Guyana News

An unidentified electric cycle rider was killed yesterday after he was hit by a motor lorry on the Bagotstown Public Road, East Bank Demerara, a police release said.

Head of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), Assistant Commissioner of Police Fizul Karimbaksh has denied a report in yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek that Top Cop Clifton Hicken submitted a statement to the SOCU investigators acknowledging that he collected an envelope with $8.5m in cash from a businessman to offset the cost of Brutus’s wedding at the Pegasus Suites Atlantic Conference Centre.

The officer corps of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has been bolstered by the addition of 30 newly-commissioned officers who were on Friday, presented with their Instruments of Commis-sion by Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces President Irfaan Ali, a release from the Depart-ment of Public Information said.

Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn yesterday visited the site of the recent Puruni Landing fire and engaged with affected residents to assess the damage and explore solutions for enhancing safety measures.

In an effort to foster open discussions among young people about mental health and highlight the importance of seeking treatment, UNICEF Guyana, in collaboration with the Office of the First Lady, the Ministry of Health, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and World Health Organization (WHO), on Thursday, October 10, launched its “Hear Me Out” mental health anti-stigma campaign at the Port Mourant Community Centre Ground in Region Six, a UNICEF release announced. 

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

The trial of Shamar Harvey, accused of the 2019 murder of Albouystown teen Christopher Mansfield, has been halted due to concerns over Harvey’s mental fitness to stand trial.

The Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department of the Ministry of Labour has launched an investigation into a fatal workplace incident involving  Patrick Picket, a serviceman at Top Mix Cement, located at Lot 725 Block, Great Diamond, East Bank Demerara.

The police were last night pursuing investigations into a suspected murder/suicide involving  Venezuelans living on Station Street, Kitty.

As silence continues over the SOCU money-laundering probe into Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus, the Sunday Stabroek has learnt that Top Cop Clifton Hicken submitted a statement to the investigators acknowledging that he collected an envelope with $8.5m in cash from a businessman to offset the cost of Brutus’s wedding at the Pegasus Suites Atlantic Conference Centre.

The government has allocated $11.5 billion for the upgrade of 947 community roads in Region Four, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said in a release on Friday.

-launches into attack on reporter, Stabroek News By Khadidja Ba Following his visits to Linden on October 8th and 9th, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugh Todd played down reports in this newspaper about Venezuelan migrants living in difficult circumstances and on October 10th, after being criticized by leaders in the town for not engaging with them, he launched into an explosive tirade against this reporter and Stabroek News.

The 2023 Office of the Auditor General (OAG) report says that despite fundamental breaches of the contract for the widening of the Conversation Tree corridor, the government opted for a settlement and found a new contractor.

A 22-year-old fisherman was fatally stabbed by his ex-brother-in-law following a dispute stemming from an ongoing family conflict.

A 17-year-old from Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo, appeared at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Alisha George to answer to the charge of attempting to murder another 17-year-old on October 03 at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) in a release on Friday commended President Irfaan Ali and his government on the economic and social interventions announced in a speech on Thursday, October 10.  The GCCI views these social policies as reflective of keen focus on citizen welfare, which in turn can yield positive economic impacts through the injection of a significant amount of disposable income into households, reduction in income inequality, and increased employment opportunities and manufacturing prospects in the country.

Chinese national, Jin Ming Wu, owner of Prosperous Hardware Incorporated, appeared before Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday to face four charges related to alleged tax evasion.

Ranks from CID Headquarters (Narcotics Branch) conducted an eradication exercise on Friday at a location called ‘Old Vigilante’ in the Upper Berbice River, during which approximately $392m worth of marijuana was found and destroyed.

Business and Economic Commentary by Christopher Ram  Part 11 Introduction In what was probably his most consequential address to Parliament, President Ali, this past Thursday, gave us more than a glimpse of what will be announced in Budget 2025 – an election year.

Twenty-six high school graduates have begun their seven-month attachment with Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited under its Youth Link Apprenticeship Programme 2024/2025, a release from the bank stated on Friday.