soon be available as part of government’s push to expand access to training programmes in the health sector with the expectation of recruiting some 1,000 persons.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) today expressed  “profound disappointment” with the continued power outages in the country.

Citizens will likely face another 45 days of load shedding as GPL says relief generators from Honduras won’t be operational until mid-December.

Approximately 250 families whose properties are in disrepair along Laing Avenue in the city will soon benefit from much-needed building materials to carry out rehabilitation works on their homes.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited registered $4.91b in after tax profit for the year ended September 30, 2023, $627m or 14.6% above the previous year’s figure.

Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, KC has expressed “deep concern” at the September 21st decision of the Venezuelan National Assembly to undertake a December 3rd referendum on the status of Essequibo, part of the sovereign territory of Guyana.

(Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and 22 other Democratic senators wrote to the U.S.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is currently hunting for the suspect who was seen in a video assaulting an AWOL Guyana Defence Force rank.

As part of its efforts towards fostering gender equality and women’s empowerment in public policies and government budgets, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has joined forces with key ministries to examine the comprehensive integration of gender matters. 

A delegation from the New York State Legislature departed Guyana this week  after a visit where they met with a wide cross-section of stakeholders from the Government, Opposition and Civil Society.