Guyana News

Nearly a month after he was abducted on Main Street, Georgetown, the police are no closer to finding Joshua David, much to the anguish and disappointment of his family and relatives.

Stabroek News spoke to members of the public at Spring Garden, Essequibo Coast, Region Two and Mabaruma, Region One about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

A 27-year-old hairdresser of Wismar, Linden has been hospitalised after she was shot by a masked gunman at her salon at Cocoa Road, Wismar.

Police are looking for the driver of motorcar PSS 8190, in connection with a fatal hit-and-run incident that occurred early yesterday morning on the public road at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo.

Policy Forum Guyana’s (PFG) “Waste to Win” challenge, an initiative aimed at combating plastic pollution, successfully wrapped up on Saturday at the Regency Hotel & Suites in Georgetown.

The Ministry of Housing and Water has announced the fast-tracking of the installation of essential infrastructure to encourage occupancy in the new Golden Grove housing development on the East Bank of Demerara.

By Mia Anthony President Irfaan Ali last evening officially opened the Aiden, a Best Western franchise hotel at the corner of Oronoque and Robb streets, with a nod to the crucial role of local investment and the importance of global competitiveness in Guyana’s hospitality sector.

By Marcelle Thomas Even as Guyanese-American developer Kris Persaud of Tri-Star Investments forges ahead with development of its shorebase at Versailles, West Bank Demerara (WBD), the company has entered into a long-term lease agreement with the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) for nearly 100 acres of more land in other areas, distances away but also on the WBD.

By Marcelle Thomas Recent sugar production figures for this year show continuing dismal performances with the industry already short of even half of its projections; the Rose Hall Estate is the worst of all,   coming in at only at 33% of its budgeted figures as of last week.

Following months of silence on the controversial Bamia Primary School construction, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo announced on Thursday that it was completed.

The police are still on the hunt for Okeemo Arak Brummell of Bel Air Springs who is accused of being among three men posing as members of the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) and abducted an Aurora Gold Mining Inc employee from the Giftland Mall, Turkeyen, and took him to his home where he was forced to hand over $9.5 million.

-as it ‘assiduously’ addresses concerns The University of Guyana (UG) has issued a statement in an effort to clarify what it said is the current situation in response to the plethora of inquiries regarding the announcement by President Irfaan Ali in Guyana of free tuition at the University of Guyana.

-following reports of illegalities at Mocha/Arcadia The government is warning Regional Democratic Councils (RDC) and Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDC) to immediately cease and desist from any attempts to sell or lease state lands and anyone found doing so will face legal consequences.

As part of its Cancer Month awareness activities, the Ministry of Home Affairs in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Bhagwans Optical observed annual breast cancer day with a mini-health fair yesterday outside of the Ministry of Home Affairs building on Brickdam.

Thirty medical students took a step closer to realising their career goals when they graduated from the Texila American University Guyana on Friday at the Princess Ramada Hotel Poolside, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

The government’s plan to supply potable water to all hinterland communities remains on track as the Minister within the Ministry of Housing & Water, Susan Rodrigues, accompanied by Regional Chairman, Brian Allicock; Guyana Water Inc (GWI) Hinterland Service Director, Ramchand Jailall, and other technical staff, officially commissioned a $23 million water supply system in Quiko Village, located in South-Central Rupununi, Region Nine, a release from the ministry stated on Friday.

Carlson Babb, a 32-year-old resident of West Indian Housing Scheme, Bartica, was fined a total of $235,000 when he appeared before Magistrate Teriq Mohamed in the Bartica Magistrate’s Court on Friday charged with multiple traffic offences.

Leondro Antonio Torres, a 30-year-old resident of Bartica, was fined $200,000 on Friday when he appeared before Magistrate Teriq Mohamed in the Bartica Magistrate’s Court, charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.

Omeca Primo, a 36-year-old Georgetown businesswoman, was remanded to prison after she  appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Friday, charged with 13 counts of obtaining by false pretence.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Guyana and the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim of strengthening collaboration in the provision of emergency support for forcibly displaced persons and host communities in Guyana, a UNHCR release announced yesterday.