Guyana News

By Joseph Allen As commuters continue to patiently wait on the completion of repairs and replacements of sections of the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB), which is expected to last three days, the General Manager (GM) of the DBH, Wayne Watson says that works are “way above schedule.”

By Abigail Headley Two days after one of their Guyana-bound aircraft returned to JFK in New York after 40 minutes due to an exchange of words between cultural activist Joel Ghansham and one of their Flight Attendants (FA), American Airlines (AA) has offered an apology to Ghansham and provided  him with ten thousand free miles as compensation.

Police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for Bernard Hamilton Dove, 41, who is wanted for questioning in the attempted murder on July 19 of a 31-year-old porter at Falls Top Village, North West District, Region One.

Dr Leslie Ramsammy, former Health Minister, and current advisor to the Minister of Health, has stated that the ministry is aware of a spike in dengue cases and efforts are being made to curb the infections as quickly as possible.

Magistrate Fabayo Azore yesterday upheld a no-case submission made by attorney-at-law Bernard DaSilva on behalf of his client, Vassie Gordon Barry who was charged with possession of a firearm and ammo without licence.

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill has revealed that the Government has permitted the importation of labour to meet the shortage of heavy-duty vehicle drivers. 

President Irfaan Ali arrived in China yesterday for a one-week visit.

The Guyana Police Force on Monday launched its ‘Respect the Road’ (Slow Down, Drive Cautiously), campaign and Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn said he wanted those obstructing traffic to be clamped.

President Irfaan Ali arrived in China today for a one-week visit.

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Commander General Laura J. Richardson arrived in Guyana today to meet with local leaders to discuss the U.S.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) today called on President Irfaan Ali to swear in the newly-elected mayors and deputies.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Friday issued Resolution 41/2023, through which it granted precautionary measures in favour of members of the Indigenous Carib Community of Chinese Landing, who it said are “currently at serious, urgent risk of suffering irreparable harm to their human rights”.

Twenty-five-year-old bus driver, Rohan Mangal, and twenty-two-year-old nurse, Anjali Singh Mangal, of Lot 69 Delph Street, Campbellville, Georgetown, appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly to answer to the charge of simple larceny that was jointly read to them and which they both denied.

The CARICOM Private Sector Organization (CPSO) has praised the announcement by President Irfaan Ali of the lowering of financing costs for poultry farmers here  and says the regional industry   can potentially displace extra-regional imports of US$149 million per annum. 

Carlos ‘Beast’ Evans, who is wanted by police in Guyana in connection with the murder of a Rosignol businessman on March 13th, 2020 was arrested last Saturday by the Surinamese police.

Nineteen countries have joined India as initiating members of the “Global Biofuels Alliance”, as New Delhi’s bid to bolster biofuels as a low-carbon pathway received backing from within and beyond the G20 group of countries.

By Abigail Headley When Nadia Budwah donated one of her kidneys to her son Aditya Mohabir in January of 2021, little did she know that two years later she would watch him suffer again and this time pass away due to bone cancer coupled with tuberculosis (TB).

As the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) continues to press the issue of a multi-year agreement, the Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, has said that that such matters are dealt with at the level of the President’s office. 

President Irfaan Ali’s ‘Cut Rose’ project, which was conceptualised to create employment for single parents continues to make progress and has earned over $4 million for the first half of 2023, a report yesterday from the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.

The Calibro Band’s musical equipment which disappeared in a taxi after an injured band member was dropped off at the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital following an accident, was successfully recovered yesterday, according to Band member Leon ‘Supercat’ Dundas.