Guyana News

Twenty-five-year-old Osborne Bummery appeared before Magistrate Annette Singh at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday charged with possession of ammunition without a licence.

A man was granted $50,000 bail when he appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with simple larceny.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, today officially turned the sod for the construction of a new $386m teaching block at President’s College.

Amid concerns about smuggling and low declarations, the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) is to purchase gold in Lethem next weekend.

Six Brazilians were arrested yesterday during an operation by the Joint Services and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) to clamp down on illegal mining in Guyana.

(This column from 2022 was one of many written for Stabroek News by Dave Martins.)

Guyanese cultural, musical and literary icon, the legendary Dave Martins passed away yesterday at the age of 90.

– lack of internet access for students Fiery criticisms rained from the Alliance for Change (AFC) on Saturday against the government’s lapsed developmental plans for indigenous education.

Two months after President Irfaan Ali announced that embattled Eccles Ramsburg Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) councillor, Nazar ‘Shell’ Mohamed resigned because of imposed United States sanctions, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) said that it was still awaiting notification of the vacant post.

In the wake of the recent deaths of two miners following a pit collapse in Region Eight, the Alliance For Change (AFC) has called on the government to focus on attending to the needs of the people in the mining and hinterland communities, who cry out for help and attention to their basic needs.

Part 89 Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Dageraad, Mocha and  Queenstown on the Essequibo Coast about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

The government is continuing on its path to equip Guyanese with the necessary vocational skills in keeping with the demand for the skilled labour needed for the country’s development.

The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development yesterday said that it gave cash grants to some 2,000 Moruca Sub-region One residents for them to “kickstart their small businesses”.

At the recently concluded International Building Expo 2024, held at the National Stadium in Providence, East Bank Demerara, local industry leader in heaving duty equipment, MACORP, hosted a ‘Sip and Chat’ networking session where President & General Manager, German Consuegra, addressed a diverse audience of customers, investors, and prospective clients and celebrated Guyana’s impressive progress and the company’s commitment to sustainability, a MACORP release stated on Friday.Accompanied

A Digital Forensic Training course for police prosecutors was recently held in Bridgetown, Barbados, from 12th to 16th August 2024 as part of efforts towards bolstering law enforcement capabilities in the Eastern Caribbean.

The Ministry of Education yesterday said that archery will be introduced in nearly every secondary school on the Essequibo Coast as part of its Priority Programme.

The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) is extending a warm welcome to toshaos and Indigenous leaders from across the nation who will gather in Georgetown from August 19 to 23, for the highly anticipated National Toshaos Council (NTC) Conference.

President Irfaan Ali on Saturday morning participated in the country-wide clean-up campaign that was organised by the Ministry of Public Works.

Linden police last night arrested two men in a car with guns, ammunition, cellular phones, cash and jewllery shortly after they had committed a robbery.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is calling on all Guyanese to uphold cleanliness in their surroundings and embrace sustainable waste management practices.