Guyana News

A man was yesterday sentenced to nine months imprisonment for stealing two batteries belonging to the Ministry of Home Affairs after he pleaded guilty before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Massy Stores has announced the launch of its Christmas Jackpot Promotion, which offers its customers the chance to win a brand-new 2024 Nissan Qashqai Sense SUV.

Japan’s co-operation with CARICOM and Guyana in the water sector has been hailed and measures are being looked at to advance further improvements.

President Irfaan Ali today congratulated Donald Trump on his victory at yesterday’s US elections.

Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira yesterday said proposed amendments to the Integrity Commis-sion Act will reduce the room for excuses by declarants.

A 43-year-old rice farmer died after he lost control of a tractor which flipped into a nearby trench at Three Bridge Access Dam, Black Bush Polder (BBP), Berbice.

Three locally based grassroots non-governmental organisations (NGO) have been awarded grants totalling US$75,000 by the Caribbean Feminist Climate Justice Movement (CFCJM), in partnership with the Global Fund for Women (GFW).

Fernandes Guyana Enterprise has told employees that it will be discontinuing its bakery operations “Demerara Bakery Inc.”,

The state-of-the-art regional hospital at Enmore along the East Coast Demerara can create employment for almost 1,000 persons when completed.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill on Monday said that the rehabilitation of the Eteringbang airstrip in Region Seven, an essential access point for the local community, is expected to be completed before the end of this year.

Japanese company, MODEC, which provides solutions for the floating offshore oil and gas market, has announced that its Local Content Master Plan was approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR).

-six men on three motorbikes accosted guard Police in Regional Division 4C have apprehended two suspects who were allegedly involved in separate armed robberies on the East Coast of Demerara on Monday night.

Three persons are currently in custody as investigations continue into the murder of Nigel Somersall, a 56-year-old food stall owner from West Watooka and Wismar Housing Scheme in Linden.

-mental state still in question Elroy Withrite’s sentencing for the 2019 murder of Andrew Drakes has been postponed again and is now scheduled for early December.

Some 1200 residents of Kangaruma, Tassarene, and Isseneru in Region Seven are now accessing high-speed internet connectivity, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said in a press release on Monday.

Last evening, Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal and Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport,  Charles Ramson, sat down with a team from SBM Offshore-Guyana, including Country Manager,  Martin Cheong and Executive Director of NGO National Coordinating Coalition (NCC),  Simone Sills to discuss partnership for the upgrade of the Cummings Park (Sophia) Multipurpose Facility.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans took a step toward winning control of the U.S.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana Earlier this year, President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali published a policy brief in his book “Achieving Global Food Security.

Attorney Mark Conway passed away suddenly yesterday.  President Irfaan Ali last night posted the following message: “Mark Conway is gone too soon.

In response to mounting concerns about the MV MA Lisha, which serves the Georgetown to North West District route, the government has pledged swift action to address passenger complaints and improve service, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said today.