Guyana News

Members of the Guyana Defence Force and the Police Force were deploy-ed to the Anna Regina Car Park yesterday morning after scores of Venezuelans flocked the Region Two town with their belongings.

Chief of Staff (CoS) of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) , Brigadier Omar Khan yesterday said that a video showing a soldier in uniform being attacked by a man who claimed to be a gang member is troubling.

A Massy supermarket will replace the Giftland Mall FoodMaxx Supermarket soon, sources say, placing two of the Trinidad and Tobago-headquartered food stores in close proximity to each other on the East Coast of Demerara.

The Amerindian Village of Malali on the Demerara River, Region Ten will see several developmental projects taking off including a new primary school, according to President Irfaan Ali who visited the community yesterday.

Godfrey Collins, a 34-year-old resident of Lot 72 Middle Walk, Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara, the driver of minibus BYY 7852 that was involved in an accident on the Timehri public road, which resulted in the death of pedestrian Geo Zhen Jin, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

A Goed Fortuin businessman was yesterday arrested over a gun and ammunition.

Thousands flocked to the Anna Regina Secondary School compound to witness the Essequibo Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ECCI) Annual Agro and Trade Expo on Friday.

Residents of Whitewater Village, Mabaruma, Region One on Saturday participated in a follow-up mission and a series of close out workshops hosted by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and it was stated that overcrowding has been reduced in homes.

Interviews and photos by Subhana Shiwmangal Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Laing Avenue, Georgetown about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Members of the police force on Saturday visited the home of  Varesh Mangal, who died in an accident on Sunday, 22nd October 2023, at Hand-en-Veldt public road Mahaica, East Coast Demerara.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Thursday emphasised the importance of cybersecurity and reaffirmed government’s commitment to protecting its citizens and digital assets.

Today over 10,000 persons took to the streets of Georgetown to Walk/Run in solidarity with those fighting cancer, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) said.  

At about 12.15 am today, detectives from CID Headquarters arrested three suspected ATM scammers who were under surveillance after a report was made that they were targeting the machines of several commercial banks.

Amid growing questions as to how a large-scale gold mining company had been able to depart the country leaving a royalty debt of $2.6b, it has been disclosed that a repayment plan it put forward had been rejected by the GRA and that correspondence to key ministries on the matter went unanswered.

By Antonio Dey APNU+AFC Member of Parliament David Patterson yesterday said that the procurement commission  has not responded to the opposition’s request for an urgent meeting to discuss the controversial award of a pump station contract to a company that did not qualify and other matters.

A garbage heap fire yesterday quickly spread in Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, destroying two houses and leaving four persons searching for a new abode.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday commissioned a state-of-the-art X-ray machine in Linden and  announced that residents of Coomacka over the course of the week will receive 100 black tanks of water to help cope with the prolonged dry season.

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton yesterday said that he and the parliamentary opposition met with a delegation of New York state officials to discuss matters such as alleged racism and discrimination under the Irfaan Ali-led government.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced the construction of 150 homes for medical professionals at Plantation York, situated along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway.

The Guyana Fire Service was yesterday finally able to extinguish a wildfire that raged through Rome on the East Bank of Demerara on Friday and large swathes of land have been left charred.