Guyana News

-following US sanctions   The personal and business accounts at local commercial banks of  businessmen Azurrudin and Nazar Mohamed were closed almost immediately following the announcement of sanctions by the United States Department of the Treasury, sources close to the banking sector say.

-calls on President to convene stakeholders meeting on national development planAttorney at law Nigel Hughes was yesterday elected as the Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC) and in delivering the charge to the party’s conference he called on President Irfaan Ali to convene a meeting of stakeholders to craft a 10 to 15-year national development plan.

-one person in custody   The Grove, East Bank Demerara daycare where a baby died on  Friday was operating illegally and a person has since been taken into custody, according to a release yesterday from the Ministry of Human Services.

An accident which occurred on Friday at about 21.45 hours along the Enmore Railway Embankment Road, East Coast Demerara, has claimed the life of a 43-year-old businessman.

Roysdale  Forde, SC yesterday withdrew from all nominated positions at today’s scheduled  voting at the PNCR Congress for a new executive.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is yet to receive formal notification from the Clerk of the Eccles/Ramsburg Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) for it to initiate plans for a by-election, following the resignation of sanctioned PPP/C councillor, Nazar Mohamed.

The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government has expressed its displeasure with the prevailing view of its critics in the media and elsewhere that its government has failed to implement critical measures to increase the disposable income of the Guyanese people.

Chartered accountant and commentator Christopher Ram says that the financials for three oil companies in the Stabroek Block showed that they earned five times more than Guyana did in 2023, another manifestation of what critics have cited as a grossly inequitable contract.

-Cabinet to meet on company’s notice of potential commercial interest   Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday asserted that oil explorer,  CGX will not `play’ the government of Guyana as he said that cabinet will be meeting on CGX Energy and Frontera Energy Corporation submission of Notice of Potential Commercial Interest for the Wei-1 discovery to the government.

By Khadidja Ba US Congressman Jonathan Jackson has reaffirmed his commitment to assisting young black entrepreneurs in Guyana and residents of Mocha/Arcadia.

Twenty-five-year-old Aquincy Watson, also known as “Ronaldo,” was found dead in his apartment on Friday, just days before his 26th birthday.

In a move to foster home ownership and stimulate construction, the Ministry of Housing and Water (MoHW), in collaboration with the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), on Friday distributed 58 cement and steel vouchers worth $250,000 each to landowners in Region Two.

Training has started for employees at the Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) and Town Councils in Region Six to become part of the mobile firefighting unit.

Omodelle ‘Dee’ George has been re-elected as President of the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) at its recently held 31st Annual General Meeting at the Guyana Marriott Hotel in Kingston, Georgetown.

Yesterday,  SASOD Guyana held its annual pride walk in Georgetown which started off from the Burnham Basketball Court and ended at the Square of the Revolution.

A Guyanese was among six students from across the Caribbean who last week completed the final element of a two-year inaugural intensive University of the West Indies (UWI) Post-graduate Diploma in Health Policy and Health Systems practicum at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) office in Barbados.

DeepOcean (Guyana) Subsea Services Inc. has been granted approval by the Ministry of Education to proceed with a rehabilitation project at Grove Primary School.

The Rotary Club of Georgetown Central held its 41st Installation Ceremony on Saturday, June 22, 2024, at the Herdmanston Lodge.

Commander of Regional Police Division #1, Senior Superintendent Himnauth Sawh, led a team on an outreach initiative at Bamboo Landing, a satellite community within the White Water Village, North West District on June 27th and cautioned residents over alcohol and drug use.

(Reuters) – The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said today that tropical storm Beryl had strengthened into a hurricane, and warned that it may rapidly intensify further.