Guyana News

The Cricket Carnival that took to the streets of Georgetown yesterday  created confusion for commuters, leaving hundreds of workers stranded for transportation, which in turn led to price gouging as transportation service providers sought to capitalize on the chaos in the wake of the disorganized parade.

The Ministry of Labour, in collaboration with Global People Services and Management (GPSM) Consultants Inc.,

At about 11.44 pm on Saturday, water tenders from the Leonora fire station responded to a call about a house on fire at Lot 22 East Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara.

As the probe into the $50m robbery committed at the Regional Democratic Council of Region Six on September 13 continues, the Guyana Police Force’s investigators are now narrowing down their questioning to the injured suspect.

Eleven students from eight regions here have been awarded Guyana Shore Base Inc.

Surinamese insurance company Assuria has launched its Christmas promotion and a car is the top prize on offer.

Over the past week, 1,738 cases were made across all Regional Police Divisions in Guyana.

Attorney Charrandass Persaud has been summoned by the Legal Practitioners’ Committee (LPC) to appear before it on October 12 in relation to a complaint against him.

Some 13 people were rescued on Saturday night after a fire broke out on the fourth floor of the Ramada Princess Hotel and Casino at Providence, which saw firefighters sustaining minor cuts and one guest suffering from smoke inhalation.

A 30-year-old motorcyclist died early yesterday morning when he reportedly lost control of his bike and collided with a parked van.

Alcohol use still remains prevalent here especially among men, with UNICEF’s recently released Guyana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (GMICS) 2019-2020 showing that 64 percent of men surveyed said they had at least one drink in the past month.

Police in Region Seven have arrested a gold miner in relation to the murder of the Venezuelan woman in her home at Kaikan.

Trinidad and Tobago conglomerate Agostini Limited will complete the construction of its second planned warehouse in two months and expressions of interest have been pouring in from mostly foreign companies, Country Manager Blaine Chee-Ping has said.

The Environmental Protec-tion Agency (EPA) has reaffirmed its dedication to overseeing produced water discharge (PWD) by the Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels operating in the offshore oil and gas production.

The United States authorities should investigate ExxonMobil’s unauthorised discussions with Ministry of Natural Resources staff that led to a reduction in a disputed oil audit figure from US$214m to US$3m, former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran says.

In addition to already dispatching formal correspondence that it objects to the spurious claims of Essequibo and to a referendum announced, the Government of Guyana on Saturday summoned Venezuela’s Ambassador to Guyana Carlos Amador Pérez Silva to a meeting and voiced its position that the decision contradicts the Geneva Agreement.

Interviews and photos by Subhana Shiwmangal Colwin Trevor, a 31-year-old grocery vendor said: “The cost of living is not only affecting me but everyone across the country because every day the price for items in the market going up.

The Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) is to make a decision on the way forward in the wake of a public hearing regarding the reapplication by SLB Guyana for an environmental permit to operate a radioactive source storage and calibration facility at Lot 1 Area X, Houston, East Bank Demerara.

Kevin Gopaul called ‘Bullcow’ a 26-year-old labourer of 202 Block 20 Haslington New Scheme, East Coast Demerara appeared at the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court on 20th September, 2023, before Magistrate Fabayo Azore to answer to a larceny charge.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday repudiated the most recent “antics” by  Venezuela  regarding the border controversy with Guyana which include plans by Caracas for the holding of a referendum on the matter.