Guyana News

A fire of unknown origin gutted a house at 2nd Street, Foulis, East Coast Demerara yesterday at about 17:20 hours.

Western envoys based here yesterday called on Russia to end its onslaught against Ukraine and they affirmed their countries’ “ironclad” commitment to Kyiv and its people.

Two lawmen are now at the Georgetown Public Hospital after they were struck by a speeding car at East Bank Berbice (EBB) yesterday just before midday. 

The Mangal family of Triumph has donated land to the charitable organisation The Guyana Foundation and it will be transformed into a Sunrise Centre to offer free services to members of the public.

By Aaliyah McFarlane Despite the intermittent rain, thousands of Guyanese from all walks of life flooded the streets of Georgetown yesterday with a sea of colours to witness this year’s Mashramani float parade.

(Trinidad Guardian) Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Stuart Young has wished Guyana “good luck” in constructing their oil refinery.

The police say that the Director of Public Prosecu-tions (DPP) has advised that no charge be laid in the shooting in front the Outside Lounge & Bar at the MovieTowne entertainment complex, on the East Coast Demerara on New Year’s Day.

Thousands of Essequbians yesterday celebrated Guyana’s 53rd anniversary as a republic in carnival style.

Today, Guyana Revenue Authority officers along with Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers while performing duties at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri intercepted a male incoming passenger.

Amid Guyana’s embarrassing suspension from a natural resources transparency body, President Irfaan Ali yesterday pledged that his government is firmly committed to openness and accountability and sought to blame members of a stakeholder group for the predicament the country now faced.

A Joint Services operation in Region Nine has led to the discovery of a helicopter and an illegal mining site operated by Brazilians.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) yesterday announced the promotion of 71 officers.

The Guyana Police Force says  that four of the eight persons who are wanted by the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) in relation to financial crimes  turned themselves in yesterday.

Residents of Warapoka in the north west will now be able to further promote eco-tourism in their community while also having easier access to their farmlands, as a 500-foot bridge spanning a bothersome swamp was on Sunday commissioned by the Amerindian People’s Association (APA) in collaboration with the French government.

On the 21st February 2023, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers conducted an operation at a property located on Norton Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown.

The Ministry of Housing is making preparations to relocate residents from Plantation Peters Hall (CARICOM Scheme), East Bank Demerara  to make way for the proposed road corridor for the new high-rise bridge over the  Demerara River.

On the 21st of February 2023, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers acting on information received conducted an operation on Norton Street, Georgetown where they intercepted a motor vehicle bearing registration number PHH 9387.

The teenaged wife of Lima Sands, Essequibo Coast, who allegedly stabbed her husband on Sunday morning was remanded to prison yesterday over his murder.

More than 350 staff members of the Guyana Shore Base Inc.

Schlumberger Ltd (SLB), one of ExxonMobil’s major subcontractors, is providing training to the key regulatory body here, GGMC on subsurface mapping and reservoir engineering among other areas.