Guyana News

An excavator working in Kingston today caused blackouts across the city after it came into contact with a Guyana Power and Light (GPL) distribution feeder.

Colin Weeks is the winner of a new 2022 Nissan X-Trail T32, worth over $8 million, the biggest prize that was up for grabs in Massy Stores’ Christmas Jackpot.

Chartered Accountant and attorney, Christopher Ram has questioned why the authorities did not try to snare the masterminds in the laundering of monies to China rather than focusing their attention on a family of three from Herstelling on the East Bank Demerara (EBD).

The Amazonia Mall located at Providence on the East Bank of Demerara yesterday welcomed nine additional businesses to its new wing which was commissioned by mall owner, Ramnaresh Sarwan, former Guyana and West Indies cricketer.

Tributes yesterday poured in for nationally acclaimed folklorist, poet, broadcast-er, one-time public rela-tions czar of the PNC, and Stabroek News decades-long columnist, Allan Arthur Fenty, who passed away yesterday in his sleep at his South Ruimveldt Gardens home.

The Parika Market  was in the second phase of its rehabilitation when the complex along with roadside stalls were completely destroyed by a huge fire on Friday afternoon reportedly caused by welding sparks from workmen.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced the commencement of the preparation of the Registers of Voters, for the conduct of Local Government Elections from tomorrow, Monday, February 13, a GECOM release stated yesterday.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) yesterday said that at approximately 10.23 pm on Friday, the L2 and L5 Transmission lines linking the Golden Grove to Sophia and Sophia to Kingston Substations respectively tripped causing blackouts in Demerara and Berbice GPL said that at that time, both lines were transmitting a total of approximately 34 Megawatts (MW) of generation This sudden loss of generation caused a cascading effect on the grid which resulted in several generating units going offline, GPL said.

Government should say why after three years of oil production the regulatory Petroleum Commission has not been established, Opposition Member of Parliament David Patterson says.

A Cumberland Village, East Canje Berbice businessman remains hospitalized at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after he was shot by bandits who invaded his business on Friday evening.

Ensuring that all Guyanese can access either a stock market or work towards having the one here integrated with other countries should be explored and both the government and private sector in Georgetown seem upbeat in making this a reality, Jamaican financial analyst, Rezworth Burchenson says.

An Open Letter to the President on the Absence of a Board of Directors for the Environmental Protection Agency, an Environmental Assessment Board, and an Environmental Tribunal Excellency: As the Government of Guyana prepares to showcase Guyana at the International Energy Conference and Expo Guyana starting February 14, 2022, we must recognize that systemic weaknesses in public environmental management pose risks not only to the people of Guyana but also “Environmental and Social Governance” (ESG) risks to investors.

It has been more than a month now since a man was shot three times in front of the Outside Lounge & Bar at the MovieTowne entertainment complex after multiple weapons were fired and there have been no charges.

Panthera Solutions Inc has announced that it has achieved IRATA Rope Access Certification.

(Reuters) -Exxon Mobil Corp said on Thursday it is merging some business units as part of an effort to cut annual costs by $9 billion by 2023 from 2019 levels.

Folklorist, short story writer and one-time public relations czar for the PNC, Allan Fenty has passed away at the age of 78.

Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum yesterday said that  DNA testing has confirmed that skeletal remains found at Kuru Kuru Backdam are those of Answar Stoll.

By Aviso Paul,  Subhana Shiwmangal and Shabna Rahman A massive fire yesterday afternoon gutted the entire Parika Marketing Complex located on the East Bank of Essequibo (EBE) along with other stalls which were on the road side, leaving dozens of  vendors counting their losses.

Local content benefits from the US$ multimillion facility at Houston were yesterday underscored by both the Guyana Shore Base Inc (GYSBI) and President Irfaan Ali, as the company commissioned additional berthing facilities pegged at US$25 million.

The East Bank Demerara family facing 268 charges for allegedly laundering billions and transferring large sums to 22 companies in China had their business flagged by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) from routine disclosures made by local banks, with the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) additionally investigating for possible tax evasion, sources say.