Guyana News

What started as a celebration ended in sorrow as a student of President’s College and her father were among four people killed in a collision on the public road at De-Hoop, Mahaica on Saturday evening.

Police are investigating the murder of Shawnie (only name given, age and address unknown), which occurred around 07:30 hrs yesterday at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara. 

Guyana’s External Public and Publicly Guaranteed (PPG) debt grew by 3.8 percent, from US$1,571.9 million at the end of 2022 to US$1,631.1 million at end of June 2023, according to a mid-year report published by the Ministry of Finance on Saturday.

Four buildings were destroyed over the last two days in fires determined to be arson in three different parts of the country leaving four people homeless.

The depressed community of Plastic City, located on the foreshore of Vreed-en-Hoop, West Demerara, has been earmarked to be regularised, according to Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal, pending his decision on relocation or settlement.

ExxonMobil has changed its business name here from Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) to ExxonMobil Guyana Limited, according to a notice by the company.

Government has expressed to two American banks that it prefers to have a major United States commercial financial operation here, President Irfaan Ali said, even as he expressed that the Bank of America (BoA) representatives seemed upbeat during the meeting he held with them last week.

Interviews and photos  by Subhana Shiwmangal Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in the areas of Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo and Annandale, East Coast Demerara about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Three teen residents of the St John’s Bosco Orphanage who decided not to allow life’s challenges to limit them, are celebrating their performances at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams.

Residents of 3rd Avenue, Eccles, East Bank Demerara, are urgently calling on the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to investigate a bar that has been constantly disturbing the tranquility of their residential neighbourhood.

Deneve Ramzan, 32, of Kumaka WaterFront, North West District, appeared at the Mabaruma Magistrate’s Court to answer to the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Lloyd Brummel (address not stated), appeared last week at the Georgetown Magistrates Court before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly where he was charged with simple larceny.

Twenty-eight year-old Isaac Lopez was arrested for discharging four rounds in the air on Sunday morning at Parika, East Bank Essequibo.

People’s Progressive Party General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo said on Thursday that the Muritaro Primary School in Region Ten, will be raised above ground level to counteract flooding at the academic facility.

Twenty-one-year-old Ezekiel Deane, a technician of Lot 59 Princes Street, Lodge, Georgetown, appeared on Friday, at the Georgetown Magistrates Court, before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly where he was charged with simple larceny.

Shawn Bobb (address not stated) appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates Court on September 8 before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly where he was charged with robbery.

Navin Ali, 29 (address not stated), appeared last week at the Georgetown Magistrates Court before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly where he was charged with simple larceny.

Farmers and residents in the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region can expect improved infrastructure especially within the various Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDC) now that the region has received a brand new $35 million front end loader. 

The Guyana Police Force, through its Traffic Department, is moving to take stern action against reckless road users.

Mayor of Georgetown Alfred Mentore and members of the City Council’s International Relations Committee met with Deputy Chief of Mission Adrienne Galanek on Friday  to discuss matters of mutual concern and potential areas for collaboration, including city security, according to a release from the US Embassy.