Guyana News

After surviving a ‘shoot-out’ with the police, 23-year-old, Ronaldo Chapman, called ‘Packie’, of Half Mile, Wismar, Linden was  yesterday charged with the possession of a firearm without a licence, possession of ammunition without a licence and the possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Food for the Poor (Guy) Inc (FFTP) said it has noted the article `Medical supplies worth millions dumped in Region Two’ in yesterday’s Stabroek News where it said it could be inferred that FFTP donated expired medical supplies.

Each March, the Unicomer Group observes Volunteer Week where staff have the opportunity to come together and work on a community project and this year over 500 meals were handed out.

Olani Alphonso has been making and selling kite frames since the 90’s.

Eight expressions of interest were received for the purchase of the state’s shares in the Guyana Marriott Hotel and five of the entities have since taken the process a step further.

N’DJAMENA,  (Reuters) – Chad’s parliament today approved a bill to nationalise oil assets and rights acquired last year by Savannah Energy SAVES.L

The Canadian High Commission to Guyana yesterday launched a Cdn$2.5 million project that aims to improve maternal and neonatal health across Guyana’s hinterland regions. 

A family of Canefield Settlement, East Canje Berbice is now grieving the death of their loved one, Glen McLeod, who succumbed at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital yesterday morning after he was struck by a drunk driver along the Canje Bridge on Monday evening.

The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) was last evening officially launched here with both United Kingdom Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Americas and Caribbean, David Rutley, and Prime Minister Mark Phillips pledging their respective governments’ commitment to fostering the economic growth and partnership of the two nations.

Queens, New York District Attorney Melinda Katz on Monday announced that Shakim Allen and Dreshaun Smith were convicted of murder and other charges for shooting two Guyanese brothers, killing one, during a Richmond Hill robbery in January 2017.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has granted SBM Offshore a licence for the operation of its helideck onboard the Prosperity, the country’s third floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel which is expected to begin producing oil later this year.

By Joseph Allen “I feel lost, I feel like a hole in my heart now”, those were the words of Shavannie Gravesande, the mother of seven-month-old, Oriya Gravesande who died after falling ill at a day care in Ogle and was laid to rest yesterday.

A 17-year-old boy of Four Mile Village, Port Kaituma is now in police custody after he allegedly murdered a 21-year-old miner of Quarry Top, Port Kaituma, North West District.

Relatives of 31-year-old Teejay Roxroy Prince who has been missing since December 2022 are appealing to the public to assist them in locating him and are calling on the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to thoroughly investigate the disappearance.

In response to an article published in the Stabroek News dated March 22, 2023, captioned ‘Poultry producers upset at chicken smuggling- GRA says addressing issue,’ the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday warned the public about smuggling.

Opposition Member of Parliament Shurwayne Holder posted a video on his Facebook page last Friday showing millions of dollars in medical supplies dumped at a site at Queenstown Backdam in Region Two.

British Airways captain, Marc Chan, who has Guyanese roots, co-piloted the inaugural flight by the airline on Monday afternoon and beamed with pride having completed the task with Captain Alan Brooks, who also has Caribbean links.

Some 689 prisoners have been relocated from the holding bay to the new Lusignan corrections facilities, a “monumental task” that followed the completion of the three state-of-the-art prisons, a release from the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Monday.

The People’s Progressive Party/Civic on Sunday celebrated the life and legacy of Dr.

Dr Asha Kissoon, head of The New Movement (TNM) is set to replace Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) member Lenox Shuman in parliament and represent the joiner party, sources have confirmed to Stabroek News.