Guyana News

The Guyana Press Association (GPA) yesterday said that it is saddened by the passing of journalist and writer Godfrey Wray. 

Twenty-three-year-old Moses Jerrick, a vendor, appeared yesterday before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer to the charge of larceny.

Dodstin Clarke, age 45 years, a driver of Lot 49 Middle Street, McDoom, EBD, and Lindon Rudder, a 63-year-old miner of Lot 5 McDoom Public Road, EBD, were charged yesterday with the possession of narcotics.

A man succumbed to his injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital today after he was involved in an accident along the Rose Hall Town Public Road yesterday afternoon.

Political and all other leaders come and go but institutions remain and it is the reason that Washington will continue to work with Guyana to strengthen them, outgoing United States Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch declared.

By Antonio Dey Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that 238 out of 242 Indigenous communities have so far been assigned the sum of $4.7 billion from  Hess Corporation for the sale of carbon credits from Guyana’s rainforests.

Effective 1st September 2023, the distribution operations at ANSA McAL Trading Limited (Guyana) (AMTL) will officially transition to ANSA McAL Distribution Inc.

By Deneita Fredericks Solid Waste Director, Walter Narine on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction at being blamed by city councillors at Monday’s statutory meeting for the failure of F&H Computer Supplies & General Merchandising to procure two garbage compactors to the correct specifications.

Krisan Carew, aka `Chris Carew’, 29, of Lot 60 De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara, appeared at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court on August 20 before Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul to answer to the charge of murder.

The police have arrested two of the men who allegedly carried out an armed robbery on a supermarket at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, on Tuesday evening.

A massive development project to transform a ground in Bushlot Village, West Coast Berbice into a multipurpose facility to benefit the  community and surrounding areas is now on hold after an accusation that the developer wants to take full control of the facility.

The body of 13-year-old Hasini Mack was found floating yesterday at 5.30 am in the upper part of the Demerara River near the western side of Coomacka Beach.

The Ministry of Labour (MoL) has expressed consternation at the protest action initiated by field workers attached to the Blairmont and Albion sugar estates who are demanding severance pay from the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and has urged them to resume duties.   

At around 13:30 hrs on Wednesday afternoon, police ranks on Mobile patrol at Itaballi Landing, Lower Mazaruni River, observed a grey motor van bearing registration number GTT 2796 proceeding in the opposite direction.

Three men have been arrested following a police raid at a house at Friend-ship, East Bank Demerara (EBD), that led to the discovery of 450 grammes of cannabis.

Boat captain Regan Rodriguez is missing after a collision between two boats on the Pomeroon River yesterday afternoon.

A 57-year-old Lusignan Gold Club guard was yesterday found dead on the premises with his hands bound.

The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) has reiterated that it stands in solidarity with residents of the Region One community of Chinese Landing and has taken note of attempts to portray the organisation in a negative light.

Suddie, located in the Pomeroon-Supenaam region in Region Two, is currently experiencing transformation with several businessmen in the region making massive investments.

In an effort to break down digital barriers to education, the University of Guyana Student Society (UGSS) has collaborated with Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) to provide students with a comprehensive data plan designed to create access to online learning resources.