Guyana News

The cost of fresh coconuts has reached a historic peak in Guyana, due in part to the increased use of coconut water to combat El Niño-driven heat, coupled with its associated health benefits.

The Alliance for Change (AFC) on Saturday concluded its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting where issues such as the high cost of living, inflation and bad governance under the PPP/C were topics of discussion.

As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group (WBG) meet in Marrakesh, Morocco, Guyana has committed to sustainably manage its economy, which has projections of continuous growth due to the newfound oil wealth, with plans of diversification.

As the work week begins today, the Ministry of Public Works is assuring commuters that all efforts are being made to repair the Berbice Bridge, which got out of alignment after a barge allided with it, leading to only light weight vehicles being able to cross.

A police constable is currently hospitalised in a serious condition, nursing a fractured right hand and head injuries, following a crash involving a police pick-up and a lorry.

Interviews and photos by Subhana Shiwmangal Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Line Path A, Skeldon, Region Six about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Twenty-eight-year-old Ronaldo Johnson appeared before Magistrate Rhondel Weaver at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday charged with the offense of larceny.

Police are investigating the murder of Kimal Khan, a 42-year-old resident of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, which occurred at about 00:10 hrs this morning on the public road at Ogle by three unidentifiable men in an Allion motorcar (Registration Number unknown).

Customers between Auchlyne to Moleson Creek experienced a service disruption from 04:30 to 06:12 AM this morning, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said.

Around US$100m in expenses claimed by ExxonMobil and partners have been classified as disputed in the audit of the massive US$7.3b amount for the period 2017 to 2020, well-placed sources say.

Two companies have submitted proposals to build the bridge over the Corentyne River to link Guyana and Suriname, Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, on Friday confirmed.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday hailed the resumption of sugar production at the Rose Hall Estate while announcing that GuySuCo has surpassed last year’s production total.

A 50-year-old labourer, Shaun Leitch, of Mora, Parika, East Bank Essequibo, who is believed to have been struck in the head with a piece of wood by his cousin on Thursday morning at Mora, East Bank Essequibo, succumbed to his injuries at the West Demerara Regional Hospital on Thursday afternoon.

A porter employed by waste disposal company, Puran Brothers, in Region Two, died yesterday morning after the driver lost control of the garbage truck and ended up in a muddy trench.

The two suspects in the shooting of three men at Lot 252 Independence Boulevard, Albouystown, Georgetown, on Thursday night, were apprehended by police after they abandoned a motorcycle when cornered by ranks.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that he was disappointed in Region Six’s Regional Executive Officer (REO) Narindra Persaud after several issues were raised during an outreach in Mara, East Bank Berbice.

After PNCR Executive Daniel Seeram was granted $50,000 bail amid charges of alleged domestic abuse towards his wife, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton said “that only the court can decide on whether the regional chairman is guilty or not”.

Following reports by former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran that eight futile attempts had been made to serve court papers on Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo for a libel case brought against him, Jagdeo said on Thursday that he was not aware of the number of attempts but said that the documents can be delivered to either the Attorney General or his attorney.

A police constable attached to Regional Division # 2, Pomeroon/Supenaam, has been under ‘close arrest’ since Friday after an air pistol was found in his car along with two live 9mm rounds.

The pocket size tourist guide hand book, “Guyana Where and What”, has, now, in 2023 accomplished 15 years of continuous production annually except for 2021 because of the COVID pandemic.