Guyana News

Jarrel Barker, 21, of Lot 3585 Tuschen, West Demerara, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Magistrate Rhondell Weever to answer to a false pretence charge that was read to him.

 Thirty-year-old Steve Bacchus, a taxi driver of Lot 25 E North Sophia, was refused bail after he appeared before Senior Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Diamond/Grove Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with trafficking in narcotics.

After serving 172 years as a safe home for orphaned girls, the St.

Jerome Bernard of Lot 178 Sophia ‘C’ Field appeared before Senior Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Diamond/Grove Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of possession of narcotics.

Police are investigating a fatal accident at about 6.20 pm on Sunday on the Haarlem Public Road, West Coast Demerara (WCD), which resulted in the death of 73-year-old Abdool Mohamed of Lot 5 Haarlem.

A man found dead at Parika on Saturday suffered multiple incised wounds.

Hundreds of residents in Matthews Ridge, Region One are now benefitting from the recently completed $244 million concrete road project at Heaven Hill.

Secretary to the Mahdia dorm fire Commission of Inquiry, Javed Shadick, on Monday confirmed receipt of Attorney at Law Dexter Todd’s request for a stay of the COI until all criminal proceedings are completed which involved his client, who is currently facing 20 murder charges.

The Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) today began an assessment of the country’s anti-money laundering framework.

The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri  will conduct a full-scale emergency exercise tomorrow, Tuesday, September 5 at 10 am.

 A team from the United States Army 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) is in Guyana, working alongside the Guyana Defence Force to increase readiness by integrating at the tactical and operational levels.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA)  has offered a no-objection to the US$214m in questionable claims by ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, EEPGL in a move that will likely raise the question of arbitration on a matter which is pivotal to whether this country is being denied more profits.

If the feasibility study into the building of a deep-water container port here determines that it is viable, the project would have to be undertaken by the private sector although government would support it, President Irfaan Ali says.

A 17-year-old girl identified as Bella Douglas of Sand Creek Village, Region 9, died yesterday morning after she fell off the village’s tractor.

Outgoing US Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch says Washington does not fear losing influence to Beijing here and has amplified its own strategy to ensure that it remains Guyana’s and the Caribbean’s number one ally.

Adherence to the World Bank’s Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment policy must be declared in all procurement bids under a World Bank-funded Ministry of Agriculture multi-million dollars’ contract.

By Antonio Dey The Sophia Point Rainforest Centre, geared at providing platforms for students to study vital ecosystems and biodiversity is slated for completion within 6 to 8 months according to its Director,  Sam Airey.

Some 120 residents from several communities in Region Six received 20 black giant chickens each to help them become self-sufficient, and increase their poultry output. 

Three men appeared virtually at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Rhondell Weever last week, where they were each charged with assault.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Oil and natural gas are still projected to meet more than half of the world’s energy needs in 2050, or 54%, Exxon Mobil Corp said on Monday, with the world failing to keep global temperature increases below 2 degrees Celsius.