Guyana News

British Airways (BA) this afternoon touched down at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri for the launch of its twice weekly flights to Guyana via St Lucia.

A West Canefield, East Canje Berbice man was today remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of Mohamed Imran Ali whose lifeless body was discovered two Sundays ago.

PPP/C General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday proclaimed his party’s inclusiveness, while urging supporters to use social media to defend its track record even as he accused sections of the media of joining with the opposition to attack the government Speaking at Babu Jaan, Corentyne, where he, President Irfaan Ali and others had travelled to commemorate the life and work of former president Cheddi Jagan, Jagdeo, noting the diverse crowd gathered, concluded that the PPP/C was the only multiracial party in Guyana.

President Irfaan Ali while paying tribute to former presidents Cheddi and Janet Jagan at Babu Jaan yesterday stressed that racism will not be allowed to succeed in Guyana under his government; he warned that the days of those who push such an agenda are numbered.

The incident at the Houston Secondary School, during which a teacher, Kimone Gentle, armed herself with a cutlass, has been resolved with the parent of the offending student.

Citing the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason behind the PPP not having held its congress since 2016, General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo said the 32nd Congress would be held by the first quarter of 2024.

Interviews and photos by Subhana Shiwmangal Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in the Tuschen area, East Bank Essequibo in Region Three about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Investigations into the recent pit collapse on the disputed Chinese Landing land are still ongoing, according to Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat.

Two students of Harmony Secondary School Wismar, Linden, are still hospitalised following a gang attack at the school last Monday.

April 11th, 2023 has been set for the commencement of the trial of former minister of Finance Winston Jordan on a charge of misconduct in public office.

Executive Director of the Dance Institute of Washington Kahina Haynes, who is the daughter of Guyanese business professor and accountant Floyd Haynes, was on Friday named among the 27 people that US President Joe Biden will appoint to the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, & Nutrition.

The Guyana Equality Forum (GEF) has released its research report which gives a situational analysis of hate crimes in Guyana.

As he appealed for virtues of compassion and humility among citizens, President Irfaan Ali on Saturday night recommitted his government’s support for humanitarian efforts.

Yesterday at 8:30 pm, hundreds in Guyana joined with millions of people from 190 countries and territories in a moment of global unity pledging their support for the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF’sj Earth Hour.

The Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC) today said that its asphalt plant will be down for two weeks from April 12 to April 27, 2023.

Focusing on the foreign exchange controversy, commentator and chartered accountant Christopher Ram has pounded the government over the management of the economy and has called for the exclusion of non-bank cambios and for more banking licences to foster increased competition.

By Joseph Allen Little Learning Day Care at Ogle, East Coast Demerara, where a seven-month-old girl became  ill and later died has  been operating for many years without a licence from the Child Care and Protection Agency and as such has been closed down.

By Subhana Shiwmangal Varying reasons are being proffered for the  continuing high price for plantains including the cost of fertilisers, inflation by middlemen and a fungus.

The call for better infrastructure was a key issue raised in a major ministerial outreach in the historic East Coast Demerara village of Victoria yesterday.

Poultry farmers in Mahai-cony in Region Five  are pleading with the Ministry of Agriculture to intervene to stem the importation/ smuggling  of chicken into Guyana which they say is resulting in reduced sales for them in the local markets.