Guyana News

Police are investigating an armed robbery committed on Anita Fraser, a 48-year-old housewife of Lot 4 ‘B’ Rose Hall, Corentyne, Berbice, on Saturday at about 20:40 hrs.

On September 11th, Marine Consultant and Associates (MCA) celebrated the official launch of its operations, heralding a new chapter in maritime education.

Products from Guyana were yesterday introduced to a number of potential distributors and buyers from around the world who stopped by the World Trade Center Georgetown (WTCG) Guyana booth on the opening day of 27th Food & Beverage Show &Conference put on by the World Trade Center Miami at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha and the Regional Vice Chairman of Region Six, Zamal Hussain through President Irfaan Ali’s Men on Mission (MOM) initiative last week handed over a house to 62-year-old Mohamed Hassan Ramdular and his wife 56-year-old Fazeeroon Ramdular of Lot 10 Vryheid, West Canje Berbice. 

For many Guyanese students studying at the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Trinidad and Tobago, the experience of living in a foreign country can be both exciting and challenging.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Honourable Members of the Peace Seminar of Columbia University, It is a distinct honour to address you at this Peace Seminar, which I myself chaired at one stage, and to which I last spoke after I came off the peace-making, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, and humanitarian processes as Director of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia for nearly four years.

Police have arrested three teenagers in connection with the killing  of Harry Brown, 24, which occurred at Kairuni on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway at about 01:30 hrs yesterday.

A 37-year-old miner of Campbellville, Georgetown was arrested at a wake for the possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.  

The Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) has reported a marginal increase in after-tax profits for the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, citing challenges, including a decrease in bulk spirits’ sales. 

Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Dr Ralph Gonsalves maintains that Venezuela’s elections were democratic and transparent, but said that position does not change the fact that he is a friend of Guyana and will not tolerate any military action against it by the Nicolas Maduro regime or any other.

Justice Navindra Singh last week ordered the owners of three properties in the pathway of the new Demerara Harbour Bridge to hand them over to the government and for the state to compensate them in various sums.

Police are investigating a fatal crash near the health centre at Versailles, West Bank Demerara  (WBD) about 02:30 hrs yesterday, which resulted in the death of motorcyclist Regan Martin.

West Coast Demerara (WCD) villagers played a crucial role in the apprehension of a suspect involved in an armed robbery on Friday last and the suspect, who has since confessed to the crime, provided police with the names and details of his three accomplices.

Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Free and Easy, Essequibo Coast in Region Two about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Ciara Dowden, 16, of West Demerara Secondary School displayed poise and fluency to forge ahead of 15 of her peers and secure the 2024 Miss Guyana Teen Scholar title on Saturday evening at the National Cultural Centre.

-pipeline to be run under Rupert Craig Highway The Liliendaal pump station, initially set for completion in April this year, remains unfinished and a pipeline is to be run under the Rupert Craig Highway to enable drainage to the sea.

Expressing frustration with the leadership of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) and suggesting that some leaders might have become overwhelmed or fatigued during this year’s strike and prolonged negotiations and therefore failed to effectively communicate critical information back to the membership, a Region Two teacher has said that he is dissatisfied with the agreement signed between the GTU and the Ministry of Education. 

-OPR probe launched The Guyana Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility is currently investigating a shooting that occurred on Saturday, at approximately 01:50 hrs on Robb Street, Georgetown, near a popular nightclub, where Cassel Nurse, a 27-year-old businessman of Freeman Street, North-East La Penitence, was injured.

High Court Judge, Justice Navindra Singh last week ordered possession to the Government of Guyana for three properties that were compulsorily acquired by the state for the construction of the New Demerara River Bridge.

The police today issued a wanted bulletin for Candacy Adonis, 30, over child stealing.