Guyana News

The fire that claimed the lives of a mother and her daughter at Westminster, West Bank Demerara, last Friday, was electrical in origin, Fire Chief Gregory Wickham says.

Orrel Stoll, a 31-year-old pork-knocker of Lot 55 Red Road, Providence, East Bank Demerara, was arrested at Triangle Backdam, Baramita, North West District, on December 13th, 2024 and charged today with two counts of attempted murder on Andrew Baird and Sylvia Baird.

-sustained 19 stab wounds -was to graduate today as best in nursing assistant programme Ridley Joseph, the toshao of Tassarene in Region Seven was murdered at a city hotel  yesterday morning.

The distribution of the $100,000 cash grant to residents of Mahdia, Princeville and Campbelltown, Region Eight officially began yesterday, following a launch by Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai.

By Khadidja Ba A group of approximately 40 Venezuelan Warrau including 11 children were left stranded on Church Street in Georgetown last night beside Real Value Chinese Supermarket, following a chaotic series of events involving government officials and the Alliance For Change (AFC).

A 63-year-old taxi driver yesterday collapsed and died at the Alberttown police station after being arrested.

-judge also orders four strokes of the whip Ganesh Dhanraj also known as `Jango’ was yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment over the stabbing of his neighbour in 2014.

-two others also before court Three employees of Dr Balwant Singh’s Hospital were yesterday charged with larceny – one to the tune of $14.3m.

By Shuntel Glasgow The families of the two pedestrians who were struck and killed on the public road at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) have told Stabroek News that their Christmas celebrations have been shattered and want justice for their loved ones.

Alberttown chef  Kenny Reece, 54, was yesteday found dead and while the police say medical complications may be the cause, the family is awaiting the results of tests that are to be run on food he might have consumed.

The police yesterday said that they have recorded more than 4,000 traffic cases across all regional divisions for the reporting period December 8-15, 2024.

Scheduled road works are currently underway between Perth and Strath Campbell villages along the Mahaicony Branch Road.

Brian Johnson, a 24-year-old miner of Half Mile Linden, was on Sunday nabbed on the Essequibo Coast in  Caria Caria, with an unlicensed firearm with matching ammunition.

After months of delays and community frustration, there are signs of progress on the troubled Paruima Airstrip project in Region Seven.

Residents of Mahdia and Campbelltown in Region 8 can expect improvements to their water and electricity services, according to the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) and the Hinterland Electrification Company Inc (HECI).

-welcomes return to collective bargaining The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) yesterday welcomed the return of collective bargaining but says the government’s recent wage hike for public servants is inadequate.

`a blend of breathtaking scenery, unpredictable terrain, and moments of pure adventure’ By Khadidja Ba Travelling to Mahdia by road is not for the faint-hearted.

The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) today said it is  is deeply saddened by the tragic passing of Toshao Ridley Joseph of Tassarene Village in Region Seven.

More than seven months after the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) advertised for applicants for Court of Appeal judges, there has been an impasse on the names submitted, sources say.

Sixteen months after a controversial contract award was made to Tepui Inc, the $870.5m Belle Vue Pump Station has seen very little work and there are reports that a Chinese contractor will be asked to take on the project.