Guyana News

The Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown will be conducting a sanitization and cleaning exercise at the Bourda Market and its immediate environs today from 7 am.

Convicted sex offender Esan Germain who is currently serving a 65-year sentence for sexually abusing a 4-year-old on three occasions—with the final assault at age seven—now faces an additional 30 years behind bars for raping a 15-year-old girl three times.

President Irfaan Ali has stated that the Caribbean region is a stable platform with all of the components for a modern and emerging economy According to a release from the Office of the President yesterday, Ali made this remark during his keynote address at the Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF2022), hosted by the Caribbean Export Development Agency, in association with the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The Spark Programme which will introduce students to Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology was launched on Monday at the National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD).

The driver of the vehicle which fatally struck two persons along the Number 70 Public Road on Friday evening was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with causing death by dangerous driving, failure to report the accident, and failure to render assistance.

The mother of Roger Brandt, the man who disappeared almost one month ago while waiting outside a Sheriff Street, Georgetown supermarket is offering a substantial reward for any information on his whereabouts or safe return.

While much debate is ongoing as to when and who will fill the two empty seats on the Opposition side of the National Assembly, Leader of the PNCR Aubrey Norton has assured that those seats will be occupied by the next sitting of the House.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday told an Essequibo outreach that the Government is currently examining ways to establish a fertiliser plant within the next five years to ensure affordable fertilisers for rice farmers. 

Seven new COVID-19 cases have been recorded out of 704 tests that were done.

Business executive Ramesh Dookhoo is the nominee of the private sector for the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) board.

The driver of the vehicle which fatally struck two persons along the Number 70 Public Road on Friday evening was today remanded to prison after he was charged with causing death by dangerous driving, failure to report an accident and failure to render assistance.

The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy has added Dr. Zulfikar Bux & Dr.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand announced yesterday that schools will be fully reopened on April 25.

In 2017, the APNU+AFC government saved the Guyana Marriott Hotel from being acquired by Republic Bank Limited (RBL) of Trinidad after a loan default and the inability of NICIL to assist, former Minister of Finance Winston Jordan says.

A 28-year-old mason was yesterday remanded to prison over the murder of Guyana Defence Force medic, Chavez Mangal.

Public Works Minister Juan Edghill yesterday announced the suspension of the search for three Noble House Seafoods fishermen who went missing off the East Coast on February 19.

Jelon Benny, the prime suspect in the murder of Alex Williams at Number Two Village, East Canje, Berbice was yesterday remanded to prison.

An Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam man suspected of involvement in a robbery at Kimbia, Berbice River was beaten by residents of the community and succumbed on Saturday last.

An Upper Corentyne, Berbice  group formed in January has gathered 262 signatures for their petition for the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to appropriately deal with noise nuisance which they argue is a “serious public health issue.”

A tug yesterday morning caught fire and later sank in the Demerara River while at Gopie Wharf, Friendship, East Bank Demerara.