Guyana News

Selena Sooklall, a 45-year-old pedestrian was on Saturday night killed in a hit and run accident on Vergenoegen public road, by a red motor pickup.

The Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Ground, which has been at the centre of controversy, is being upgraded to the tune of $201.8 million, according to records from the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board.

Interviews and photos by Subhana Shiwmangal This week, Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Canal Number Two, West Bank Demerara in Region Three about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Following Caricom’s recent Regional Symposium on Crime and Violence, Guyana has committed to implementing a number of measures with an overhaul of the criminal justice system an area of priority, Attorney General Anil Nandlall has said.

Some 661.78 acres of former East Demerara estate land will be transformed into an industrial zone that will see factories producing myriad products, aimed at making Guyana competitive in manufacturing, and the infrastructure is currently being developed to facilitate this, President Irfaan Ali has said.

The Sheriff Group of Companies will be embarking on building a luxury hotel and casino at Palmyra, Berbice, the third multi-million-dollar investment by the company this year at the location.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) yesterday began demolishing illegal vending structures along Regent Street and its environs that are blocking the city’s drainage system.

Two women were on Thursday sentenced to three and six months in prison after they were found guilty of assaulting each other.

The Government of Guyana plans to end an over-50-years-long conflict for land in the Ann’s Grove, Clonbrook areas on the East Coast Demerara by awarding some 400 land titles or transports, and revoking the powers of several co-operative societies, along with other actions.

The Guyana Office for Investment (G-Invest) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding which will see a healthcare Call Centre being operational in Guyana this year providing jobs for 300.

The government is moving to create a national intelligence agency whose Director will be appointed by the President and will have an official standing not less than that of a Chief of Staff of the GDF or a Commissioner of Police and who shall be the principal adviser to the President on matters pertaining to the Act when passed.

Visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar yesterday said that the partnership between New Delhi and Georgetown has to be refreshed and oil and gas is clearly on the agenda.

The US visa which Minis-try of Home Affairs Permanent Secretary,  Mae Toussaint Jr.

Land clearing is expected to commence soon, paving the way for the construction of the Ocean View Best Western Hotel along the Rupert Craig Highway, Liliendaal, the investor,  Chief Samsair told the Sunday Stabroek in a telephone interview.

The Demerara Tobacco Company’s (Demtoco) after-tax profit for 2022 was $2.077b, 2.5% higher than the $2.026b in 2021.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill and the High Commissioner of India to Guyana Dr.

Two men suspected to be part of the gang that was ordered to kidnap a 36-year-old woman whose body was discovered in a clump of bushes at East Canje Berbice on Friday morning have since been arrested for questioning.

Guyana and India are expected to improve their ties with each other’s business community, as the two countries have set up an India/Guyana Chamber of Commerce (IGCC).

As they have done for 17 years, the family of Satyadeow `Sash’ Sawh is continuing to press the authorities to solve the 2006 murder of the then Agriculture Minister, two of his siblings and a guard.

Floodwaters have receded in most regions after prolonged heavy rainfall on Friday.