Guyana News

A home at Lot 13 Sixth Street, Industry, East Coast Demerara was gutted by fire on Sunday night.

 Six companies today submitted bids in Guyana’s first auction for available offshore blocks with United States oil major ExxonMobil again seeking to expand its portfolio here.

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and his delegation have arrived in Guyana for engagements aimed at bolstering bilateral cooperation, the Department of Public Information reported today.

Guyana’s economy is expected to grow “extremely fast” this year at 38%, the IMF said yesterday as oil production ramps up but it issued several cautions and also recommended a review of the exchange rate framework.

Forty-five-year-old Randolph Reece, a construction worker of Pari-ka, East Bank Essequibo, appeared at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul charged with murdering a woman he was building a house for.

By Shabna Rahman With the opening of the West Central Mall  on September 30th, West Demerara residents would be spared the hassle of travelling across the river for theatre, shopping and other fun activities.

By Joseph Allen Eighteen months after a massive contract was signed, dredging of the Pomeroon River in Region Two is yet to be finished and the contractor has deemed the task more complex than had been anticipated.

Following several reports in Stabroek News that the historic Promenade Gardens had been closed to the public, city Mayor Alfred Mentore yesterday stated that it needed to be open.

The  53-year-ol woman who died on the north west ferry last week succumbed to a heart attack.

Delon McLean, (age unknown) is wanted by police for questioning in relation to the attempted murder of Tamara Roberts at Lot 1967 Block ‘E’ Herstell-ing, East Bank Demerara on September 2nd.

Three men have been arrested for questioning in relation to the death of a 58-year-old man whose body was found in a hammock at No.60 Village, Corentyne, Berbice on Sunday afternoon.

Cease work orders have been issued by the Ministry of Labour to three mining operations at it investigates the death of a 17-year-old miner.

The Georgetown Mayor and City Council was served a demand letter from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) for the outstanding payments for Pay-As-You-Earn-Tax (PAYE) amounting to the total of $1.4b.

Twenty-nine-year-old Avinash Kumal appear-ed before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman yesterday at the Diamond Magis-trate’s Court to answer to the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

The Ministry of Public Works is again appealing to vendors along the Kingston Seawall, to desist from illegally connecting electricity to their businesses.

The Guyana Police Force has remained silent on the stripping of striking Berbice sugar workers although the men have reiterated their claims.

President Irfaan Ali (left) yesterday met with the Chief Execu-tive Officer of the ANSA McAL Group of Companies, Anthony Sagba III (right) and his team at State House.

  Guyana Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission SEPTEMBER 11, 2023   The Guyanese economy continues to grow very rapidly, supported by the government’s modernization plans, including the unparalleled oil sector expansion.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand today commissioned the Mrs. Maureen Massiah Wing  at the Bishops’ High School in Georgetown.

Given its commitment to transparency of the petroleum sector and having announced that ExxonMobil’s expenses went down from US$214 million to US$11 million even after a final audit report was submitted, the government should explain to the nation how the decision was made, former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran says.