Guyana News

Residents on Friday held a protest in front of the McGowan Primary School located in Liverpool Village, Corentyne over the state of the road leading to the facility.

Police are investigating the discovery of the decomposed body of a 42-year-old labourer of Region Two in a canal at Dredge Creek, Region Two, on Friday morning.

S Jagmohan Construction has agreed to compensate the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) for damage caused when one of its excavators accidentally came into contact with a GPL distribution line at Conversation Tree.

Walter Scott, a 57-year-old coach of Lot 21 Friendship, East Bank Demerara, was arrested on 2023-09-13 and charged on Friday with the offence of Inflicting Grievous Bodily Harm, Contrary to Section 50 of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:01.

The Atlantis Cuisine restaurant at the West Central Mall, located at Groenveldt, Leonora, West Coast Demerara was declared open during a cocktail event on Tuesday evening. 

Wackindra Ramcharitar, a 35-year-old resident of Lot 61 Guava Bush, Albion, Berbice, whose house was completely destroyed by fire received a hamper on Friday from Police ranks in the Ancient County.

Steve Greene, a 20-year-old construction worker of Lot 64 Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, was arrested on 2023-09-13 by a rank from an anti-crime patrol unit and charged on Friday with larceny.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has launched a programme that will benefit the mental health and development of adolescents and children.

US House Minority Leader, Hakeem Jeffries today said that at a meeting with President Irfaan Ali on Thursday he discussed the importance of an inclusive society in Guyana and the need for the government and opposition to work together.

The police today said that Anferny Cantzlar, a 28-year-old labourer of Lot 259 North Ruimveldt, Georgetown was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with break and enter and larceny and burglary.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday congratulated Mandel Moore on his recent promotion to Senior Police Legal Advisor.

 (Reuters) – The state of California has sued major oil companies including Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N,

By Antonio Dey The caretaker of the neighbouring boys’ residence yesterday detailed how he helped to rescue girls from the burning Mahdia dormitory – including his daughter – after kicking down a door.

Thirty months after a key audit of ExxonMobil’s expenditure found that it improperly listed US$214m in expenses, the government on Thursday finally accepted the findings of the UK auditor and blame was shared for an apparent unauthorised attempt involving the American oil company to slash the disputed figure to as low as US$3m.

Thanking the Organisation of American States (OAS) for their work here during Guyana’s last General and Regional elections, Presi-dent Irfaan Ali yesterday underscored the importance of elections observ-ers in the preservation of democracy, as he promised that his government will ensure that their presence will always be an integral part of the country’s elections landscape.

The government is pushing ahead its education drive with the commissioning of a new secondary school at De Willem in Region Three, a release from the Ministry of Education said yesterday.

A female staffer attached to the Region Six council has been arrested as the probe into the $50m robbery committed at the RDC on Wednesday morning continues.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited has rejected insinuations that it is not complying with regulatory guidelines governing foreign exchange.

Farmers from Mashabo Mission on the Essequibo Coast will soon begin producing pineapple on a larger scale as the Ministry of Agriculture is scheduled to begin developmental works on 10 acres of land earmarked for the project.

Member of Parliament Sherod Duncan has been acquitted of a charge of using his computer to humiliate and cause emotional distress.