Guyana News

The applicants in the motion challenging the EPA’s grant of an environmental permit for the Gas-to-Energy (GTE) Project have taken consolation in a decision by the court that they were not “obstructionist” and they have lauded the judge for the timeliness with which her ruling was handed down.

Latoya Hughes, a 19-year-old female of Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara was fined for a series of charges and placed on bail on others yesterday.

A driver is currently at the Anna Regina Police Station in Region Two after it is suspected that he was involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident in the wee hours of yesterday.

While not denying or agreeing with Opposition Member of Parliament Ganesh Mahipaul who yesterday highlighted a number of incomplete pump station contracts throughout the country and questioned the oversight of the procuring entity, the Ministry of Agriculture said that it will soon respond to the claims.

Believing that the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) is still viable and having received expressions of interest from foreign investors, the government will soon seek Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for the project that was halted more than a decade ago. 

A 25-year-old labourer of Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, who was attempting to defend his wife’s honour, was stabbed to death on Saturday night after he accosted the man who was harassing her.

A  63 year-old security guard died yesterday morning, moments after she was struck down by a truck while waiting to cross the Ogle Public Road.

Lamenting that Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) workers, one week ago, had to work around the clock to fix a main on Aubrey Barker Road that was damaged by a contractor, its Chief Executive Officer Shaik Baksh underscored that contractors who damage infrastructure will be responsible for the cost of the repairs, and appealed to residents to promptly report incidents of this nature.

Work on the Leguan Stelling has stalled in the face of an impasse over funds between the contractor S Maraj Contracting Services and the government.

Selected high school students will have their education base widened with exposure to music production and recording engineering through a collaboration between the Ministry of Education’s Allied Arts Unit and Kross Kolor Records.

Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has initiated a plan to mitigate the decline in surface water supply in various regions by increasing the number of wells, according to Ramchand Jailal, the executive director for hinterland services.

The Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is currently awaiting legal advice to decide its next course of action concerning the two garbage compactors that were procured by F&H Computer Supplies and Merchandisers since May, but did not meet the council’s specifications.

A 36-year-old construction worker of Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara was arrested on Friday night, after police on mass patrol found him near a barrel containing 424.5 grammes of cannabis.

Even as they provide support to Guyana in building a much needed robust stock and bonds  market, regional investors from the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) should also use the opportunity to explore investing with locals in the myriad sectors here as there is strong financial generating potential, Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh has said.

Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Crabwood Creek in Berbice about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has waived the requirement for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed US$29 million specialty hospital in Providence.

Residents of the indigenous community of Capoey in Region Two are calling on the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs as well as the regional administration, to conduct an audit of the Capoey village council. 

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – The head of Exxon Mobil’s XOM.N shale oil and gas business, a unit involved in merger talks with rival Pioneer Natural Resources PXD.N,

At around 00:30hrs today, Police ranks were on mobile patrol on Church Street when they observed a black Toyota Tacoma #GAD 8333 parked in the centre of Church Street between East and Cummings Streets.

The contentious $865 million Belle Vue, West Bank Demerara, Pump Station contract award to Tepui Group was flawed, as not only should the company have been disqualified for not meeting the bidding criteria but the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) erred when it lumped two other contracts to the award, former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran says.