Guyana News

The University of Guyana yesterday announced its 2024 list of awardees of honorary doctorates in this year’s convocation exercises and it includes businessman Chris Fernandes, broadcaster Vic Insanally and Baron Foods founder, Ronald Ramjattan among others.  

The Alliance for Change (AFC) has raised concerns about the state of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the broader industry.

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill told  Stabroek News yesterday that investigations are continuing into the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of five army personnel on December 6, 2023.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Saturday said that it has grown increasingly concerned by the non-compliance with Guyana’s laws and regulations by retailers and supermarkets— particularly as it relates to quality and standards of goods being provided to consumers and the flouting of labour and tax laws.

The Stanleytown Bridge, a vital connector between Canals No. 2 Polder and the Wales/Patentia area, was set to reopen during the course of last night following emergency repairs aimed at restoring its structural integrity.

Members of the Joint Services were on the ground in the Deep South Rupununi yesterday combing the area near Bashaizon Village and along the Takutu River in search of the armed gunmen who were involved in Saturday’s robbery and abduction.

The Executive of the Guyana Press Association (GPA) yesterday presented its Audited Financial Statement 2023 at a General Members meeting held at the Theatre Guild in Kingston.

Police in Regional Division #2 have deployed a Joint Services patrol. 

The Guyana Court of Appeal last week lowered the prison sentences of convicted killers Anthony De Paul Hope and Ralph Tyndall, who were initially sentenced to 62 and 55 years, respectively, for the 2007 murder of 56-year-old Colleen Forrester.

Interviews and photos by Subhana Shiwmangal Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in the area of ‘D’  Field, Sophia in Georgetown about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) Ltd is linking Guyana and Suriname with direct flights from the Eugene F Correia International Airport (Ogle Airport) to Paramaribo, Suriname, for the first time and an inauguration ceremony was held today.

-in light of questions about unfinished examination of US$7.3b in costs   Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran has flayed the award of a second audit of oil costs to the local consortium VHE considering the questions raised about its performance on the yet unfinished examination of a whopping US$7.3b in ExxonMobil expenses.

-after releasing hostages   Six masked bandits staged a daring hold-up yesterday in the Deep South Rupununi during which they seized a quantity of gold and they later escaped after having to release nine hostages they had taken.

Issues that began at a football game sometime ago have now resulted in the death of a Kaneville teen who was stabbed several times by a 15-year-old on Friday at about 16.30 hours at Samatta Point Grove, East Bank Demerara.

-telemarketing was not sustainable   By Milton Grannum Described as a strategic transition, Midas BPO has  handed over its Linden operations to Prochant, a US-based healthcare business process outsourcing (BPO) company specializing in medical billing and revenue cycle management.

The Greater Guyana Initiative (GGI) on Tuesday hosted a stakeholder forum at the Guyana Marriott Hotel, Georgetown to reflect and discuss the impact of the US$100 million ($20 billion) invested in the Initiative by the Stabroek Block co-venturers, and explore opportunities for collaboration and networking in their respective sectors.

-police mum   Three months after Marlon Christopher Wilburg called ‘Miceman’ was charged with the attempted murder of six-year-old Jeremiah Gustave, he was released by the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.

By Mia Anthony A family is now mourning the loss of their son after he suffocated on a thumbtack at his school on October 29, 2024.

At about 10 pm on Thursday, Police ranks stationed at the Itaballi Police Checkpoint acted on information received and proceeded to a shop at Itaballi Landing, in Region 7 and arrested a businesswoman and her sister over marijuana.

Emergency repairs to structural damage on the Stanleytown Bridge, West Bank Demerara have begun with a temporary solution projected by this afternoon.