Guyana News

Guyana’s term as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council which began in January 2024 has been praised as “outstanding” so far by Dennis Francis of Trinidad and Tobago, 78th United Nations General Assembly President.

A 42-year-old man was last Friday remanded to prison on an attempted murder charge when he appeared in the Suddie Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Tamieka Clarke The police in a release identified the man as Mohan Lall also known as ‘One Hand’, a labourer of Lot 66 Windsor Castle, Essequibo Coast.

A businessman was shot dead today during a raid on a shop at Adventure, Essequibo Coast.

A joint operation, assisted by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), on Saturday resulted in the seizure of 4,400 kilogrammes of cocaine valued at €176 million or more than US$200 million at locations just off of an illegal airstrip at Matthews Ridge in Region One (Barima-Waini) said to be one of largest here.

A 24-year-old welder was stabbed to death on Saturday night during a scuffle with several people at a birthday party at Lot 37 Lust-en-Rust, West Bank Demerara.

ExxonMobil is forging ahead to meet its gas-to-shore pipeline completion target by the end of this year as the shut-down of two Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels  in July to facilitate the pipe tie-in was completed and production offshore back to normal.

Guyana has seen a growth of 8.7 percent in the agriculture sector, except for sugar, driven by rice, fishing, and forestry, according to the country’s Mid-Year Financial report recently released by the Ministry of Finance.

The US$106.4 million Ogle-to-Eccles road is 81.5% completed with Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill stating that there have been no issues with contractors and expressing confidence that the road will be done on time and to specification.

The author of a book on the 1763 uprising has called for broader recognition of its heroes and legacy.

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and its coalition partner A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) have unveiled an infrastructure plan aimed at transforming Guyana’s road network.

President Irfaan Ali has unveiled a groundbreaking nationwide initiative aimed at empowering young people, particularly in the agricultural and housing sectors.

Part 91 Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Westfield, Queenstown, Essequibo Coast, in Region Two about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

On Saturday, August 31, 2024, machinery operated by contractors from Guyamerica Construction Inc.,

A joint operation involving the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) resulted today in a 4,400 kilogrammes cocaine bust at Matthews Ridge, Region 1, said to be the largest in the history of Guyana.

During the period January to June 2024, the Guyana Government received US$1,220.6 million as revenue from its share of profit oil from thirteen of the fifteen lifts that occurred in the first six months of this year and two lifts that occurred in the final quarter of 2023.

-annual target cut from 100,000 tonnes to 70,000 tonnes   The sugar industry is estimated to have contracted by 60.4 percent in the first half of this year, with production of 6,739 tonnes of sugar reported by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the projected annual production has been slashed from 100,000 tonnes to 70,000 tonnes.

As government continues to defend the choice of the less-than-one-year-old Fulcrum LNG Inc for a possibly lucrative gas development deal, more questions are being raised about the evaluation process as some very experienced companies failed to get the nod.

Citizens Bank Guyana Inc on Friday opened its newest location on Aubrey Barker Road to the tune of $1.8b and it will officially come into operation tomorrow.

What was supposed to be a fun August vacation with her mother turned tragic when 5-year-old Juliana Gounga last Wednesday drowned in a pool of water in an old gold mining pit at Jawbone backdam, Region One.

-Mid Year Report   The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1.6 percent at the end of the first half of the year, when compared with the Index at the end of 2023.