Guyana News

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) may surpass its first crop target this year, which is one of its lowest in the last five years. 

The Ministry of Finance yesterday announced that the Government has made its second withdrawal of the year to the tune of $41.6 billion from the Natural Resource Fund in accordance with the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act 2021.

Shadow Minister of Home Affairs Geeta Chandan-Edmond yesterday reiterated her call on the government to provide answers and send Home Affairs Ministry Permanent Secretary Mae Toussaint Jr Thomas on leave pending an independent investigation.

Police are investigating an accident at Adventure, Essequibo Coast on Sunday evening that claimed the life of Budhidra Koosiall, 52.

Three men were yesterday remanded to prison after they were charged with murder in the fatal beating of Dinesh Persaud at the National Psychiatric Hospital last month.

A 17-year-old was one of two charged yesterday with the murder committed on a handyman late last month and they both were remanded to prison Ronaldo Warnauth, a 21-year-old construction worker of Lot 40 Phoenix Park, West Bank Demerara along with the 17-year-old from Phoenix Park Squatting Area, were charged jointly yesterday with the murder of Wafad Wahab, which occurred on April 29th at New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop.

Declaring the second Diaspora Conference of the University of Guyana open yesterday, Vice-Chancellor Professor Paloma Mohamed-Martin described the Guyanese diaspora as being, among other things, resilient and transformational. 

General Secretary of the PPP/C Bharrat Jagdeo has met with candidates and activists in New Amster-dam in what appears to be intensified efforts to win over the town, a long-time PNCR stronghold currently under APNU leadership.

The Protected Areas Commission (PAC) is working assiduously to improve conditions at the Guyana zoo for both the animals held there and the patrons who visit.

Police are investigating an accident at Adventure, Essequibo Coast on Sunday evening that claimed the life of Budhidra Koosiall, 52.

Several residents of Leopold Street, Georgetown yesterday participated in a concrete block making training programme under the auspices of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) of the Ministry of Housing and Water’s Community-based Employment Stimulation Project (CESP).

Venton Beckles, a miner of Grand Sandcliff Hilltop, Soesdyke, was yesterday placed on $100,000 bail after he pleaded not guilty to unlawfully assaulting Devon Lorde.

A 23-year-old man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with two counts of armed robbery.

Police are investigating the murder of well-known teacher and actor Kerwyn Sean Mars, a 51-year-old of Lot 211 New Settlers Street, Mocha, East Bank Demerara.

Local anti-corruption body Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI) has said that going against its own citizens in appealing the ruling requiring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enforce the liability clause in the permits issued to Exxon-Mobil Guyana, shows a government that doesn’t care and reeks of political opportunistic behaviour.

For the second time in 18 months Police Prosecutor Corporal Hemchand Sukhna has come under attack by a person or persons carrying firearms.

A suspected carjacker died early yesterday morning and a second suspect is hospitalised in a critical condition after they crashed the vehicle they had earlier stolen from a taxi driver at the Soesdyke Junction, East Bank Demerara (EBD).

Apart from millions still to be accounted for and a number of ghost entities receiving grants, two businesses that received funding through the Sustainable Livelihood Entrepreneurial Development (SLED) programme were found to be located in the PNCR’s Congress Place compound, the recently concluded financial audit into the programme found.

A motorcyclist and his pillion rider are hospitalised after a collision with a minibus yesterday, on the West Demerara. 

A Triumph, East Coast Demerara (ECD) carpenter was crushed to death yesterday at Beterverwagting Housing Scheme, ECD by the coconut tree he was helping his brother cut down.