Guyana News

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A 56-year-old pedestrian of Annandale, East Coast Demerara, was struck down and killed on Monday evening at the Lusignan Railway Embankment, ECD.

Commander of Region Six, Shivpersaud Bacchus yesterday said that a file has been completed and advice will be sought as it relates to the break and enter at the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) bond located at Corriverton, Corentyne.

David Hayde, an 18-year-old labourer of Lot 16 Crane Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara, has been charged with the felonious wounding of a 17-year-old student of the Leonora Technical Institute.

As the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) faces criticism in relation to the quality of its hoses used to fight fires, its Chief Gregory Wickham explained that the hoses are regularly replenished, checked and are also damaged regularly when the fire service is in action.

Amid heightened demand, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) today announced that industrial/large (Tariff D) customers will face a higher rate during peak periods.

Former Chief Planning Officer in the Ministry of Education, Evelyn Hamilton has passed away.

Following questions raised by APNU+AFC MP, Ganesh Mahipaul, the NDIA yesterday disclosed that a  $978m contract for a pump station at Black Bush Polder (BBP), Corentyne was terminated in September for poor work and several others had been granted extensions for a variety of reasons.

Police in Regional Division No.2 are investigating an alleged hit-and-run fatal accident which occurred on Sunday at 12.30 am on the public road at Walton Hall, Essequibo Coast.

Region One Police Commander, Himnauth Sawh, says that the body of a man was found with a stab wound to the left side of his chest on Sunday at Powis Landing.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday expressed his confidence in Wayne Watson, the General Manager of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC) and team who have been responsible for managing the DHBC’s daily operations since 2021.

By Shabna Rahman Jimmy, a Venezuelan national from the Warrau tribe, was among a few family members who travelled to Guyana about two years ago, but ended up living with almost 70 others in the same house at Zeeburg, West Coast Demerara. 

Pursuing a case which the High Court has ruled Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC had no standing being a part of in the first place, the State has now incurred an additional $2.5 million dollar in costs on top of the initial $4 million; having lost on a second round of litigation. 

For the 2024 budget, the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has called for the abolition of personal income tax and  provision of unemployment benefits among a raft of other measures for improved living standards.

The Mayor and City Councillors were caught by surprise yesterday when they were informed by Town Clerk Candace Nelson that a Local Government Commission letter to suspend Solid Waste Director Walter Narine for insubordination had been rescinded.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday commissioned the newly constructed Buxton Post Office and emphasised the need to ensure that the postal service is not left behind in today’s digital world.

Minister in the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar and the Senior Management of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) yesterday met with Komal Singh, the Chairman of the Private Sector Commission and other members of the private sector on the recent move by GPL to take off large users from the grid during peak demand hours.

Ashmin Mahadeo continues to fight for her life at the Georgetown Public Hospital after being mysteriously shot in the neck on the morning of October 1st at her Williamsburg, Corentyne residence, and investigators in Berbice are yet to nab the person behind the gun.

Romeiro Hutson, a 25-year-old of Lot 345 ‘D’ Field, Sophia was on Friday convicted of narcotics, gun and ammunition offences and will spend three years and six months in jail.

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) yesterday deplored the attacks in Israel and the counterattacks in the Palestinian territory of Gaza over the last few days.