Guyana News

-task force to be set up President Irfaan Ali yesterday stated that even as government awaits information on the allegation of the smuggling of some 10,000 kilograms of gold out of Guyana which led to sanctions on the Mohameds, it was already looking at tightening oversight here to bring “greater rigidity.”

Contenders for leadership of the PNCR at the upcoming congress, Amanza Walton-Desir and Roysdale Forde SC  yesterday in separate statements said that Vanessa Kissoon’s allegations against the party’s current leader Aubrey Norton must be addressed with seriousness through a fair and transparent process.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday defended his association with the United States-sanctioned Mohameds and the use of their bulletproof vehicle during his presidential campaign in 2020 saying he does not believe this paved the way for their alleged wrongdoings nor is he compromised.

Shawn Myron Latchman, called `Bolo’, a 29-year-old fisherman of Charity Squatting Area, Essequibo Coast, was charged on Wednesday with the murder of Avienash Singh, a 30-year-old fisherman of Charity.

Embattled PPP/C local government councillor for the Eccles/ Ramsburg, East Bank Demerara community, Nazar Mohamed has resigned, President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced.

As the Guyana Teachers’ Union prepares for another meeting this morning with the Ministry of Education after months of strike action, President Irfaan Ali yesterday was optimistic that an agreement for resumption could be reached soon.

Deandrell Semple, a 20-year-old resident of Lot 30 Kingelly Village, West Coast Berbice, was arrested yesterday  by a rank from the Vigilance Police Station and charged  with manslaughter  in relation to the shooting death of 18-year-old Jared Jagnandan, which occurred on 2024-03-21 at SMK Shaf Auto Sales located at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara.

GWI’s CEO, Shaik Baksh, led a technical team to several villages along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway and along the Demerara River to conduct an assessment, and to consult with residents about the possible sites for the drilling of new wells.

The Georgetown Public Hospital on Wednesday said that all of the medical protocols were followed in the case of Samantha Thomas who sought treatment at the institution and later complained about her treatment.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) says it extinguished a fire at Lot 22, Callender Street, Albouystown in eight minutes yesterday morning.

Hakeem Thomas, a 27-year-old security guard from Timehri, East Bank Demerara was  yesterday jailed for 28 months for larceny from a Goedverwagting businesswoman, In a statement yesterday, the police said that he was arrested on Tuesday by a rank from the Alberttown Police Station and charged yesterday with larceny on the dwelling house of Desiree Browne, a 67-year-old businesswoman of Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara.

(Reuters) An arbitration panel that could approve or block the $53B sale of Hess (NYSE:HES) to Chevron (CVX) remains incomplete three months after the case was filed, delaying a decision on whether Exxon Mobil (XOM) has a right of first refusal over Hess’ Guyana operations, Reu-ters reported Thursday.

Commander of Regional Police Division #6, Senior Superintendent Shivpersaud Bacchus, was engaged in a meeting on Wednesday with members of the Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Development Association (BCCDA), during which several pertinent issues were raised and discussed.

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) recently held its 54th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors in Ottawa, Canada which was attended by Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service, Dr Ashni Singh, and where Guyana’s efforts at digitalisation were lauded, a Ministry of Finance release stated yesterday.

The government will start the countrywide distribution of the ‘Because We Care’ cash grant and uniform voucher on June 24, with over 205,000 public and private school students receiving $45,000 each, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.

Three persons, including a 19-year-old, were arrested on Wednesday night during a Police intel-led operation in Georgetown, which led to the recovery of an unlicensed 9mm pistol and two matching rounds of ammunition.

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill (left) on Tuesday received a courtesy visit from  Maria De Castro Martins, the Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil to Guyana, along with a team from the Brazilian Embassy in Guyana.

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA)  participated in the Media Marketplace during Caribbean Week in New York.

Deandrell Semple, a 20-year-old resident of Lot 30 Kingelly Village, West Coast Berbice, was arrested today  by a rank from the Vigilance Police Station and charged  with manslaughter  in relation to the shooting death of 18-year-old Jared Jagnandan, which occurred on 2024-03-21 at SMK Shaf Auto Sales located at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara.