Guyana News

Instead of asphalt, the government has decided to replace flood-prone community roads with concrete.

Interviews and photos by Subhana Shiwmangal Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in D’Urban Street and Campbellville in Georgetown about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

The Port Kaituma mortuary, which staff had discovered to be dysfunctional on 23rd September, 2023 is now operational and functional, Region One Chairman Brentnol Ashley has said.

Farfan & Mendes Ltd, a household name in the supply of industrial products, equipment, and services to the mining, oil and gas, agriculture, and construction industries, has added another service to its extensive portfolio with the signing of an exclusive distributorship agreement with Belzona, a global leader in innovative polymer solutions.

Roy’s Extra Quality Products located at Adventure Region Two on Monday received its Made in Guyana Certification mark from the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS).

The Port Kaituma mortuary, which staff had discovered to be dysfunctional on 23rd September, 2023 is now operational and functional, Region One Chairman Brentnol Ashley has said.

Farfan & Mendes Ltd, a household name in the supply of industrial products, equipment, and services to the mining, oil and gas, agriculture, and construction industries, has added another service to its extensive portfolio with the signing of an exclusive distributorship agreement with Belzona, a global leader in innovative polymer solutions.

The Guyana Police Force, in its efforts to eradicate the cultivation of marijuana, has destroyed some 500 plants on two acres of land in Region Two.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has so far produced just around 42,000 tonnes of sugar and is some 18,000 tonnes away from its estimated target for this year of just over 60,000 tonnes, sources within the industry have said.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has so far produced just around 42,000 tonnes of sugar and is some 18,000 tonnes away from its estimated target for this year of just over 60,000 tonnes, sources within the industry have said.

The Block 42 Amelia’s Ward, Linden woman believed to have been beaten to death by her reputed husband at her home on September 13th 2023, died as a result of poisoning.

In what was described as a significant move that underscored the growing strength and depth of bilateral relations between Guyana and Brazil, Deputy  Police Commissioner ‘Operations’ (ag.)

A ‘Narcotics Eradication Exercise’ was conducted yesterday afternoon at Onderneeming Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast, during which Police ranks discovered a plot of land about two acres in length, with about five hundred Cannabis plants, ranging from three inches to twelve inches in height.

Amid rising blackouts and increased consumption,  GPL has procured 17 reconditioned containerised generator sets from the Dominican Republic which will produce 28.9 Megawatts (MW) of power and they will be installed in time for Christmas.

Three weeks after he committed to provide evidence that he had reached out to Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton eight times in an attempt to fulfill his constitutional mandate, President Irfaan Ali is yet to deliver on the promise.

Following severe criticism of conditions at the Skeldon Hospital, the Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday said it is working to place more nurses at the facility with two additional doctors placed at the location as of Friday.

While disappointed at the frequency of recent power outages, President Irfaan Ali reminded citizens of Guyana Power and Light’s prevailing circumstances and struggles maintaining stable electricity.

Debunking a claim by an APNU MP that sugar had not been produced at the recently-reopened Rose Hall estate, the Agriculture Ministry on Friday said that around 100 tonnes had been churned out between September 24 and Septembers 28 APNU’s Member of Parliament Vinceroy Jordan last week challenged the Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, and GuySuCo to release the production amount and cost so far for the Rose Hall Estate which officially returned to grinding last Sunday as he claimed that sugar was not produced at the location since its reopening. 

A fire on Old Road, Eccles, East Bank Demerara, at 10:30 am on Friday, gutted two houses, leaving a total of 14 persons homeless; a family of four at Lot 77, and 10 occupants at Lot 76, a rental property.

By Antonio Dey Residents of Penny Lane, South Ruimveldt Gardens yesterday breathed a sigh of relief after water was restored to their homes following several days of disruption due to a broken water main.