Guyana News

With the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) taking a decision to suspend its continuous registration process, commissioners have agreed those registered as of yesterday will be added to the National Register of Registrants (NRR) and placed on the lists of electors.

The Ministry of Natural Resources has congratulated the winners of the World Wetlands Day competition.

The Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) is to close for 24 hours from Sunday at 3 am for emergency repairs and water taxis will operate uninterrupted during this period.

The sod was yesterday turned for a $1.7b school at Karasabai in Region Nine which is to be built by  Avinash Contracting.

Guyana has been suspended from the global Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) for failure to submit a report for 2020, sources tell Stabroek News.

An attempt by a company to enforce a controversial land sale deal with the BV/Triumph NDC appears to finally be at an end.

Essequibo rice farmers yesterday demanded to know the price of paddy for this crop since harvesting is due to start within days in the Pomeroon-Supenaam region. 

The growing number of accident-related injuries and deaths over the year so far has been noted with growing alarm by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA).

A 27-year-old man was on Monday sentenced to 18 years in prison by Justice Sandil Kissoon for the rape of a five-year-old boy.

The first thirty beneficiaries of the Steel and Cement Housing Subsidy Programme on Monday received their vouchers, during a brief ceremony at the Ministry of Housing and Water-Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA).

Public sector agencies have up to  February 23, 2023 to submit their procurement plans to the PPC.

President Irfaan Ali is pursuing the development of Guyana’s health and science sectors with an eye towards vaccine development.

Several key Budget Agencies have informed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament that they are working to bring their financial audits up to date.

Environmentalist Simone Mangal-Joly has written to the Executive Director of the EPA, Kemraj Parsram urging him to cease and desist from conducting meetings on ExxonMobil’s proposed fifth oil platform until a certified Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is  provided.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday issued the following traffic advisory for the Mashramani Float Parade which will be held on Thursday 23rd February, 2023.

Residents of First Street, Belle West are now the beneficiaries of a newly reconstructed roadway, following commitments by the PPP/C Government.

Guyana Shore Base Inc (GYSBI), which services ExxonMobil’s operations offshore, says it has recorded a milestone of zero Lost Time Injuries (LTI) for the past 1000 Days. 

The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) today issued wanted bulletins for eight persons in relation to money laundering and financial crimes offences.

Dozens of disgruntled rice farmers today walked out of a forum with Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha at the Rice Producers Association (RPA) Bond at Anna Regina.

Devon Brutus, a 24-year-old painter of Lot 78 Middle Walk, Buxton, East Coast Demerara was charged yesterday with the following offences: (1) Causing Death by Dangerous Driving (2) Being an unlicenced driver (3) Breach of Insurance The police say that he appeared at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Fabayo Azore where he pleaded not guilty to all three of the charges.