Guyana News

 The latest Guyana news from Stabroek News including oil and gas coverage, crime, politics, culture, business and more.

Edghill urges vigilance after recent post office robberies

Despite enhanced security after a past robbery, bandits have managed to penetrate the postal system twice within the last few months, a sign of worry for Chairman of the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) Bishop Juan Edghill who is offering a reward for the arrest of the culprits.

GT&T to extend deadline for mobile registration

In spite of the steady progress being made to have its cell phone customers register their SIM cards, the Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company (GT&T) will most likely have to extend the deadline for completing this process, its Director of Rate Marketing Gene Evelyn said.

Miner shot in chest robbed of gold

A miner was transferred to the Georgetown Hospital late Friday night, hours after gunmen with bags over their faces shot him in the chest while relieving him of raw gold at 14 Miles, Issano.

Copenhagen rally for climate treaty hit by violence

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of climate  activists marched in Copenhagen yesterday to urge negotiators  at UN talks to agree a strong treaty to fight global warming  but violence marred a rally that began as a carnival.

No boon for US firms in Iraq oil deal auction

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Critics said the 2003 US  invasion of Iraq said was driven by oil, but United States oil  majors were largely absent from an Iraqi auction of oil deals  snapped up instead by Russian, Chinese and other firms.

Coral climate crisis puts 250 million at risk—UN

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – More than 250 million people  risk losing their livelihoods because of dying tropical coral  reefs in what a senior UN environmental economist said   yesterday was part of a double climate crisis facing the world.

Gavin Green

Drugs-in-logs Guyanese sentenced to 428 years

Six Guyanese, convicted in the biggest drug bust in Barbados’ history, were yesterday collectively sentenced to a historic 428 years in prison for the 28 drug offences for which they were found guilty earlier this year.

Brindley Benn

Brindley Benn passes away

People’s Progressive Party stalwart Brindley Benn, CCH, the father of Public Works Minister Robeson Benn, died yesterday after a brief illness.

Two soldiers from the search team, traversing treacherous terrains in search of Michael Leslie’s remains. (Photo courtesy of the GDF)

Army ends search for miner’s body

After two days of extensive searches, the hunt for the body of the dead miner Michael Leslie, suspected to have drowned in a gorge below the Kaieteur Falls, was terminated on Wednesday afternoon.

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