Guyana News

Sandra Fraser, 46, of Lot 35 Howes Street, Charlestown and Azola Austin, 30, also of Lot 35 Howes St appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer charges of assault and abusive language.

Several passengers were stranded after a boat en route to Supenaam, on the west bank of the Essequibo River, started to take in water The boat which was filled with passengers was left stranded on Troolie Island yesterday afternoon.

Convicted drug trafficker, Roger Khan was arrested yesterday following a complaint of assault, the police say.

Police, acting on information received, yesterday arrested murder suspect Mark Mohan in Georgetown.

Oriamna Naomi Silva Figuera, a 23-year-old Venezuelan national, was charged yesterday with the murder of John Fitzpatrick called ‘Sunny’, which occurred between 17th and 18th August 2023 at Kumung Kumung Backdam, Puruni River in Region #7.

Police are investigating the death a 74-year-old Stewartville, West Coast Demerara man on Monday night after a minibus ran over him on the Leonora Public Road, West Coast Demerara.

Tomicka Cush, of Lot 84 Breda Street, Werk-en-Rust, George-town, appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Judy Latchman to answer to the charge of larceny which she denied.

The International Building Expo, hosted by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) is all set to kick off from today at the National Stadium from 5 pm and will run until August 27 from 11 am to 11 pm.

A mother and her eight-year-old son were found dead this afternoon at their residence at Rose Hall Town, Corentyne.

Founder of an international women’s empowerment non-profit organisation, Cherie Blair, last evening said it will continue to work across the country, even as she challenged Guyanese women to not allow setbacks to deter them in pursuing their entrepreneurial dreams.

Commissioners inquiring into the dormitory fire that claimed 20 lives are to visit Mahdia and satellite communities and formal hearings are to begin in September.

The government is unhappy with the dissenting opinions of some members of the opposition concerning its granting of force majeure extension to the Stabroek Co-Ventures, especially since the previous administration saw it fit to do so because of COVID-19 In a release yesterday, the Ministry of Natural Resources (MoNR) stated that the administration has taken note of public utterances made by Opposition members, Khemraj Ramjattan and David Patteson, and former EPA head, Dr Vincent Adams, and others, regarding the approval of a one-year force majeure extension to the Stabroek Co-Ventures (Co-Vs), specifically for exploration operations under the Petroleum Prospecting Licence for the Stabroek Block.

Twenty-five-year-old Mark Anthony Mohan is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Bharrat Gendalall  on 19th August, 2023.

The police in Berbice were able to reunite a Corentyne woman and her one-month-old baby girl yesterday morning due to fast-paced work after the woman’s ex-husband ran off with the infant into the Corentyne backlands on Monday evening.

Re-emphasising that it is opposed to Wayne Vieira mining in its community, the Chinese Landing Village Council (CLVC) says that it wishes to “correct factual errors” which recently appeared in the press.

The planned transfer of cane harvesters back to the Rose Hall estate is now off the table following a meeting with GuySuCo officials.

Monday’s power outage that hit various sections of GPL’s transmission network, left communities in the dark and prompted concerns about essential services.

Twenty-four Guyanese have completed the first phase of Advanced Skills Training in Petroleum Operations and “are now one step closer to being internationally-qualified to function in various technical roles onboard the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels operating offshore Guyana.”

The first of what is expected to be a series of legal actions filed by squatters of CaneView/Mocha,  whose houses were demolished by the Ministry of Housing and Water, is set for hearing in early October before the Chief Justice.

Two  initiatives – one aimed at enhancing business development and the other a chance to Win a Complete Home Makeover – will be unveiled by Uni-comer at the 2023 Inter-national Building Expo, scheduled for August 24 – 27, 2023.