Guyana News

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) yesterday held a compulsory meeting for companies interested in tendering for land preparation and planting at the Skeldon Estate.

As part of the government’s efforts to effectively tackle the scourge of suicide, Guyana yesterday, joined with the international community to commemorate the annual World Suicide Prevention Day held on September 10, a Ministry of Health (MoH) release stated yesterday.

The Amerindian Village of Quiko in Region Nine says it has witnessed a significant transformation in the delivery of essential services and a councillor has credited the government for this.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand recently handed over two boats to the communities of Arukamai and Hobodia in Region One.

Tomorrow,  Thursday, September 12, 2024, the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) says it will reconfigure its network to facilitate ongoing road works.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil (XOM.N)  has pulled out of the race to buy half of Galp Energia’s (GALP.LS)

– Sheriff Hospital on track for December Residents within the community of Palmyra, Corentyne are very excited about the major construction projects underway such as for a shopping mall, hospital, new housing scheme and stadium.

City Mayor Alfred Mentore yesterday called for urgent talks with the government and the Qatari Assets Group over a planned hotel for Carifesta Avenue as a tussle over control of the land rumbles on.

The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) estimated losses of approximately $4b this year as a result of the paddy bug infestation, according to the Ministry of Finance’s midyear review.

Swan on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway yesterday celebrated the grand opening of its brand new community health centre, a $45m first-of-its-kind project spearheaded by the government to improve healthcare access and services for over 1000 residents.

The police yesterday issued wanted bulletins for Omalie Vieira, Keron Hinds and Dominique Darrel Osborne   over the August 24 shooting on D’Urban Street that resulted in the deaths of two men.

-newspaper stands by article Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Kwame McCoy last evening issued a statement in which he said that former Jamaican Information Minister Robert Nesta Morgan had complained to him about a news item in yesterday’s Stabroek News about Guyana’s press freedom rating.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand recently conducted a site visit to Hosororo Secondary School in Region One to inspect progress on the $2.619 billion state-of-the-art educational facility.

The post-mortem results for Alexis Roxanne Harris, a 29-year-old farmer of Hill Foot, Soesdyke-Linden Highway revealed yesterday that she died from a stab wound to the heart.

The Ministry of Education’s National Literacy Department yesterday launched the Primary School Libraries initiative.

Two suspects were apprehended by police following an armed confrontation at ‘Rude Boy’ Supermarket, Diamond, East Bank Demerara.

A twenty-seven-year-old man was yesterday remanded by Magistrate Fabayo Azore for knowingly importing ammunition at Muneshwer’s Wharf.

Raymond Tinnis, a 49-year-old man, appeared yesterday at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court where he was found guilty of the possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Twenty-three-year-old Elijah Martin of Middle Road, Sideline Dam, appeared yesterday before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, facing two counts of armed robbery.

A 34-year-old Cummings Park, East Coast Demerara man was shot once in the neck during a robbery at Red Road, Sophia on Sunday night by a masked gunman.