Guyana News

A 40-year-old labourer of Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast appeared virtually at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Esther Sam on 16th May, 2023 to answer to the charge that was laid against him.

The police today issued a bulletin for two persons who are wanted for questioning in relation to money laundering and financial crimes in Guyana.

Senior Finance Minister Dr. Ashni K Singh yesterday accompanied President Irfaan Ali on a guided tour of the Baladna Farm in Al Khor, Qatar  Baladna is 100% owned Qatari business and is one of the largest cattle farms in the region, a release from the Ministry of Finance said.

On the 15th of May 2023, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers conducted an operation at Pitt Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice.

ExxonMobil Guyana and its reporting contractors have spent more than $80 billion (US$400 million)  with more than 1,500 Guyanese businesses in 2022 alone.

In a second round of bidding for the purchase of the state-owned Kingston hotel – the Guyana Marriott, American entrepreneur, Ramy El-Batrawi, founder of investment group X, LLC upped his bid by US$25 million from his initial offer.

Former Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan has been cleared of the charge of misconduct in public office after a Magistrate’s Court found that the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) had not proved its case against him.

A boat captain and his passengers are feared drowned while another captain was rescued with severe injuries, after a collision in the Cuyuni River on Monday.

By Joseph Allen Popular educator and entertainer, Kirwyn Mars, also known by the sobriquet, ‘Sir Mars’, was yesterday laid to rest.

Though finding that Justice Navindra Singh had “wrongfully” exercised his discretion to waive a pre-trial review (PTR) in the libel case which former President David Granger brought against several media houses, the Full Court last month ruled that it is that judge who is to conduct the trial, since it was he who had also conducted the case management conference (CMC).

More than four months after the fatal accident along the Cumberland Public Road which left two-year-old Jasmine Ross dead, the driver of the vehicle who was allegedly intoxicated at the time of the accident – an East Canje Berbice fire officer – was yesterday placed on $400,000 bail after she was charged with causing the death of Ross.

Guyana has opened another overseas mission as it seeks to expand its diplomatic footprint worldwide to match the country’s rising profile in the wake of its significant oil and gas discoveries.

Yesterday, May16, the “International Day of the Boy Child” was celebrated worldwide under the theme: “Boosting Optimism, restoring Self-worth”, a Rights of the Child Commission (RCC) release stated. 

The PPP/C government yesterday began the rollout of $423m in development works for Plaisance, BV, Vryheid’s Lust and Triumph on the East Coast Demerara.

Statement by NICIL on the Resubmission of Bids for the Purchase of NICIL’s Shares in Atlantic Hotel Inc.

A US multimillion-dollar project to transform the East Bank of Demerara Public Road into a four-lane, fully-lit thoroughfare all the way to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri is expected to begin this year,  according to Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has not been granted a stay of the High Court ruling ordering it to enforce the liability clause in permits it issued to ExxonMobil Guyana for its offshore oil operations.

Less than two days after the Linden home invasion which resulted in a double murder, the police have issued wanted bulletins for two suspects.

The Police are investigating a fatal accident that claimed the life of 57-year-old Ralph De Castro of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara on Saturday night.

Attorney Lesley Benjamin has been summoned before the Legal Practitioners’ Committee (LPC), a committee which was set up to probe complaints against lawyers.