Guyana News

The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the controversy-ridden March 2020 General and Regional Elections concluded yesterday and Chairman, Justice (retired) Stanley John said that the final report will be presented to President Irfaan Ali “in the shortest of time.”

Armed bandits last evening invaded the B Hussain shop located in Cumberland Village, East Canje Berbice and shot one of the owners. 

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) found many breaches of the law during spot checks on the Essequibo and Mazaruni rivers on Thursday.

The driver of the car involved in last Sunday’s Hopetown, West Coast Berbice accident which injured two persons and sparked unrest, has since been placed on $100,000 bail.

A unit of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) will continue to provide additional security to the United States Mission here.

President Irfaan Ali administered the Oath of Office to the last two members of the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) yesterday  morning at the Office of the President on Shiv Chanderpaul Drive.

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states have been able to achieve 57% of the target set in keeping with cutting the region’s food import bill by 25% by 2025.

The Bureau of Statistics says it is now better positioned to measure poverty levels in Guyana with the training of several staff members in the use of the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI).

The Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday said that as of February 9th, 2023, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

A huge fire this afternoon destroyed the Parika Marketing Centre in Region Three.

The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the March 2020 General and Regional Elections concluded today and Chairman, Justice (retired) Stanley John noted that the final report will be presented to President Irfaan Ali “in the shortest of time.”

Almost three years of investigations by the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) came to an end this week when a Herstelling, East Bank Demerara (EBD) businessman and his reputed wife were charged for allegedly laundering billions and transferring large sums to 22 companies in China.

With US$30 billion already invested in the production of oil and gas, President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge, stated that it would be “very destructive” to investor confidence for Esso Exploration & Production Guyana Limited to renegotiate the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA).

Government-appointed Gecom Commissioner, Sase Gunraj yesterday insisted that he was stopped on March 5th 2020 by then Deputy Chief Election Officer (DCEO) Roxanne Myers from proceeding along the second floor of the Ashmins building where Gecom had set up a command centre during the 2020 elections.

As the opposition awaits formal answers through Parliament on the funding of ExxonMobil’s local headquarters at Ogle, East Coast Demerara, the company’s Country Manager Alistair Routledge yesterday said that the approximately US$160 million project will be recovered from cost oil.

Sol Guyana Incorporated  on Wednesday opened a “sleek” US$2.8m service station on Mandela Avenue.

The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) yesterday held its Regional Top Awards Ceremony for outstanding performances in the May – June 2022 CXC Examination Session, a release from the Ministry of Education stated.

Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha has assured farmers from Canal numbers 1 and 2 on the West Bank of Demerara that they will soon benefit from improved drainage systems.

ExxonMobil will be selling the 50 million cubic feet of gas per day it brings onshore to either the government or the private sector company that will distribute the power at the Wales gas-to-shore plant, only to recover its capital for the pipeline infrastructure, Country Manager Alistair Routledge yesterday said.