Guyana News

Four persons were shot in `B’ Field Sophia last night after a man opened fire randomly during a confrontation between residents that had attracted a crowd.

By Abigail Headley During an official visit to the Dominican Republic (DR),  President Irfaan Ali yesterday clinched several MoUs with his counterpart, President Luis Abinader at the DR’s National Palace on an oil refinery and petrochemical plant among other areas.

Four persons died following the horrific smash-up at Craig, East Bank Demerara on Monday night.

BELEM, Brazil,  (Reuters) – Eight Amazon nations agreed to a list of unified environmental policies and measures to bolster regional cooperation at a major rainforest summit in Brazil yesterday, but failed to agree on a common goal for ending deforestation.

Attorneys for the schoolgirl accused of setting the fire to the Mahdia School Dormitory on May 21, which claimed the lives of 20 children; are contending that there is no evidence to support the murder charges she faces.

By Antonio Dey Newly-elected Chief Citizen of Georgetown, Alfred Mentore on Monday  said that the Mayor & City Council has collected 60% of its rates and taxes for the year so far.

In the wake of two mining pit deaths at Moonlight Backdam, Kamarang, Region Seven, a Ministry of Labour team visited the area and shut seven camps temporarily, two of which have since been allowed to reopen.

President Irfaan Ali on Monday said his government has not received any notification from the US authorities that businessman Nazar Mohamed and his family are under investigation.

The girl who was badly burnt in the Mahdia dormitory fire on May 21 is making progress at a New York hospital and could be discharged in a couple of weeks.

In March this year, Ramps Logistics Guyana (RLG) and N & S Algoo Customs Brokerage Service signed a contractual agreement on brokerage services.

A 36-year-old janitor of Leguan Island, Essequibo River, drowned after she fell into the river while trying to catch a bow rope to secure on the rail of the Leguan Stelling.

Thirty-two-year-old Deneve Ramzan of Kumaka Water Front, North West District, appeared at the Mabaruma Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Magistrate Sunil Scarce to answer to the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

The government is now looking to ramp up black-eye peas cultivation on 1,000 acres of land in Region One (Barima-Waini), which could eventually supply the CARICOM market, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha said on Monday on the sidelines of the handing over of inputs to farmers at the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI).

The Office of the Leader of the Opposition has saluted the Indigenous People of Guyana and the world at large on the  occasion of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2023 being observed today.

The U.S. Embassy yesterday said that Mahendra Phagwah will represent Guyana in this year’s Community Solutions exchange program (CSP).

A 29-year-old father of three died after he was struck by lightning at the Marudi Creek on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway on July 16, 2023.

Clothing store John Lewis Styles is expanding. A third storey is being added to its Waterloo Street premises.

The Ministry of Agriculture will be rolling out the Black Belly Sheep programme shortly as 850 of the animals have been received to date from Barbados and it is expecting the remaining 100 to arrive soon.

Residents of Unity and nearby communities on the East Coast Demerara will soon benefit from the rehabilitation of the Unity Learning and Resource Centre and the construction of a cutting-edge Welding and Fabrication facility, following a $23.7 million contract signing on Monday. 

Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Corporal Dominique Gonsalves of the Medical Corps recently completed the Advance Medical Course 55 in India.