Guyana News

Damion Allicock’s wife is still traumatized after he was robbed and shot several times on Sunday night at his shop at River View Ruimveldt, Georgetown.

The MV MA Lisha is set to arrive in Guyana by this weekend, after setting sail from Kolkata to Chennai, and then making its way through the Atlantic Ocean to Trinidad, on April 2nd, 2023.

The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) has appointed Lorena Solórzano Salazar as its Representative in Guyana, effective April 1, 2023.

IHS Markit’s audit of oil expenditure by ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, EEPGL and its partners found that its annual Work Plan and Budget (WP&B) did not comply with the terms of the oil agreement nor with international best practices in the industry.

Working People’s Alliance (WPA) activist Tacuma Ogunseye of Lot 219 Section ‘C’ Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown was yesterday charged with attempting to incite racial ill will and placed on $100,000 bail.

Guyana Press Association (GPA) President, Nazima Raghubir, is calling out the government over its organization of a press conference and allegations of intimidation by supporters of the ruling party.

Retired Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Legal Affairs, Joylyn Nestor-Burrowes admitted to breaching the Procurement Act in 2019 by allowing a contractor to execute works in the absence of a written contract.

Police investigations into an attempted murder and robbery on Damion Allicock, a 33-year-old vendor of River View Ruimveldt, Georgetown are continuing and one suspect is in police custody assisting with investigations.

Two weeks after the death of 7-month-old, Oriyah Gravesande, who died from haemorrhage and suffocation by compression of the neck while in the care of the Little Learners Day Care, Senior Superintendent and Regional Commander (Region Four), Khali Pareshram said that the police force is awaiting legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Twenty-three adults between the ages of 24-74 years-old were arrested during an intelligence-led operation by ranks of the Regional Police Division #6 on Sunday at Rose Hall Town, Berbice.

Finding that he was attempting to litigate issues already pronounced upon, a Court on Friday last dismissed a suit brought by former Police Sergeant and murder accused Colin Bailey, whose contention it was, that the State had unlawfully and maliciously imprisoned him.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is to rule on Thursday on a preliminary objection by Venezuela in relation to the approach by Guyana for the upholding of the validity of the 1899 Arbitral Award settling the boundaries of the two countries.

The National Science Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Fair made a reappearance yesterday morning and was declared open by Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand.

Under the theme `Furthering Rehabilitation through Education and Empowerment’, the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) through the Welfare and Corrections Department completed its annual Spelling Bee competition with the final on Friday at the Georgetown Prison facility.

A 25-year-old East Bank Essequibo motorcyclist was injured in an accident last Saturday with a motor pickup owned by the Guyana Police Force.

Nineteen-year old Omar Anderson of Sophia was remanded to prison yesterday after he was charged with robbing Joel Jardine of his belongings.

The Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) today said that there will be a ferry service to Bartica on Good Friday, April 7th, 2023.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is to rule on Thursday on a preliminary objection by Venezuela in relation to the approach by Guyana for the upholding of the validity of the 1899 Arbitral Award settling the boundaries of the two countries.

The IHS Markit audit of cost claims by Exxon-Mobil and its partners for 1999 to 2017 found not only US$214.4M in disputed sums but that the oil companies operated in breach of the insurance requirement of the Produc-tion Sharing Agreement (PSA) as none of the three provided insurance certificates to show liability coverage.

Former athlete and educator Hilton Lewis last Friday celebrated his 104th birthday with friends and family at Uncle Eddie’s Home.